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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

The term advance directive is also at times referred to as a living will as it varies from state to state. This healthcare proxy should be someone you trust to make decisions for you, in the event you are unable to do so. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

This idea that for critically ill patients in the ICU, geriatric conditions like disability, frailty, multimorbidity, and dementia should be viewed through a wider lens of what patients are like before and after the ICU event was transformative for our two guests today. GeriPal podcast with Linda Fried on frailty.

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

Seasons Hospice

If you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are receiving hospice care, you may want to consider creating a living will. This document can specify your end-of-life wishes in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. Once you have created your living will, it is important to keep it up to date.

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Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh

GeriPal

Kate 06:26 I invited patients with end stage renal disease to complete a short advanced directive, a medium length advanced directive with some more options and the really full, lengthy living will advanced directive with all the. The events are conditions that’ll be set into place unless some active choice to the contrary is chosen.