PUBLICATIONS

We have included a collection of publications we've gathered over the years and compiled for you into this easy-to-use reference. We will continue to update this page so please check back regularly.

Some of the articles were authored/co-authored by staff members of Respecting Choices while other articles represent authors who's philosophy on advance care planning is consistent with the Respecting Choices® approach. In some of these articles, Respecting Choices is highlighted. It is our hope that you will peruse this material and continue to learn more about the benefits of advance care planning.

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Authored by Respecting Choices Faculty

1. Hammes BJ, Klevan J, Kempf M, Williams MS. Pediatric advance care planning. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2005;8:766-773.

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2. Hammes BJ and Briggs LA. Initiating, facilitating, and honoring conversations about future medical care. Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life. Edited by Kenneth J. Doka, Bruce Jennings, and Charles A. Corr. Hospice Foundation of America. Washington, D.C. 2005: pp 125-138.

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3. Hickman S, Hammes BJ, Moss AH, Tolle SW. Hope for the future: achieving the original intent of advance directives. Improving End of Life Care: Why Has It Been So Difficult? Hasting Center Report Special Report. 2005; 6:S26-S30.

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4. Briggs L. Shifting the Focus of Advance Care Planning:
Using an In-Depth Interview to Build and Strengthen Relationships. Innovations in End-of-Life Care. 2003;5. On-line peer reviewed journal available at www.edc.org/lastacts and Journal of Palliative Medicine 2004;7(2):341-349

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5. Briggs L. End-of-Life Decision Making:
Having those Difficult Discussions. Am J for Nurse Practitioners. 2002; 2(8):9-16

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6. Briggs L., Colvin, E. The Nurse’s Role in End-of-Life Decision Making for Patients and Families.
Geriatric Nursing. 2002; 23:302-310.

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7. Briggs,L.,Kirchoff,K., Hammes,B., Song, M., & Colvin, E. Patient- Centered Advance Care Planning in Special Patient Populations: A Pilot Study. Journal of Professional Nursing. 2004; 20: 47-58.

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8. Hammes BJ, Rooney BL. Death and End-of-Life Planning in One Midwestern Community.
Archives of Internal Medicine. 1998;158:383-390.

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9. Hammes BJ. What Does it Take to Help Adults Successfully Plan for Future Medical Decisions?
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2001;4:453-456.

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10. Romer AL, Hammes BJ. Communication, Trust, and Making Choices: Advance Care Planning Four Years On. Innovations in End-of-Life Care. 2003; 5. On-line peer reviewed journal available at www.edc.org/lastacts

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11. Schwartz CE, Wheeler HB, Hammes B, et. al. Early Intervention in Planning End-of-Life Care with Ambulatory Geriatric Patients.
Archives of Internal Medicine. 2002;162:1611-1618.

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1. Back, A.L., Arnold, R. M., Quill, T. E., Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. Ann Intern Med. 2003; 138:439-443

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2. Fins JJ. Commentary: From Contract to Covenant in Advance Care Planning.
Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. 1999;27:46-51.

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3. Fins, J.; Maltby, B.S.. Friedmann, E., et al. Contracts, covenants and advance care planning:An empirical study of the moral obligations of patient and proxy.
J of Pain and Symptom Management. 2005; 29(1):55-68

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4. Fried TR, Bradley EH, Towle VR, Phil M, Allore H. Understanding the Treatment Preferences of Seriously Ill Patients.
New England Journal of Medicine. 2002;346:1061-1066.

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5. Fried, T. R., Bradley, E. H., O’Leary, J. R., Byers, A. L., Unmet desire for caregiver-patient communication and increased caregiver burden.
J of Am Geriatrics Society. 2005; 53(1):59-65

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6. Lynn, J.; Goldstein, NE. Advance care planning for fatal chronic illness: Avoiding commonplace errors and unwarranted suffering.
Ann Intern Med. 2003;138:812-818

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7. Lynn J, Nolan K, Kabecenell, Weissman, Milne C, Berwick D. Reforming Care for Person Near the End of Life: The Promise of Quality Improvement.
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2002;137:117-122.

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8. Molloy DW, Guyatt GH, Russo R, et.al. Systematic Implementation of an Advance Directive Program in Nursing Homes: A randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of the American Medical Assoication. 2000;283:1437-1444.

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9. Prendergast TJ. Advance care planning: Pitfalls, progress, promise.
Critical Care Medicine. 2001;29 (Suppl): N34-N39.

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10. Teno JM, Lynn J. Putting Advance-Care Planning into Action.
Journal of Clinical Ethics. 1996;7:205-213.

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11. Tilden VP, Tolle SW, Nelson CA, Fields J. Family Decision-Making to Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatments From Hospitalized Patients.
Nursing Research. 2001;50:105-115.

12. Tolle SW, Tilden VP. Changing End-of-Life planning: The Oregon Experience.
Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2002;5:311-317.

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13.  Bradley C, Brasel K.  Core Competencies in Palliative Care for Surgeons: Interpersonal and Communication Skills.  American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2007 Dec -2008 Jan; 24(6): 499-507.

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14. Communication, Truth-Telling and Advance Care Planning. An Interview with Bud Hammes. Innovations in End-of-Life Care.
1999; 1. On-line peer reviewed journal available at www.edc.org/lastacts

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