GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients. ICU care was pretty rudimentary. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose.

Document 195

Document Feeding Resuscitation Article 195

GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

So I do think it’s useful to have that additional information. 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.

Document 266

Document Nursing home Healthcare proxy Ventilator 266

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

So it’s an example of something that can start outside of the healthcare system and move its way in. Ideally, there’ll be a place in the chart that actually captures the name of that person and their contact information. I don’t need a checkbox form, I don’t need to know about CPR or mechanical ventilation.

Palliative care 144

Palliative care Geriatrics Palliate Document 144