February 5, 2019
Oregon Removes Feeding Tube Option From End-Of-Life Medical Directive Form
https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-end-of-life-medical-directive-feeding-tubes-option/Oregon’s end-of-life medical directive form, or POLST form, will no longer include the option of having a feeding tube.
February 5, 2019
Unpacking ‘the cloud’: a framework for implementing public health approaches to palliative care (Michelle Howard)
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/heapro/day123/5303220?redirectedFrom=fulltextDesigning and implementing population-based systems of care that address the social determinants of health, take action on multiple levels, and are guided by evidence-based principles is […]
January 28, 2019
Differences in Advance Care Planning Between American Indian and White Older Adults
https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/rgn/2019-1-12-1/%7B4502b4b7-2181-4b66-9171-b8a5c46ef374%7D/differences-in-advance-care-planning-between-american-indian-and-white-older-adultsCompared with their White peers, American Indian older adults were significantly less likely to have an end-of-life (EOL) care plan or to have completed a durable […]
January 28, 2019
In emergencies, the elderly die. Here’s how we can start to change that: CFN Op. ed
https://www.cfn-nce.ca/news/the-latest-opinion-from-cfn/?fbclid=IwAR3WMrih32xIjoJa4Hz6p87IT3TzTPUF01DEgbJLq1afs1L5bumXLyEQsdEWith the Vulnerable Persons at Risk (VPR) algorithm, seniors don’t have to be helpless in the face of disaster.