Freddy Mortier

Attitudes of Flemish secondary school students towards euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions in minors (2009)

Pousset, Geert, Bilsen, Johan, De Wilde, Joke, Deliens, Luc, Mortier, Freddy

Background The aim of the study was to investigate attitudes of secondary school students towards acceptability of requests by minors for end-of-life decisions (ELDs) with a possible life-shortening...

End-of-life decision-making and terminal sedation among very old patients (2009)

De Gendt, Cindy, Bilsen, Johan, Mortier, Freddy, Vander Stichele, Robert, Deliens, Luc

Background: About half of the persons who die in developed countries are very old (aged 80 years or older) and this proportion is still rising. In general, there is little information available...

Home death for children dying in six European countries (2009)

Pousset, Geert, Bilsen, Johan, Cohen, Joachim, Addington-Hall, Julia, Miccinesi, Guido, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje, ...

Aim: Guidelines on pediatric palliative care underline that care at the end of life of chronically ill children should preferably be provided in the child’s home situation. Till present, no...

Information disclosure to terminally ill patients and their relatives: self-reported practice of Belgian clinical specialists and general practitioners (2009)

Michiels, Eva, Deschepper, Reginald, Bilsen, Johan, Mortier, Freddy, Deliens, Luc

Objective of this study is to examine physicians' practices regarding information disclosure to terminally ill patients and to their relatives, without informing the patient. A questionnaire had been...

Medical End-of-Life Practices under the Euthanasia Law in Belgium (2009)

Bilsen, Johan, Cohen, Joachim, Chambaere, Kenneth, Pousset, Geert, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings (as provided by publisher): The legalization of physician-assisted death for terminally ill patients is a controversial...

A post-mortem survey on end-of-life decisions using a representative sample of death certificates in Flanders, Belgium: research protocol (2008)

Chambaere, Kenneth, Bilsen, Johan, Cohen, Joachim, Pousset, Geert, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Abstract Background Reliable studies of the incidence and characteristics of medical end-of-life decisions with a certain or possible life shortening effect (ELDs) are indispensable for an...

Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia (2008)

Löfmark, Rurik, Nilstun, Tore, Cartwright, Colleen, Fischer, Susanne, Van Der Heide, Agnes, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Abstract Background In this study we investigated (a) to what extent physicians have experience with performing a range of end-of-life decisions (ELDs), (b) if they have no experience with performing...

Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia (2008)

Lofmark, Rurik, Nilstun, Tore, Cartwright, Colleen M, Fischer, Susanne, Van Der Heide, Agnes, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Background: In this study we investigated (a) to what extent physicians have experience with performing a range of end-of-life decisions (ELDs), (b) if they have no experience with performing an ELD,...

Influence of physicians' life-stance on attitudes towards end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries (2008)

Cohen, Joachim, Van Delden, J, Mortier, Freddy, Lofmark, Rurik, Norup, Michael, Cartwright, Colleen M, ...

Aim: To examine how physicians' life stances affect their attitudes to end-of-life decisions and their actual end-of-life decision-making.Methods: Practising physicians from various specialties...

Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia (2008)

Lofmark, Rurik, Nilstun, Tore, Cartwright, Colleen M, Fischer, Susanne, Van Der Heide, Agnes, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Background: In this study we investigated (a) to what extent physicians have experience with performing a range of end-of-life decisions (ELDs), (b) if they have no experience with performing an ELD,...

Influence of physicians' life-stance on attitudes towards end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries (2008)

Cohen, Joachim, Van Delden, J, Mortier, Freddy, Lofmark, Rurik, Norup, Michael, Cartwright, Colleen M, ...

Aim: To examine how physicians' life stances affect their attitudes to end-of-life decisions and their actual end-of-life decision-making.Methods: Practising physicians from various specialties...

Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia (2008)

Löfmark, Rurik, Nilstun, Tore, Cartwright, Colleen, Fischer, Susanne, Van Der Heide, Agnes, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Background In this study we investigated (a) to what extent physicians have experience with performing a range of end-of-life decisions (ELDs), (b) if they have no experience with performing an ELD,...

Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia (2008)

Lofmark, Rurik, Nilstun, Tore, Cartwright, Colleen M, Fischer, Susanne, Van Der Heide, Agnes, Mortier, Freddy, ...

Background: In this study we investigated (a) to what extent physicians have experience with performing a range of end-of-life decisions (ELDs), (b) if they have no experience with performing an ELD,...

