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Portable Medical Order Sets (Polst®): Ethical And Legal Landscape, Sharona Hoffman
Portable Medical Order Sets (Polst®): Ethical And Legal Landscape, Sharona Hoffman
Faculty Publications
Anyone who has observed the dying of a loved one or who has thought about medical care in the final months of life may be concerned about end-of-life care. How can individuals ensure that their care fits their needs and preferences if they cannot express these because of dementia, confusion, or other frailties? Some worry that they will receive care that is painful and aggressive in the last stages of disease even though they would prefer comfort care only. By contrast, others worry that physicians will withhold therapeutic care because they assume that such care is unwanted by patients who …
Questioning Polst: Practical And Religious Issues, Lloyd Steffen
Questioning Polst: Practical And Religious Issues, Lloyd Steffen
Dalhousie Law Journal
The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is a one-page transferrable medical chart insert designed to facilitate physician-patient communication about a patient's wishes at the end of life. The document as a chart addition is in widespread use today, but various criticisms have been leveled at POLST, the most serious being that POLST creates a slippery slope to illicit active euthanasia. This article examines the criticisms and finds that they fit two categories, the first being practical implementation problems. These problems are correctable given more and better training of medical care staff. The second and more serious ethical charge …
Advance Directive Accessibility: Unlocking The Toolbox Containing Our End-Of-Life Decisions, Vanessa Cavallaro
Advance Directive Accessibility: Unlocking The Toolbox Containing Our End-Of-Life Decisions, Vanessa Cavallaro
Touro Law Review
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