National POLST Resources
Basics about POLST:
Patients:
Please see our Patient Resources page.
Health Care Professionals and Facilities:
- Completing POLST Forms in Crisis Standards of Care
- COVID-19 & POLST Statement
- CPR Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic (AMDA)
- Webinar: Crafting Care Planning Tools to Meet the Unique Challenges of COVID-19 (C-TAC, 59 min including questions)
- Advice on Signatures from Charlie Sabatino (YouTube video, 7 min)
- Long Term Care Facility Guidance for POLST & COVID-19
- Communication Skills for Bridging Inequality (VitalTalk)
- Hospital Visitor Policies Nationwide Must Accommodate Patients With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic (The Arc)
- Resolution of Federal Civil Rights Complaint Raises the Bar in Prohibiting Medical Discrimination Against People With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic (The Arc)
Nursing Facility Specific tools (from optimistic-care.org)
- Advance Care Planning During a Crisis for Nursing Homes (12 min video; slides)
- Advance Care Planning and COVID-19
- CALMER Goals of Care Discussion Guide
- Symptom Management in the Nursing Home During COVID-19
Related to Medicare and Medicaid:
- Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 Prevalence in Nursing Homes (CMS)
- Advance Care Planning: Reimbursable under Medicare (Coalition for Compassionate Care of California)
- Summary of CMS Interim Final Rule provisions (Healthsperien)
FAQs
- Electronic POLST Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions for Health Care Professionals
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Frequently Asked Questions
Advance Care Planning (ACP) Conversation Resources
- Oregon Health & Science University Center for Ethics:
- Respecting Choices:
- Proactive care planning for COVID-19 (3-page PDF guide)
- Proactive care planning for COVID-19 (26 min video)
- Prepare For Your Care:
Resources from our Partners
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid:
- The John A Hartford Foundation:
- Respecting Choices: COVID-19 Resources
- Colorado Program for Patient Centered Decisions:
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:
- The Center to Advance Palliative Care:
- VitalTalk:
- Ariadne Labs
- Simulated Telemedicine Demo of COVID-19 Conversation Guide for Outpatient Care (10 min video)
- Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit:
- Entire toolkit (Zip file)
- COVID-19 Conversation Guide for Crisis Standards (PDF)
- Telehealth Communication Tips (PDF)
- Recommendation Aid (PDF)
- Care Planning Resource (PDF)
- AMDA (The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine):
- The Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network (SWHPN)
- The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC):
Resources Addressing Discrimination
- Communication Skills for Bridging Inequality (VitalTalk)
- Hospital Visitor Policies Nationwide Must Accommodate Patients With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic (The Arc)
- Resolution of Federal Civil Rights Complaint Raises the Bar in Prohibiting Medical Discrimination Against People With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic (The Arc)
- Using Palliative Care to Support Equitable Care in the Midst of COVID-19 (CAPC)
Also see our Rejecting Racism web page.