The National POLST Paradigm eNewsletters below highlight accomplishments, state and National POLST Paradigm events, upcoming conferences and webinars, and specific national events. The National POLST Paradigm eNewsletters are available for you to download.
eNewsletter Archive
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| 2017 July | Health Affairs and AMA Journal of Ethics devoted July issues to Advanced IllnessNew National POLST Technology web page!The Quality of POLST Completion to Guide Treatment in Two States. |
| 2017 June | Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017Free POLST Webinar Series continuesNational POLST Letters web pageAllow Natural Death v. Do Not Resuscitate in Journal of Palliative Medicine |
| 2017 May | Free POLST Webinar Series underwayNew National POLST Paradigm Appropriate Use Policy available onlineThe American College of Emergency Physicians issues official POLST GuidelinesFree full online ASA issue: Reforming Advanced Illness and End-of-Life Care |
| 2017 April | National Healthcare Decisions Day expands to a full week for its 10th anniversaryRegister NOW! POLST Toolkit Webinar Series expanded, starts THIS Thursday, 4/6!"Lessons from Oregon in Embracing Complexity in End of Life Care" published in New England Journal of MedicinePatient and Family Engaged Care Discussed in National Academy of Medicine |
| 2017 March | Recommendations to the Administration sent to Secretaries Price and ShulkinMultiple Policy Developments at the National LevelWest Virginia POST affects place of death for advanced cancer patients.Shared Decision Making in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the ED. |
| 2017 February | The National POLST Paradigm Office has moved!Learn about Payment in Palliative Care: CAPC Payment Primer and Glossary available.Two POLST articles in The American Journal of Bioethics |
| 2017 January | National POLST Paradigm presentations at national conferences.Now highlighted online at our website: POLST and Religion.Measuring What Matters, a project of AAPHM/HPNA featured in JPSM. |
| 2016 December | Tough Talk from Pitt MedVisualizing Health PolicyNational POLST Paradigm Web Forum and LinkedIn GroupJournal of Palliative Medicine publishes POLST pilot data |
| 2016 November | POLST Paradigm highlighted by The Pew Charitable Trusts - Wife describes how honoring her husband’s wishes allowed him to die at peace.Journal of Palliative Medicine: Advance Care Planning Codes - 10 Tips for Using Advance Care Planning Codes in Palliative Medicine and Beyond.The National POLST Paradigm Programs Map PageNurse Practitioners as POLST signers - Research published; Video provides background and importance of research |
| 2016 October | NPPTF Announces Revised Recommendations for Integrating Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Forms with Electronic Health RecordsRevised POLST Paradigm state-by-state legislative comparison chart available onlineJournal of the American Geriatrics Society publishes paper by Susan Hickman, PhD, on ACP and POLST use in nursing homesJournal of Medical Systems publishes paper by Dana Zive et al.: Implementation of a Novel Electronic Health Record-Embedded Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment System |
| 2016 September | New National POLST Paradigm Website Launched!Newly updated POLST FAQs online: FAQs for Patients — and separate FAQs for Professionals — now available.AMA Journal of Ethics: "Overcoming legal impediments to POLST" provides legal perspective on POLST progress |
| 2016 July | Personalize Your Care 2.0 Bill introducedJAGS Study compares POLST registry data in Oregon and West VirginiaLetter to the JAMA editor explains evidence supporting POLST |
| 2016 June | National POLST Strategy approvedWorking together: LA Times OpEd |
| 2016 May | Doctors Fail to Talk About End of LifePodcasts You Shouldn't Miss |
| 2016 April National Healthcare Decisions Day | Great work POLST Paradigm coalitions have accomplished |
| 2016 April | Champion National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16National POLST Paradigm FAQ guide is availableAge Ageing article: End-of-life discussions in nursing home improve outcomes, reduce odds of dying in hospital |
| 2016 March | National POLST Paradigm Conference a success; Future directions for National POLST Paradigm announcedNational POLST Social Media Guide |
| 2016 January | Thank you and Happy New Year! A run down of our successes in 2015IOM Recommendations and POLST |
| 2015 December | Top 10 Myths and Facts about advance directives featured in the American Bar AssociationJPSM article: POST Forms more than advance directives associated with out-of-hospital deaths |
