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The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution
Assistance with discussing goals of care is one of the most common reasons clinicians seek out palliative care consultation. In practice though, the phrase “goals of care” is often utilized as a buzz phrase that lacks a shared understanding of its clinical relevance. We present a case example in whi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8241360/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34223479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2020.0063 |
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description | Assistance with discussing goals of care is one of the most common reasons clinicians seek out palliative care consultation. In practice though, the phrase “goals of care” is often utilized as a buzz phrase that lacks a shared understanding of its clinical relevance. We present a case example in which breakdowns in communication occurred between a patient and clinicians due to misunderstandings of the meaning of the phrase “goals of care.” Subsequently, we review the literature to propose a unified definition of “goals of care” in hopes to minimize differences in what this phrase implies in clinical practice. We also seek to introduce a standardized process for establishing goals of care that may offer a more reliable and measurable method to promote goal-concordant care. |
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spelling | pubmed-82413602021-07-02 The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution Klement, Adrienne Marks, Sean Palliat Med Rep Case Discussions in Palliative Medicine Assistance with discussing goals of care is one of the most common reasons clinicians seek out palliative care consultation. In practice though, the phrase “goals of care” is often utilized as a buzz phrase that lacks a shared understanding of its clinical relevance. We present a case example in which breakdowns in communication occurred between a patient and clinicians due to misunderstandings of the meaning of the phrase “goals of care.” Subsequently, we review the literature to propose a unified definition of “goals of care” in hopes to minimize differences in what this phrase implies in clinical practice. We also seek to introduce a standardized process for establishing goals of care that may offer a more reliable and measurable method to promote goal-concordant care. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2020-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8241360/ /pubmed/34223479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2020.0063 Text en © Adrienne Klement MD and Sean Marks MD, 2020; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Discussions in Palliative Medicine Klement, Adrienne Marks, Sean The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution |
title | The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution |
title_full | The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution |
title_fullStr | The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution |
title_full_unstemmed | The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution |
title_short | The Pitfalls of Utilizing “Goals of Care” as a Clinical Buzz Phrase: A Case Study and Proposed Solution |
title_sort | pitfalls of utilizing “goals of care” as a clinical buzz phrase: a case study and proposed solution |
topic | Case Discussions in Palliative Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8241360/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34223479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2020.0063 |
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