Blogs about: Polst

What Is A Health Care Directive?

bridgetmackay wrote 2 weeks ago: Hi, my name is Bridget Mackay. I’m an attorney, and I practice in Petaluma, California. I prac … more →

Tags: Health Care Directives, Wills, Trust, Living Wills, health care directives, Five Wishes, health care agents

National Healthcare Decisions Day - April 16, 2013 — 1 comment

dianegoble wrote 1 month ago: I keep trying to catch up on all the articles about the Death with Dignity acts being considered aro … more →

Tags: Talking about Death & Dying, Assisted Dying & Euthanasia, after-life, aid-in-dying, Assisted Suicide, Bucket List, Conversation, Death and dying, Death with Dignity

The DNR Conversation: Part II POLST

jkyano wrote 2 months ago: This is an update to my previous post The DNR Conversation. While exploring the DNR form, I learned … more →

Tags: Assisted Living, health, DNR

Being Human

henrymowry wrote 2 months ago: We’ve had some, uh, spirited conversations around the dinner table this week about CPR. I was … more →

Tags: California, living life, CardioPulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, First Aid, good samaritan law, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Confusions Over that CPR Incident — 28 comments

Invisible Mikey wrote 2 months ago: (This is from the form used in my state.) Some of my friends have been asking me to react in print a … more →

Tags: Ethics and Morality, Emotions, News, death, Health Care, Assisted Living, nursing home, Lorraine Bayless, do not resuscitate

Washington POLST form: A new bill aims to close loophole

Daniel Gaitan wrote 2 months ago: My report for Life Matters Media on a Washington state initiative to close a loophole causing many s … more →

Tags: Online, Daniel Gaitan, end of life, Life Matters Media Newswire, death, Washington State, advance directive

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)

trittipolane wrote 3 months ago: POLST stands for “Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment.” Next to an advance he … more →

Tags: Advance Health Care Directive, California, Medicine, Oregon, End of Life Care

Elder's Family Learning Initiative: POLST

Cedar Sinai Park wrote 3 months ago: On Sunday, January 13, at Rose Schnitzer Manor, Susan Tolle, M.D., Director of the OHSU Center for E … more →

Tags: efli, Elders, Elder Care, aging

Wrapping up the Massachusetts Death With Dignity Defeat — 1 comment

dianegoble wrote 5 months ago:  Death – the last sleep? No, it is the final awakening. –Sir Walter Scott Now that the dust ha … more →

Tags: Assisted Dying & Euthanasia, end of life, Hospice, Death with Dignity, Assisted Suicide, advance healthcare directive, Compassion & Choices, aid-in-dying, Current Events

Clearing up confusion on advance directives - amednews.com

Andrew wrote 6 months ago: A good piece on some of the limitations of advance directives and Do Not Resuscitate (DNRs) instruct … more →

Tags: Cancer, lymphoma cancer, health, Medicine, American Medical Association, advanced directives, DNR, Living Will, physician orders

More on CPR for the Elderly

rabbichaplain wrote 9 months ago: Here is part two from the previous post as the author of the article below continues discussing CPR … more →

Tags: Pastoral Care, spiritual care, chaplaincy, medical ethics, Jewish Medical Ethics, aging, Health Care, scientific research, pastoral care

Too Bad Dorothy Kilgallen is Dead! — 5 comments

bbprof wrote 9 months ago: LifeNews.com in a great place to find the latest in culture war skirmishes and battles. In a recent … more →

Tags: Dorothy Kilgallen, Medical Marijuana, euthanasia and health care, death panels, T-4

Help Yourself and Those Whom You Love by Creating a Paper Trail

maryburger wrote 9 months ago: This appeared over a year ago in our Senior Living Column in the Redding California Record Searchlig … more →

Tags: Elder Care, Legal Issues, Decision Making, advance directive, Health Care Planning, ADVANC, Planning, organizing, emergency preparation

WI Catholic Bishops Condemn POLST Forms Citing It Overrides Advance Directives — 1 comment

veritas2 wrote 10 months ago: Pro-Life Wisconsin commends Wisconsin Catholic Bishops for warning against use of Physician Orders f … more →

Tags: euthanasia, end of life decisions, Advance Directives, Catholic Bishops

Assisted Death Debate - News from June 2012

dianegoble wrote 10 months ago: End-of-Life discussions about Assisted Dying/Suicide/Euthanasia in news articles, blogs, videos from … more →

Tags: Assisted Dying & Euthanasia, end of life, euthanasia, Death with Dignity, Right to die?, Assisted Suicide, advance healthcare directive, aid-in-dying, assisted death

Be Prepared for the Future

maryburger wrote 11 months ago: Some people work better under the stress of a deadline. They tell themselves that they are only moti … more →

Tags: alzheimer's and dementia care, Elder Care, Legal Issues, Alzheimer's, dementia, Decision Making, Family, elderly, advance directive

The Final Transition: End of Life Care

rabbichaplain wrote 1 year ago: At a recent conference on end of life care, one topic was most prevalent, the need to communicate wi … more →

Tags: Pastoral Care, spiritual care, medical ethics, Hospice, aging, Health Care, Grief, chaplaincy, medical ethics

Choosing Death — 8 comments

cuhome wrote 1 year ago: Swallowtail dying (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Note:  This story deals with a hotly debated issue, some … more →

Tags: Choosing Death, Hospice Stories, Choosing to Die, Death with Dignity, Dying process, dying with loved ones present, euthanasia, Hospice, Living Will

Utah DNR - POLST

Paul Waldron, Attorney wrote 1 year ago: People often refer to a “Do Not Resuscitate” document as a “DNR.”  As an att … more →

Tags: Other Estate Planning Tools, advance care directive, Living Will, medical directive, Utah DNR


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