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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

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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. Eric: It’s definitely the American family physician article that you-. I’ve felt that way for 20 years. I don’t believe in it.

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

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Alex: Also returning Rebecca Sudore, who is professor of medicine at the UCSF in the division of geriatrics, and is a geriatric and palliative care doctor. I think I’m heartened by the fact that over the last decade or so, the definition of advance care planning has evolved. Welcome back, Rebecca. Rebecca: Can I jump in.

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

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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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