[Family conversations about tissue donation: much variation, room for improvement].

This article presents a small interview study with non-intensive care physicians concerning their experiences with tissue donation conversations with families of deceased potential donors.

Putting ICU triage guidelines into practice: A simulation study using observations and interviews.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many countries to formulate guidelines on how to deal with a worst-case scenario in which the number of patients needing intensive care unit (ICU) care exceeds the number of available beds. This study aims to explore the experiences of triage teams when triaging fictitious patients with the Dutch triage guidelines. It provides an overview of the factors that influence decision-making when performing ICU triage with triage guidelines.

[Using pandemic guidelines in simulated triage sessions. Preliminary observations and lessons learned].

In Spring 2020, the Netherlands appeared to be poorly prepared for 'code black': a situation in which Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed shortage would be a reality. Guidelines were developed with medical and non-medical considerations for ICU triage. In recent months, we organized eight simulated triage sessions in four hospitals, as part of a research project.

Learning shared decision-making in clinical practice.

Objective: To explore how shared decision-making (SDM) is learned in clinical practice according to professionals and patients.

Methods: Focus group and individual interviews with interns (n = 9), residents (n = 12), senior physicians (n = 13), and (former) patients and relatives (n = 13) in fertility care and intensive care.

Results: Patients and professionals identified barriers and drivers for SDM related to patient, caregiver, and context.

[Dementia expressed in metaphors].

Dementia expressed in metaphors In healthcare, both patients and doctors use a lot of metaphors in their communication. Generally, not a lot of attention is paid to this, however, the use of metaphors is important to the patients' experience of both quality of life and quality of care. In our society, many negative metaphors are used about people with dementia, and these reflect the general way dementia is perceived by society.