Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Judy Thomas; Amy Vandenbroucke; Kelley Queale

doi:10.1016/j.cpha.2018.05.004

Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Judy Thomas, Amy Vandenbroucke, Kelley Queale

School of Medicine

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Abstract

This article is an overview of advance care planning, which is a process that supports adults at any age or stage of health understand and share their personal values, life goals, and preferences regarding future medical care. It increases the likelihood that an individual's treatment wishes will be known and respected during serious illness and at the end of life. Advance directives and physician orders for life-sustaining treatment are defined, compared, and contrasted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	495-503
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physician Assistant Clinics
Volume	3
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpha.2018.05.004
State	Published - Oct 2018

Keywords

Advance care planning
Advance directive
End of life
POLST
Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment

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General Medicine

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