End Of Life Decision Making

Course overview

The literature on treatment of terminal patients, euthanasia, brain death, and other issues related to dying has expanded significantly in recent decades. There remains a paucity of publications on how these issues are handled across countries. The few cross-national studies, that have been published, usually include several countries, especially the western ones. This course brings together policy experts from a wide array of countries that are coping with end-of-life issues. 1.How are the issues defined? 2.What is the level of debate? 3. How are terminally ill patients treated by their respective health care systems?