Disability is a common problem among hospice and palliative care patients. It leads to
depression, poor quality of life, increased caregiver needs, health care resource utilization …

In reviewing the literature, there are few articles describing the role of the speech-language
pathologist in hospice. Communication impairments can impact upon the hospice team's …

Patients receiving palliative and hospice care experience high levels of functional loss,
dependency on activities of daily living, and impairment in mobility. Physical disability affects …

Purpose This article is a commentary and discussion of ethical issues in dysphagia services
as related to school-based practice in speech-language pathology. Method A review of the …

The second phase consisted of semi-structured interviews with eight clinicians fromthe full
range of these service types, which allowed further exploration of issues identified from …

Purpose: This article proposes that providing solutions to ethical dilemmas and, if necessary,
disclosing breaches of care are critical to speech-language pathologists' ethical behaviour …

Purpose: The purpose of this survey study was to examine the relationships between
knowledge and training in evidence-based practice (EBP) and ethical decision-making …

You move quickly down the hall going from your 6th patient to 7th patient for the day, and
your eyes rest briefly on the full lunch tray on the table stand in Mr. X's room. He is lying in …