Laura Gilbertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 2925222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Gilbertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilbertson |
| SIGNATURE | GILBERTSON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Bethel University , St. Paul |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-5962-4864 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Should Terminal Sedation Be Expanded to Individuals Who Choose to Die Via the Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking
The voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is a phenomenon whereby an individual with decision‐making capacity chooses to cease eating and drinking with the intention of ending their own life. This is widely acknowledged as a lawful, albeit uncommon, end‐of‐life decision. It is now generally accepted that patients undertaking VSED should have access to appropriate palliative care, as per any other form of dying. However, it remains uncl…
There Wasn't A Playbook For This
Using 18 months of immersive ethnographic fieldwork in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, this paper highlights how religious congregations made sense of and adapted to the "unsettled time" of 2020, prompted by the onset of COVID-19 and the police killing of George Floyd. These events prompted congregational leaders to adapt organizational routines to accommodate pandemic safety measures, address member demands, and maintain legitimacy in an increa…
Expanding choice at the end of life
Expanded terminal sedation in end-of-life care
Despite advances in palliative care, some patients still suffer significantly at the end of life. Terminal Sedation (TS) refers to the use of sedatives in dying patients until the point of death. The following limits are commonly applied: (1) symptoms should be refractory, (2) sedatives should be administered proportionally to symptoms and (3) the patient should be imminently dying. The term ‘Expanded TS’ (ETS) can be used to describe the use of …
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Expanding choice at the end of life
Expanded terminal sedation in end-of-life care
Despite advances in palliative care, some patients still suffer significantly at the end of life. Terminal Sedation (TS) refers to the use of sedatives in dying patients until the point of death. The following limits are commonly applied: (1) symptoms should be refractory, (2) sedatives should be administered proportionally to symptoms and (3) the patient should be imminently dying. The term ‘Expanded TS’ (ETS) can be used to describe the use of …
There Wasn't A Playbook For This
Using 18 months of immersive ethnographic fieldwork in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, this paper highlights how religious congregations made sense of and adapted to the "unsettled time" of 2020, prompted by the onset of COVID-19 and the police killing of George Floyd. These events prompted congregational leaders to adapt organizational routines to accommodate pandemic safety measures, address member demands, and maintain legitimacy in an increa…
Should Terminal Sedation Be Expanded to Individuals Who Choose to Die Via the Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking
The voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is a phenomenon whereby an individual with decision‐making capacity chooses to cease eating and drinking with the intention of ending their own life. This is widely acknowledged as a lawful, albeit uncommon, end‐of‐life decision. It is now generally accepted that patients undertaking VSED should have access to appropriate palliative care, as per any other form of dying. However, it remains uncl…
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 works) · Palliative care (2 works) · Palliative sedation (2 works) · Sedation (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Data science (1 work) · Dietary Effects on Health (1 work) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (1 work) · End-of-life care (1 work)