Oregon Health & Science University Implements Registry Feature
End-of-life care wishes can be overlooked if forms can't be found in a crisis
"OHSU has taken a new step in making sure that end-of-life care wishes for OHSU patients are honored, creating a new feature where health professionals can electronically find any Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, form in the Oregon POLST registry, regardless of where it was created." (OHSU News, 6/14) Click here to read the press release and view the patient's story on the Oregon POLST YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/6BbLKe7LIxU.
Upcoming Events
August 4, 2017: Peacehealth Florence and the Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU will present "Building Bridges in Compassionate Care for the Seriously Ill" at the Driftwood Shores Resort in Florence, Oregon. Click here to view more information.
September 15, 2017: MCMC Celilo Cancer Center and the Center for Ethics in Health Care
at OHSU will present "Advanced Illness & End of Life in the Gorge" at the Water's Edge in The Dalles, Oregon. Click here to view more information.
