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The Role of a Healthcare Proxy in End-of-Life Decisions

Elder Care Matters

A healthcare proxy is crucial in ensuring that end-of-life medical decisions align with a seniors values and wishes. By advocating for their preferences, communicating with medical teams, and navigating ethical dilemmas, the proxy serves as a compassionate voice when the individual can no longer speak for themselves.

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The Importance of an Advance Healthcare Directive

American In-Home Care

Yet, one aspect of life often gets overlooked or pushed aside: planning for our healthcare needs, especially as we age. However, having an advance healthcare directive in place is not just for the elderly or those with serious medical conditions—it's important for everyone.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

I think we shouldn’t be doing advanced care planning before somebody has a serious illness or something that’s likely to end their lives, beyond having a healthcare proxy. The post Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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

GeriPal

Abby: This is absolutely a conversation tool and it’s a conversation starter, but then it documents the ability to document that conversation over time and potentially connect dots between care teams when you have this in the electronic healthcare record. It would have a CPR section and then it would have a healthcare proxy section.

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POA: Understanding the Need for Essential Documents

Traditions Health

What you need to know about power of attorney Planning for your future healthcare needs isn’t always easy, but it is important. Types of powers of attorney The law on powers of attorney varies from state to state but generally, there are two main types of POAs: financial POAs and healthcare POAs.

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Caregiving Best Practices: Get Healthcare, Financial, and Legal Affairs in Order

Hope Hospice

Do you and your loved ones have an advance healthcare directive as well as the other documents necessary for managing legal and financial issues (e.g., This couple did not have advance healthcare directives nor were documents in place that would enable the wife to handle her husband’s independent financial accounts and property.