Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 2012
“The Rose of Sharon: What Is the Ideal Timing for Palliative Care Consultation versus Ethics Consultation?”
Jennifer La Via and David Schiedermayer
The Journal of Clinical Ethics 23, no. 3 (Fall 2012): 231-233.
Ethics committees and palliative care consultants can function in a complementary fashion, seamlessly and effectively. Ethics committees can “air” and help resolves issues, and palliative care consultants can use a low-key, longitudinal approach.