Important Conversations Advance Directives Who makes decisions for me when I cannot Advance Directives How will my decisionmaker know what I want What are Advance Directives ID: 908266
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WELCOME
Important Decisions…
…Important Conversations
Slide2Advance Directives
Who makes decisions for me
when I cannot ?
Slide3Advance Directives
How will my decision-maker know
what I want?
Slide4What are Advance Directives?
Advance Directives are
legal documents
informing others of
your wishes
relative to medical treatment
and who can make decisions
for you when you are unable to make your own decisions.
Slide5Living Will
A living will is a
legal document
that tells your doctor and other healthcare providers whether or not you wish to have life-sustaining
treatment and procedures
provided to you if you are
in a terminal condition
or persistent vegetative state, and the level to which such treatment should be provided.
Can also contain other specific directions about your care.
A Living Will is not the same as a “Do Not Resuscitate” order.
Slide6Slide7Slide8Slide9Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
A Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare is a legal document in which you appoint another
person to make medical decisions for you
if you should become temporarily or permanently unable to make those decisions.
Applies to healthcare decisions only.
Your POA’s “job” is to tell your healthcare providers what YOUR wishes are, and to advocate for treatment consistent with your wishes.
Slide10Slide11POST
A POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) is a legal document that tells doctors, EMS and other healthcare providers whether or not you wish to be resuscitated in the event that your heart stops or you stop breathing, as well as which specific interventions are desired.
A POST is a “permanent” statement of your wishes relative to resuscitation –
remains in effect
both in and out of healthcare facilities until you or your physician revokes it.
Must be signed by your physician.
Slide12Making your Wishes Known
Why put my wishes in writing?
How do I choose?
Treatment
Decision maker
Who do I tell?
Who will help?
Slide13Any Questions
Advance Care Planning Facilitators are available to address your
individual questions
after the presentation
.