This report contains 10 essays that present a synoptic overview of the most important developments in end-of-life decisionmaking and take stock of their successes or failures. The essays also provide ideas for a new strategy to improve care for the dying, and examples of ways to reevaluate and improve advance directives and surrogate decisionmaking.

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