Allison S Letica-Kriegel, Roni Rosen, Nita McNeil, Errika Thompson, Monique James, Vance Broach, Kara Long Roche, Michaela Riportella, Susan Ng, Camila Bernal, Max Vaynrub, Robert Downey, Louis Voigt, Andrew S Epstein, Judith Nelson, Deborah Goldfrank, Garrett M Nash
BACKGROUND: Goals of care discussions are infrequently documented in the preoperative period. Furthermore, documentation does not consistently address what matters most to patients, although patient values (PV) are central to person-centered care. METHODS: A multidisciplinary working group was formed. An electronic note comprised of (1) topics of discussion, (2) PV, and (3) advance care planning (ACP), was created and embedded into existing note templates for Gynecologic Surgical Oncology...
March 28, 2024: Journal of Surgical Oncology