End of Life Care
Advance Directives and the Elderly:
Making Decisions About Treatment Limitations
Order# ELC806
Content by Thomas E. Finucane, MD
Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Center
resident interviews
20 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental
Three nursing home residents talk with their physician about their wishes to limit treatment. Topics specifically addressed are artificial feeding, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and use of antibiotics.
Topics: advance directives, CPR, antibiotics, feeding, GI tube
Audience: Social workers, family members, students in allied health training, long-term care and hospice staff
This video is part of the "Advance Directives and the Elderly" series.
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| Making Decisions About Treatment Limitations (ELC806) | CPR in Nursing Homes (ELC807) |