Impact of specialty on attitudes of Australian medical practitioners to end-of-life decisions

De Leo, Diego; Hawgood, Jacinta L

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02068.x

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To the Editor: We support the conclusions reached by Parker and colleagues in their study on the attitudes of Australian medical practitioners to end-of-life decisions.1 They recommend the inclusion of decision-making theory and practice within medical ethics curricula, and highlight the need “to facilitate more discussion between specialties about medical decisions at the end of life”.1

Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD.

Correspondence: d.deleo@griffith.edu.au

1. Parker MH, Cartwright CM, Williams GM. Impact of specialty on attitudes of Australian medical practitioners to end-of-life decisions. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 450-456. <MJA full text>
2. Hawgood JL, Krysinska KE, Ide N, De Leo D. Is suicide prevention properly taught in medical schools? Med Teach 2008; 30: 287-295.

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