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Selected Works of Craig Sinclair
Article
The role of mediation in advance care planning and end of life care
Australian Family Physician (2016)
  • Dr Craig Sinclair, Rural Clinical School of Western Australia
  • Catherine Davidson, Catherine Davidson Mediation Services, Sydney
  • Kirsten Auret, Rural Clinical School of Western Australia
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Abstract
Background
General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in advance care planning (ACP), but face a number of difficulties in implementing ACP in routine practice, including fear of disputes involving the patient’s family members. The interest-based negotiation approach employed by professional mediators may be a useful way of eliciting patients’ and their family members’ interests in ACP discussions, and establishing agreement and commitment to an advance care plan.
Keywords
  • Advance Care Planning
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
Citation Information
Craig Sinclair, Catherine Davidson and Kirsten Auret. "The role of mediation in advance care planning and end of life care" Australian Family Physician Vol. 45 Iss. 1 (2016) p. 69 - 73
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/craig-sinclair/4/