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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So we thought that really coalescing around this term, which is still difficult because sometimes you think of unrepresented is politically unrepresented or it is a challenging definition with three parts to it that’s really hard to capture with any one term. Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator.

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

GeriPal

It would have a CPR section and then it would have a healthcare proxy section. Because POLST doesn’t, I believe, correct me if I’m wrong, you can’t assign a durable power of attorney for healthcare or healthcare proxy. Kelly: Yeah, no, definitely. Karl: You can write it in. Abby: Yeah.

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Can I Include End of Life Care Wishes in My Will?

Seasons Hospice

You may also want to designate a healthcare proxy, who will be responsible for making sure your wishes are carried out. In your living will, you should clearly state your preferences for medical treatment, including life-sustaining measures such as artificial ventilation and feeding tubes.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

I feel like we talked about this before, so I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I maybe will sound like a broken record to get back to what is the definition of advance care planning? I think I’m heartened by the fact that over the last decade or so, the definition of advance care planning has evolved.