El anciano con enfermedad avanzada de órgano. Consideraciones desde la geriatría, la medicina paliativa y la bioética

Practitioners and healthcare organizations should seek excellence as a moral requirement. To achieve this, there is a priority to acquire virtues of care and fundamental concepts of geriatric and palliative medicine, assessing functional status, advance care planning and patient/family needs as essential issues to protect, care for and promote them in all care settings.