Goals of care toward the end of life: a structured literature review

LC Kaldjian, AE Curtis, LA Shinkunas… - American Journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Goals of care are often mentioned as an important component of end-of-life discussions, but
there are diverse assessments regarding the type and number of goals that should be …

[HTML][HTML] Shared decision making in surgery: a scoping review of patient and surgeon preferences

LA Shinkunas, CJ Klipowicz, EM Carlisle - BMC medical informatics and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Many suggest that shared decision-making (SDM) is the most effective
approach to clinical counseling. It is unclear if this applies to surgical decision-making …

Code status discussions and goals of care among hospitalised adults

LC Kaldjian, ZD Erekson, TH Haberle… - Journal of medical …, 2009 - jme.bmj.com
Background and objective: Code status discussions may fail to address patients' treatment-
related goals and their knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study aimed …

[PDF][PDF] National survey of provider opinions on controversial characteristics of liver transplant candidates

K Secunda, EJ Gordon, MW Sohn… - Liver …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Candidate selection for liver transplantation presents challenging ethical issues that require
balancing the principles of justice and utility. The goal of this study was to assess the …

Do surgeons and patients/parents value shared decision-making in pediatric surgery? A systematic review

EM Carlisle, LA Shinkunas, LC Kaldjian - Journal of Surgical Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Shared decision-making (SDM) is touted as the preferred approach to clinical
counseling. However, few data exist regarding whether patients prefer SDM over surgeon …

Code status orders and goals of care in the medical ICU

TG Gehlbach, LA Shinkunas, VL Forman-Hoffman… - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Decisions about CPR in the medical ICU (MICU) are important. However,
discussions about CPR (code status discussions) can be challenging and may be …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes about sickness presenteeism in medical training: is there a hidden curriculum?

LC Kaldjian, LA Shinkunas, HS Reisinger… - … resistance & infection …, 2019 - Springer
Background Sickness presenteeism among healthcare professionals can compromise
patient safety. To better understand what motivates this phenomenon, especially among …

Through students' eyes: ethical and professional issues identified by third-year medical students during clerkships

LC Kaldjian, ME Rosenbaum, LA Shinkunas… - Journal of Medical …, 2012 - jme.bmj.com
Backround Education in ethics and professionalism should reflect the realities medical
students encounter in the hospital and clinic. Method We performed content analyses on …

Goals of care among hospitalized patients: a validation study

TH Haberle, LA Shinkunas… - American Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Our objective was to validate 6 literature-derived goals of care by analyzing open-ended
and closed-ended responses about goals of care from a previous study of hospitalized …

Dementia, goals of care, and personhood: a study of surrogate decision makers' beliefs and values

LC Kaldjian, LA Shinkunas… - American Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Surrogate decision makers for persons with advanced dementia play a key role in making
decisions about medical treatments for their loved ones. We conducted in-depth interviews …