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 (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Beginning the Conversation
A one-day POLST workshop
(Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
REGISTER TODAY!
View the Workshop Brochure (PDF)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
8:30 a.m.— 5:00 p.m.
Eskaton Village Carmichael
3847 Walnut Avenue
Carmichael
Course Fee:
$85 (discounted to $75 for more than one person
from the same organization.)
Don’t miss this class … a chance to improve your
skills in helping patients with chronic or serious illness
understand and document their choices for care.
Course Information
Studies have shown that patient wishes about care are
often not known. Advance Health Care Directives may
not be accessible, clear or followed by health professionals.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining
Treatment) helps clarify patient wishes and ensure that
they are known and honored.
Purpose:
This workshop introduces health professionals to the
new California POLST document and how it fits in the
continuum of advance care planning.
In addition to learning about POLST, attendees will
participate in interactive exercises to enhance their skills
in facilitating meaningful conversations with patients and
their families about POLST and goals of care.
Who Should Attend?
Physicians, nurses, case managers, social workers,
chaplains and other interested staff from skilled nursing
and acute care facilities, emergency medical services,
home health and hospice.
Objectives:
- Describe the target population for POLST completion.
- Be able to facilitate a POLST conversation.
- Be able to complete a POLST document.
- List two signatures required on the POLST.
- Describe the differences between an Advance Health Care
Directive (AHCD) and the POLST document.
- Discuss the importance of palliative care with patients and
family members.
Course Details:
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
8:30 a.m.— 5:00 p.m.
Eskaton Village Carmichael
3847 Walnut Avenue
Carmichael
Course Fee:
$85 (discounted to $75 for more than one person
from the same organization.)
CE/CME Information:
- 7 contact hours approved for physicians, nurses, LCSWs, MFTs and EMS providers. See brochure for details.
Faculty:
Chris Evans, MSN, RN
Joanne Hatchett, MSN, RN, FNP
Course Director:
Kathy Glasmire, Center for Healthcare Decisions
Sponsors:
- Sacramento Area POLST Collaborative
- Center for Healthcare Decisions
Additional support from:
- Eskaton
- Kaiser Permanente
- Mercy Sacramento/Catholic Healthcare West
- Yolo County POLST Coalition
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