Sharing Your Wishes
Sharing your wishes for the care you want if you are critically ill or injured can bring you closer to the people you love. Making your wishes known clearly in advance of a crisis is one of the biggest gifts you can give yourself, your family and friends.
Our team has resources to help you get your advance care planning (ACP) documents completed for Washington, Oregon and Alaska!
The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions
This presentation explains what advanced medical interventions are, and what they mean in the short and long term. Viewers will be able to make informed decisions to complete an advance care planning document and a POLST about their healthcare wishes before an accident or serious illness occurs.
- William E. Lombard, MD, retired nephrologist and past medical director at the Mount Baker Kidney Center, Bellingham, WA
- Rebecca Rech Cutler, RN, BSN, CRRN, CHPN, has been a nurse for over 30 years, with 15 years of Home Health and 5 years of Hospice experience.
- Schedule and glossary
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