2011
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.041020
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Do guidelines on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Dutch hospitals and nursing homes reflect the law? A content analysis

Abstract: To describe the content of practice guidelines on euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) and to compare differences between settings and guidelines developed before or after enactment of the euthanasia law in 2002 by means of a content analysis. Most guidelines stated that the attending physician is responsible for the decision to grant or refuse an EAS request. Due care criteria were described in the majority of guidelines, but aspects relevant for assessing these criteria were not always described. Half of th… Show more

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“…We located only 2 studies which described the process of developing training for VAD, both from Canada. 12,13 Furthermore, much of the implementation literature in VAD jurisdictions focuses on wider issues such as developing clinical guidelines, 14 hospital programs 15 or programs to provide direct support to doctors. 16 Examples of these programs include the Life End Information Forum (LEIF) for doctors in Belgium, and Support and Consultation on Euthanasia in the Netherlands (SCEN).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We located only 2 studies which described the process of developing training for VAD, both from Canada. 12,13 Furthermore, much of the implementation literature in VAD jurisdictions focuses on wider issues such as developing clinical guidelines, 14 hospital programs 15 or programs to provide direct support to doctors. 16 Examples of these programs include the Life End Information Forum (LEIF) for doctors in Belgium, and Support and Consultation on Euthanasia in the Netherlands (SCEN).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We located only two studies which described the process of developing training for VAD, both from Canada. 12,13 Furthermore, much of the implementation literature in VAD jurisdictions focuses on wider issues such as developing clinical guidelines, 14 hospital programs 15 or programs to provide direct support to doctors. 16 Examples of these programs include the Life End Information Forum (LEIF) for doctors in Belgium, and Support and Consultation on Euthanasia in the Netherlands (SCEN).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%