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October 21, 2016

Oregon POLST Program News
 
Nurse practitioners fill gap by providing timely help in recording end-of-life treatment wishes

  
  • OHSU study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine found that in Oregon, nurse practitioners completed nearly 25,000, or 11 percent, of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms, in the past six years 

  • 3 of 19 states with established POLST programs don’t permit nurse practitioners to execute forms, making access inconsistent

Click here to view the study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine today. A video featuring lead author Sophia Hayes is also available by clicking here.
 
 
Upcoming Events

October 28, 2016Tillamook Regional Medical Center and the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU present Caring for Seriously Ill Patients in Tillamook County: Clinical & Ethical Perspectives. Drs. Gerald Gibbs and Susan Tolle will present “Advance Care Planning Conversations with Seriously Ill Patients Perspectives from Oncology and Primary Care Physicians." Click here to view the brochure and here to register

November 4, 2016: All-City Palliative Care. Lawrence Neville, MD will present "Uses of Suffering in Palliative Care" at PeaceHealth SW Medical Center.  
Click here to view the event flier.  

November 18, 2016St. Charles Health System and the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU present Ethics, Law, and Professionalism in Serious Illness: Timely Conversations Near the End of Life. 
Dr. Susan Tolle will present “POLST: What's New and How Can We Do It Better?" Click here to view the brochure and here to register  
 
 
 
Valerie M. Jimenez
Executive Director, Oregon POLST Program 
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Pk Rd
Mail Code: UHN-86 Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-494-4426
Fax: 503-494-1260

 

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