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Virginia Post: Improving Patient- Physician Communication About End Of Life Care, Chris Pile, Laura Pole
Virginia Post: Improving Patient- Physician Communication About End Of Life Care, Chris Pile, Laura Pole
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Educational Objectives
1. Examine the complexities of medical decision-making at the end of life and the inadequacy of advance directives alone to affect care at the end of life.
2. Demonstrate how effective communication can facilitate medical decision-making and improve congruency between care received and patient goals, priorities, and values.
3. Discuss the National POLST Paradigm and the current status of POST in Virginia.