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Ralf J. Jox, MD, PhD

Professor of Medical Ethics and Professor of Geriatric Palliative Care, Lausanne
Verified email at chuv.ch
Cited by 6686

Definition and recommendations for advance care planning: an international consensus supported by the European Association for Palliative Care

JAC Rietjens, RL Sudore, M Connolly… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

Pediatric advance care planning: a systematic review

JD Lotz, RJ Jox, GD Borasio, M Fuehrer - Pediatrics, 2013 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly regarded
as the gold standard in the care of patients with life-limiting illnesses. Research has focused …

[HTML][HTML] Geriatric palliative care: a view of its concept, challenges and strategies

R Voumard, E Rubli Truchard, L Benaroyo, GD Borasio… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
In aging societies, the last phase of people's lives changes profoundly, challenging
traditional care provision in geriatric medicine and palliative care. Both specialties have to …

Medical futility at the end of life: the perspectives of intensive care and palliative care clinicians

RJ Jox, A Schaider, G Marckmann… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - jme.bmj.com
Objectives Medical futility at the end of life is a growing challenge to medicine. The goals of
the authors were to elucidate how clinicians define futility, when they perceive life-sustaining …

“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst”: a qualitative interview study on parents' needs and fears in pediatric advance care planning

JD Lotz, M Daxer, RJ Jox, GD Borasio… - Palliative …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Pediatric advance care planning is advocated by healthcare providers
because it may increase the chance that patient and/or parent wishes are respected and …

Pediatric advance care planning from the perspective of health care professionals: a qualitative interview study

JD Lotz, RJ Jox, GD Borasio, M Führer - Palliative medicine, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Pediatric advance care planning differs from the adult setting in several
aspects, including patients' diagnoses, minor age, and questionable capacity to consent. So …

A new law on advance directives in Germany

U Wiesing, RJ Jox, HJ Hessler, GD Borasio - Journal of medical ethics, 2010 - jme.bmj.com
This article presents the new German law on advance directives from 1 September 2009.
The history of the parliamentary process of this law is described, the present regulations are …

Disorders of consciousness: responding to requests for novel diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

RJ Jox, JL Bernat, S Laureys, E Racine - The Lancet Neurology, 2012 - thelancet.com
Severe brain injury can leave patients with chronic disorders of consciousness. Because of
impaired responsiveness, many of these patients have traditionally been regarded as …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic procedures

A Bender, RJ Jox, E Grill, A Straube… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Acute brain damage can cause major disturbances of consciousness, ranging
all the way to the persistent vegetative state (PVS), which is also known as” unresponsive …

Limiting life-sustaining treatment in German intensive care units: a multiprofessional survey

RJ Jox, M Krebs, M Fegg, S Reiter-Theil, L Frey… - Journal of critical …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Deciding about the limitation of life-sustaining treatment (LST) is a major
challenge for intensive care medicine. The aim of the study was to investigate the practices …