Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, 4585-116 Gandra, Porto, Portugal

Biography

Biography

Ana Maria Maia Gonçalves has over 35 years of experience as a business leader in global organizations, educator, mediator and executive coach. Ana´s professional expertise in online dispute resolution (ODR) has focused on enhancing the quality of the mediation practice using ICT- information and communication technology. She is the founder and president of the Institute for Certification and Training of Portuguese-speaking Mediators (ICFML), the leading mediation organization in Brazil and Portugal.

Publications

• Research Paper   
  Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on End-of-Life Care According to Autonomy of Practical Reason
  Author(s): Maia Goncalves A*, Vieira A, Vilaça A, Maia Goncalves M and Meneses R
  
  Nowadays, innovative medical technologies almost mask death, although they are not free of ethical concerns. Regarding end-of-life decisions, publications demonstrate that doctors don’t intend for themselves what they practice with patients. We aimed to assess health professionals’ perspectives about their own end-of-life decisions, asking them “In case of advanced oncological disease, would you prefer rescue or comfort therapy?” and “In case of advanced chronic disease, would you prefer admission in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or palliative care?”. The sample included 57% doctors. 80% of all participants chose comfort therapy and 84% chose palliative care. Nurses chose comfort therapy and palliative care more frequently than doctors (p<0.05); both doctors and nurses from surgical areas preferred rescue therapy and ICU admiss.. View more»
  

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