This article by Shreya Budhiraja defines palliative care, examines the risks associated with palliative surgery, and discusses #AMA (@AmerMedicalAssn) Code guidance: https://t.co/LzTngU8D8p
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Yes! Here is an article that speaks more to that from our issue this month: https://t.co/XoB3W5EKGL #EthicsChat
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American Medical Association (@AmerMedicalAssn) Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions recognize the significance of palliative care. AMA House policies, which support #AMA opinions, also describe physicians’ role in motivating palliative approaches to practice:
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Roughly 12.5% of all surgeries are palliative. Palliative surgery aims to alleviate psychological, physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering of patients: https://t.co/BjwyEhwHl7