'Life sustaining treatment' presentation slideshows

Advance Care Planning Workshop Modules 8 to 13

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POLST

POLST. Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). Revised March 2014. Co-Authors. Linda Williams MSU Chouteau County Extension Agent. Virginia Knerr MSU Broadwater County Extension Agent. Co-Authors. Marsha Goetting MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist.

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The Role of POLST in Advance Care Planning

The Role of POLST in Advance Care Planning. Financial Disclosure This presenter has no financial interests or relationships to disclose. Objectives. At the end of the course, participants should be able to: 1) Recognize how POLST is different from Advance Directives

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Legal Issues in EMS

4. Legal Issues in EMS. Objectives. Discuss legal terms commonly associated with EMS laws and regulations. Understand patient rights as applied to emergency and health care. Identify the Advanced EMT ' s role in organ donation and other special reporting situations. Introduction.

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Gordon Slemko Gardiner Roberts LLP

Ontario Justice Education Network Summer Law Institute The Medico- Legal Society of Toronto presents: EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE. August 29, 2007. Gordon Slemko Gardiner Roberts LLP. Dr. Akbar Khan Medicor Cancer Centres. Overview.

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Legal Issues in EMS

4. Legal Issues in EMS. Objectives. Discuss legal terms commonly associated with EMS laws and regulations. Understand patient rights as applied to emergency and health care. Identify the Advanced EMT ' s role in organ donation and other special reporting situations. Introduction.

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How to Care for Aging Parents Thomas Cornwell, MD

How to Care for Aging Parents Thomas Cornwell, MD. Why is this an Issue Now?. 10,000 new Medicare beneficiaries daily. Sandwich Generation. Nearly half of middle-aged adults are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child

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MOLST, Health Care Proxy and Electronic Code Status Order

MOLST, Health Care Proxy and Electronic Code Status Order. Goals of Education/ Implementation. Instruct clinicians in use of standard tools to communicate patient preferences across settings of care: Health Care Proxy MOLST (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment)

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What is POLST?

What is POLST?. P hysician O rders for L ife S ustaining T reatment. Why POLST?. Patient wishes often are not known. The Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD) may not be accessible, clear, or honored. Allows healthcare professionals to know wishes for end-of-life care and honor them.

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Dementia and Palliative Care

Dementia and Palliative Care. Care at the end of life for patients with dementia Regina Mc Quillan, Palliative Medicine Consultant. Dementia in Ireland. 38,000 people with dementia in Ireland 75% living at home, many without formal diagnosis 50% of care provided by family

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POLST

POLST. Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Adrienne Mims, MD Georgia POLST Collaborative Member. POLST. Th e Role of POLST in Advance Care Planning How and when to use the POLST forms. Advance Care Planning. End-of-Life Principles. End-Of-Life Care Is About:

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