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National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16, 2008
Join the American College of Physicians (ACP) and other national, state and community organizations to ensure that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions.
April 16, 2008 has been designated National Healthcare Decisions Day.
- Why is advance care planning important?
- What do I need to know about treatment options?
- How do I talk to others about my future healthcare decisions?
- Who should I choose to speak for me in the event that I cannot speak for myself?
- How do I document my healthcare preferences and choice of person to express my wishes?
- What is required for my advance directive to be legally valid?
Information about advanced care planning and documents that meet individual state requirements are available at caringinfo.org.
The following are links to ACP resources for advance health care planning:
Evidence-Based Interventions to Improve the Palliative Care of Pain, Dyspnea, and Depression at the End of Life: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians
A. Qaseem, V. Snow, P. Shekelle, D. E. Casey, Jr., J. T. Cross, Jr., D. K. Owens and for the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians*
(Ann Intern Med 2008; 141-146.)End of Life Care papers and brochures for patients and physicians
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