Influence of physicians' life-stance on attitudes towards end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries (2008)

Cohen, Joachim, Van Delden, J, Mortier, Freddy, Lofmark, Rurik, Norup, Michael, Cartwright, Colleen M, ...

Aim: To examine how physicians' life stances affect their attitudes to end-of-life decisions and their actual end-of-life decision-making.Methods: Practising physicians from various specialties...

Physician discussions with terminally ill patients: a cross-national comparison (2007)

Cartwright, Colleen M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Williams, Gail M, Faisst, Karin, Mortier, Freddy, Nilstun, Tore, ...

A major issue in the care of terminally ill patients is communication and information provision. This paper reports the extent to which physicians in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the...

Physician discussions with terminally ill patients: a cross-national comparison (2007)

Cartwright, Colleen M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Williams, Gail M, Faisst, Karin, Mortier, Freddy, Nilstun, Tore, ...

A major issue in the care of terminally ill patients is communication and information provision. This paper reports the extent to which physicians in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the...

Physician discussions with terminally ill patients: a cross-national comparison (2007)

Cartwright, Colleen M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Williams, Gail M, Faisst, Karin, Mortier, Freddy, Nilstun, Tore, ...

A major issue in the care of terminally ill patients is communication and information provision. This paper reports the extent to which physicians in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the...

Consultation of parents in actual end-of-life decision-making in neonates and infants (2006)

Provoost, Veerle, Deconinck, Peter, Ramet, José, Deschepper, Reginald, Bilsen, Johan, ...

The objective of this study was to assess how frequently end-of-life decisions (ELDs) with a possible or certain life-shortening effect in neonates and infants were discussed with parents, and to...

Palliative care training: a survey among physicians in Australia and Europe (2006)

Nilstun, Tore, Lofmark, Rurik, Mortier, Freddy, Bosshard, G, Cartwright, Colleen M, Van Der Heide, Agnes, ...

The purpose of this paper is to present data about the level and background characteristics of physicians' training in palliative care in Australia (AU), Belgium (BE), Denmark (DK), Italy (IT), the...

The use of drugs with a life-shortening effect in end-of-life care in neonates and infants (2006)

Provoost, Veerle, Bilsen, Johan, Ramet, José, Deconinck, Peter, Vander Stichele, Robert, ...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to describe the use of drugs with a possible or certain life-shortening effect in end-of-life care in infants and to evaluate the possibly lethal effect. DESIGN: For...

Palliative care training: a survey among physicians in Australia and Europe (2006)

Nilstun, Tore, Lofmark, Rurik, Mortier, Freddy, Bosshard, G, Cartwright, Colleen M, Van Der Heide, Agnes, ...

The purpose of this paper is to present data about the level and background characteristics of physicians' training in palliative care in Australia (AU), Belgium (BE), Denmark (DK), Italy (IT), the...

Palliative care training: a survey among physicians in Australia and Europe (2006)

Nilstun, Tore, Lofmark, Rurik, Mortier, Freddy, Bosshard, G, Cartwright, Colleen M, Van Der Heide, Agnes, ...

The purpose of this paper is to present data about the level and background characteristics of physicians' training in palliative care in Australia (AU), Belgium (BE), Denmark (DK), Italy (IT), the...

Physicians’ attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a comparison between seven countries (2005)

Miccinesi, Guido, Fischer, Susanne, Paci, E, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Cartwright, Colleen M, Van Der Heide, Agnes, ...

In the context of an European collaborative research project (EURELD), a study on attitudes towards medical end-of-life decisions was conducted among physicians in Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the...

Physicians' attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a comparison between seven countries (2005)

Miccinesi, Guido, Fischer, Susanne, Paci, E, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Cartwright, Colleen M, Van Der Heide, Agnes, ...

In the context of an European collaborative research project (EURELD), a study on attitudes towards medical end-of-life decisions was conducted among physicians in Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the...

Physicians’ attitudes towards end-of-life decisions: a comparison between seven countries (2005)

Miccinesi, Guido, Fischer, Susanne, Paci, E, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Cartwright, Colleen M, Van Der Heide, Agnes, ...

In the context of an European collaborative research project (EURELD), a study on attitudes towards medical end-of-life decisions was conducted among physicians in Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the...

The incidence and characteristics of end-of-life decisions by GPs in Belgium (2004)

Bilsen, Johan, Stichele, Robert Vander, Mortier, Freddy, Bernheim, Jan, Deliens, Luc

Background. Medical end-of-life decisions (ELDs) have been discussed for several years in different countries, but little is known about the involvement of GPs in these ELDs. Objectives. The aim of...