Canadian Family Physician
Framework for goals of care conversations
By Chris Frank and Frank Molnar.
Abstract
Is there a simple, easy-to-recall framework to guide goals of care (GOC) discussions? Family physicians are involved in advance care planning (ACP) and GOC discussions in communities, hospitals, and long-term care homes. The distinction between ACP and GOC discussions is outlined in [Figure 1][1]
Keywords
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Open access
Source
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At a glance
- Journal
- Canadian Family Physician
- Published
- 1 October 2026



