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Advance Directives Defined
Legal documents stating a patient's medical preferences in the event the patient should become incapable of voicing his/her opinion. (See also durable power of attorney and living will.)
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Letter to the Editor
Published July 24, 2008, 2:13 am, Seattle Times
A sampling of readers' letters, faxes and e-mail.
New form respects end-of-life wishes
Published July 23, 2008, 7:02 am, Queens Courier
A pink form from Rochester is giving chronically ill patients a voice. Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST), piloted in Monroe and Onondaga counties, allows seriously ill patients to complete a form about what kind of care they want at the end of their lives.
Unwed couples financially vulnerable
Published July 21, 2008, 10:39 pm, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Question: With the recent publicity on same-gender couples, how does professional advice differ for them from that given to heterosexual couples? Answer: Sexual orientation may determine your life partner, but it shouldn't determine whether you seek guidance in important areas of your life.
BUSINESS NEWS: Workshop focuses on health care
Published July 21, 2008, 12:16 am, Courier-Post
Making health-care decisions in advance allows families and health-care providers the opportunity to honor the wishes of people who may be too ill to speak for themselves.
Niagara County events
Published July 20, 2008, 5:49 am, The Buffalo News
Following is Niagara Sunday's weekly listing of upcoming public events held around Niagara County. If you would like your event included, send the information two weeks in advance to: Niagara Community Calendar, c/o The Buffalo News, 8353 Niagara Falls Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY 14304, fax to: 283-1691, or e-mail to: niagaranews@buffnews.com . Today
Business Milestones
Published July 19, 2008, 9:14 pm, Winston-Salem Journal
Business Milestones
Pilot program in county focuses on advance directives
Published July 19, 2008, 12:30 am, Ventura County Star
No heroic measures. The words may mean no ventilators and no resuscitation to terminally ill people who plug the phrase into advance directives dictating how they want to die.
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- Talking about Your Final Wishes
- FHA - Eldercare at Home - CHAPTER 27: Foundation for Health and Aging
- NAMI | Advance Directives
- National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives - FAQs: Psychiatric Advance Directives
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Thu Nov 29
- Put it in Writing - advance directives: AHA has put together worksheets, links to state-specific information, and more on advance directives.
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- Free Living Will Forms - Health Care Decisions: They can be short, simple statements expressing your values and choices. Examples of Advance Directives include Health Care Directives, Living Wills, Health Care (Medical) Powers of Attorney, and other...
Sun May 27
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