POST Basics – An Overview of Important Treatment Decisions
Designed for people with advanced illness or frailty and their family members. Provides an overview of important treatment decisions in...
How we adopted and are using the National POLST Form
Medical order used to document treatment preferences for patients with serious illness or advanced frailty.
Avoiding conflicts between Advance Directives and POLST
Overview of advance directives and how they complement POLST in planning and emergencies.
The Devil is in the Details: A case based argument for advance care planning registries
General discussion about registries
Redesigning Patient Care Using eMOLST
Christine Wilkins, PhD, LCSW, discusses how one large health care system in New York City implemented the use of POLST
POLST Toolkit: Hospice
Kandyce Powell, RN, MSN and Jane Dohrmann, LISW, ACHP-SW, discuss POLST implementation in the hospice setting.
POLST Toolkit: Nursing Homes
Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, MSW, and Nicole Peterson, DNP, ARNP discuss POLST in the nursing home setting.
POLST Toolkit: Hospital (inpatient)
Suzanne Labriola, DO, presents POLST implementation in the inpatient hospital setting.
POLST Toolkit: Emergency Medical Services
Guidance for emergency settings on recognizing and using POLST appropriately.
POLST Toolkit: Primary Care Practice
Patricia Bomba, MD, and Kathryn Borgenicht, MD, discuss POLST in the Primary Care Practice.
POLST Toolkit: Overview
Amy Vandenbroucke, JD, Executive Director of National POLST, introduces the POLST Care Continuum Toolkit series.
Frailty and Mortality – How are They Linked?
Kenneth Brummel-Smith, MD, addresses common definitions of frailty, how frailty and disability differ, the risks of frailty, and evidence that...