Category Archives: ACTION

New insights in various impacts of advance care planning

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

More from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to investigate how to support people with advanced cancer to have a conversation about preferences and wishes.  And if you’re attending the 10th EAPC World Research Congress … Continue reading →

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Advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Continuing a series of posts from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to investigate how to support people with advanced cancer to have a conversation about preferences and wishes. Lea Jabbarian describes the systematic review about … Continue reading →

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Can we convey hope in advance care planning? … Yes we can!

Posted on October 19, 2017 by

Continuing a series of posts from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to investigate how to support people with advanced cancer to have a conversation about preferences and wishes. Francesco Bulli, Alessandro Toccafondi and Guido … Continue reading →

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Preconditions for successful advance care planning

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

Continuing a series of posts from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to investigate how to support people with advanced cancer to have a conversation about preferences and wishes. Joni Gilissen, MSc, PhD student at … Continue reading →

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Advance Care Planning conversation: An open or a scripted conversation?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

Continuing a series of posts from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to investigate how to support people with advanced cancer to have a conversation about preferences and wishes. Marieke Zwakman, Marijke Kars and Hans … Continue reading →

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The time is nigh: When to hold an advance care planning conversation?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

Continuing our occasional series of posts from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to investigate how to help people with advanced cancer to have a conversation about preferences and wishes. Sheila Payne, Emeritus Professor, International … Continue reading →

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Advance Care Planning: Core task of health professionals or specialist skill?

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

LIVE FROM THE 9th EAPC WORLD RESEARCH CONGRESS IN DUBLIN . . . Continuing our occasional series of posts from members of the ACTION Consortium about their European study that aims to support people with advanced cancer to discuss end-of-life wishes. … Continue reading →

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