Be sure to listen to tonight’s Thursday’s edition of All Things Considered on NPR to hear about Oregon’s efforts to ensure those with advanced illness get the health care they want. (LISTEN HERE) The news story is about the POLST (Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) program. It was created over 20 years ago when representatives from the OHSU Center for Ethics in Health Care teamed up with other health professionals in the state to address … Read More
Last week we told you about an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association which is getting a lot of attention. Why? Because it’s about an Oregon creation that is spreading across the country: The POLST Program. For those unfamiliar with POLST, it was created about 20 years ago by Oregon health providers seeking to ensure that patients with advanced illness have their health care wishes respected when it comes to life-extending interventions. … Read More
This week, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article about a real Oregon innovation: The POLST Program. The director of OHSU’s Ethics Center, Dr. Susan Tolle explains the research and the paper: Also, here is some of the news coverage: Oregon Public Broadcasting The Portland Business Journal
