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Validation of quality indicators for end-of-life communication: results of a multicentre survey
Daren K. Heyland, Peter Dodek, John J. You, Tasnim Sinuff, Tim Hiebert, Carolyn Tayler, Xuran Jiang, Jessica Simon and James Downar; for the ACCEPT Study Team and the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET)
CMAJ July 31, 2017 189 (30) E980-E989; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160515
Daren K. Heyland
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScPeter Dodek
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MHScJohn J. You
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScTasnim Sinuff
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDTim Hiebert
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScCarolyn Tayler
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
RN MSAXuran Jiang
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScJessica Simon
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBChBJames Downar
Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDCM MHScArticle Information
vol. 189 no. 30 E980-E989
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History
- Accepted March 3, 2017
- Published online July 30, 2017.
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Author Information
- Daren K. Heyland, MD MSc⇑,
- Peter Dodek, MD MHSc,
- John J. You, MD MSc,
- Tasnim Sinuff, MD PhD,
- Tim Hiebert, MD MSc,
- Carolyn Tayler, RN MSA,
- Xuran Jiang, MSc,
- Jessica Simon, MBChB,
- James Downar, MDCM MHSc
- for the ACCEPT Study Team and the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET)
- Department of Critical Care Medicine (Heyland), Kingston General Hospital; Department of Public Health Sciences (Heyland), Queen’s University; Clinical Evaluation Research Unit (Heyland, Jiang), Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ont.; Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences and Division of Critical Care Medicine (Dodek), St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Departments of Medicine, and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Research Institute; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto (Sinuff), Toronto, Ont.; Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Palliative Care Program (Hiebert), Winnipeg, Man.; Fraser Health Authority (Tayler), Surrey, BC; Division of Palliative Medicine (Simon), Department of Oncology, Department of Community Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alta.; Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
- Correspondence to: Daren Heyland, dkh2{at}queensu.ca
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