Implementation Materials

PowerPoint Presentations

NHPCO National POLST Paradigm Precourse PowerPoints

November 28, 2007

• Introduction and Goal-Setting
  Susan Tolle, MD, Sarah Foreman
• Making the Case for the POLST Paradigm
  Alvin H. "Woody" Moss, MD, FACP
• Core Elements of a POLST Paradigm Program
  Bernard J. "Bud" Hammes, PhD
• The POLST Paradigm: Potential State Legal Barriers
  Charles P. "Charlie" Sabatino, JD
• The POLST Paradigm and EMS
  Terri Schmidt, MD
• Steps to Implement a POLST Paradigm Program
  Patricia A. "Pat" Bomba, MD, FACP
• Coalition Development
  "Building and Strengthening the Coalition" Video
  Susan Tolle, MD
• POLST Research Outcomes
  Susan Hickman, PhD
• Training Health Professionals to Reliably Work with a POLST Paradigm
  Bud Hammes, PhD
• "POLST at Work" Video and Communication Skills
  Susan Tolle, MD
• Relationship of Caring Connections and Hospice to POLST Paradigm Programs
  Kathy Brandt, MS and Malene Davis, RN, MBA
• Wrap Up and Next Steps
  Pat Dunn, MD

Videos

• Your End-of-Life Prescription: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

See Resources for sample POLST forms, Patient Brochures, and other educational materials.

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