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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 Wishes may not be clearly defined in AHCD. CASE 1. The . patient, a 94 year old, has requested . in . Section B, . Comfort . Measures . Only. . He has had a significant stroke and now cannot make his own decisions. His son says, “I don’t care, do everything. Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP. Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine. Trustee, National Emergency Medicine PAC (NEMPAC). Disclosures . None. Employed at Baylor College of Medicine. State Legislative and Regulatory Committee. Amy Frieman, MD. Medical Director, Palliative Care Services. Meridian Health. 1. State of Palliative Care at Meridian Health. Inpatient consultation teams at all 5 hospitals. Facility-based consultation teams at all 5 MNR facilities. A caregiver training . Physician’s Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment. A caregiver training . WSMA Video to go here (too long – cannot attach here and email). Before offering this training:. Establish a policy and procedures for medical emergency.. Serious illness & end-of-life care. Amy Berman, BS, RN. Objectives. Define patient-centered care. Identify three things you can do to ensure patient-centered care.. Define the difference between palliative care and hospice. Bernard “bud” Hammes, PHD. Gundersen Health System. La Crosse, WI. www.respectingchoices.org. POST. : . An Effective Component of a Comprehensive ACP Program. Developing Programs. National POLST Paradigm Programs. Past, Present and Future. March 22, 2016. Welcome & Introductions. And some specific Thank . You’s. . Advance Care . Planning Life Cycle. . . First Phase. . ID and document a . Life-Sustaining Treatment . (POLST) Form. An Introduction for Emergency Medical Services. Objectives. Explain the POLST Paradigm and how patient wishes are documented in a standard form. Describe how POLST form builds upon and improves existing advance directives. The Virginia POST Collaborative. 1. Objectives. Describe the need for a system to ensure respect for patients’ preferences at the end of life. Review the National POLST Paradigm. Review the current regional POST Projects. Revising POLST . The National POLST Paradigm . recommends periodically updating the form based on feedback from usage in the field. . Guiding Principle for . Revisions: . Changes made must provide substantial and significant improvement or clarification to the form.. Lessons Learned Dana M. Zive Terri A. Schmidt On behalf of the National POLST Paradigm Task Force 2 0 20 H IDI S e rvi c es Price L i st Ser v ice F ee Custom R e qu e st HIDI P a r tici p a t i n g Hospital Ra t e p e r Ho u r ( M i n imum Only 25% of Americans…. have . put their medical care wishes in writing.. Anna’s story. Anna’s experience. Advance care planning. Facing the unexpected. Family members disagree. Finding an advance healthcare directive. The Basics . Objectives . Describe the main elements of advance care planning . Describe the role of values-based decision-making in advance care planning . Demonstrate beginning . skills . in . facilitating .