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April 25, 2017
Oregon POLST Program News
 
Study finds a majority of POLST forms are signed by Primary Care
The Oncology Specialist’s Role in POLST Form Completion
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine reports that the majority of 6,145 patients dying of cancer with POLST forms in the Oregon POLST Registry had forms signed by Primary Care (53.7%), Oncologist signed 14.9% and Hospice and Palliative Medicine 15.3%. View the study at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1049909117702873?journalCode=ajhb. 
Figure 1. Final Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) forms (n = 6145) by signer specialty.

Lammers A, Zive DM, Tolle SW, Fromme EK. The Oncology Specialist’s Role in POLST Form Completion. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. First published online. doi:10.1177/1049909117702873
Upcoming Events    
April 27, 2017: The Madeline Brill Nelson Speaker Series in Ethics Education. Stephen G. Post, PhD will present "Why Deeply Forgetful People Matter: Hope, Self-Identity and Health Care Ethics for Individuals with Dementia" at the OHSU Auditorium. Click here to view the event.  

May 5, 2017: All-City Palliative Care. Kraig Russell, MD, will present " Rage Against the Dying of the Light:The Impact of Technology on Dying in Western Culture" at the Portland VA Medical Center. Click here to view the event.   
 
Valerie M. Jimenez
Executive Director, Oregon POLST Program 
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Pk Rd, UHN-86
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-494-4426
 

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