Driving Miss Daisy: Should Our Hospice Patients Be Driving?

Friday, November 12, 2010 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Discuss current literature relating to the effect of various medical illnesses on driving ability
  • Discuss current literature relating to the effects of medications on drving abilitiy
  • Discuss the benefits and burdens of a rigid reporting and enforcement system for drivers suspected of medical impairment
  • Identify some important legal and ethical issues related to restricting a patient's ability to drive