| 2015 November | California making improvement towards a more supportive environment for EOL careCompilation of POLST resources availableJPM article: Oncology fellows agree there is a need for better training in palliative care; little change in 10 years |
| 2015 October | Distinguishing POLST from Death with Dignity statutesPOLST: Doing It Better (video release)JAMA Oncol article: Advance care planning among paitents with cancer |
| 2015 September | Fostering the conversationThe role of guardians and health care agents in medical decision-makingParkinsonism Relat Disord article: POLST among patients with Parkinson's Disease |
| 2015 August | POLST Paradigm people in the newsCatholic ethics and the end of lifeJPSM article: Timing of POLST Form completion and cause of death |
| 2015 July | The Care Planning Act of 2015Webinar recording: EMS's Vital Role with POLSTJAANP article: POLST, nurse practitioners, and nursing home residents with dementia |
| 2015 June | Understanding the TRIAD VII Study on POLSTNational POLST Program Development GuideGerontologist article: Nursing home residents and POLST |
| 2015 May | POLST featured in ABA JournalNY Times article: Voicing my choicesJ Palliat Med article: Allow natural death vs do not resuscitate |
| 2015 April | POLST featured in the New York TimesNHDD and Older Americans Month |
| 2015 April Lets Celebrate National Healthcare Decision Day | What are you or your POLST Program doing today?AGS article: Change in advance directive completion from 2000-2010 |
| 2015 March | Advance care planning on PBS' FrontlinePOLST Featured in New England Journal of MedicineODHS alert: Administrative alerts for CMS CPR guidance |
| 2015 February | 2015 National POLST Paradigm In-Person meetingOregon's Understanding POLST video in SpanishJ Am Geriatr Soc article: Systematic review of POLST research |
| 2015 January / 2014 December | California POLST Registry in DevelopmentArticle explores misconceptions about POLSTFoundation Center: Glossary for grantseekers |
| 2014 November | POLST at the 2015 AAHPM Annual MeetingThe legal aspects of POLSTPublic Policy & Aging report: Advance care planning tools |
| 2014 October | Institute of Medicine report on EOL issues releasedConsultations during POLST Form revisionsJ Palliat Med article: The effect of advance care planning on dialysis patients |
| 2014 August/September | Reimbursement for advance care planning gaining tractionPREPARE advance care planning education aidAnn Intern Med article: Decision aids for advance care planning |
| 2014 July | National media reports on landmark POLST study in JAGSMulti-lingual POLST materials |
| 2014 June - Special Announcement | Announcement of JAGS article demonstraing value of POLSTJ Gen Intern Med article: POLST in nursing homes |
| 2014 June | National POLST Leadership Conference a successNew POLST application formsAnn Emerg Med article: A review of POLST for emergency medicine professionals |
| 2014 May | POLST legislation sweeping across the countryPOLST "Lay Person" videoJPM article: Understandings of DNR and MOLST among EMS personnel |
| 2014 April | New National POLST CoordinatorNational Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD)AJPM article: Advance directives completion survey |
| 2014 March | POLST is not a code status formLegislative resourcesResuscitation article: POLST Form combinations in Oregon |
| 2014 February | Deactivation of cardiac devicesKansas-Missouri TPOPP videoJPM article: Efficacy of a POLST-like Program in Singapore |
| 2014 January | POLST.org Resource LibraryLaPOST Conversation GuidebookAnn Emerg Med article: Use of POLST in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
| 2013 November | Endorsed program brandingGoals of the Communications CommitteeJ Pain Symptom Manage article: Provider perceptions of end of life treatment preferences |
| 2013 October | POLST at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyMisrepresentations of POLST on FacebookJ Am Med Dir Assoc article: Perspectives on MOST in North Carolina nursing homes |
| 2013 September | Advance care planning legislationPOLST experiencesJ Am Geriatr Soc article: Adoption of POLST in California hospitals |
| 2013 August | National media attentionUse of POLST for individuals with disabilitiesJ Palliat Med article: Demographics of POLST use and outcomes |
| 2013 July | POLST at the US SenatePOLST stories submission pagePalliat Support Care article: When are MOLSTs completed? |
| 2013 June | POLST Programs achieve milestonePrinciples for social networking |
| 2013 May | End-of-Life Care ChallengeQuality and Research Toolkit |