Oregon POLST Information for Health Care Professionals

• History
• FAQ
• Task Force

• Form

• Resources
• Registry
• Brochures and Videos
• News & Events
• Hospitals

• Sample Policies

• EMS
• Spanish

Form

1. June 2011 POLST Form (PDF)
2. Order POLST forms online

Resources

1. Guidance for Health Care Professionals (PDF)
2. FAQ for Health Care Professionals in Oregon
3. Inclusion of POLST in Electronic Medical Record (PDF)
4. POLST and Advance Directives
5. POLST Use for Persons with Disabilities (PDF)
6. Oregon POLST Task Force Statement on Following Other States' POLST Orders

 

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Brochures and Videos

1. Patient Brochure- English (PDF) Please feel free to print brochures.
2. Patient Brochure- Spanish (PDF) See "Spanish" below.
3. Your End-of-Life Prescription (Video)
4. POLST At Work: Honoring Your Treatment Wishes (Video)
5. Honoring the Wishes of the Spanish Speaking Patient & Family (Video)
6. Respetando los deseos de los Pacientes Hispanos (Video)
7. Order materials online

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News & Events

1. POLST Paradigm Coalition Advancement Grants

   July 15, 2011

2. 2011 Version 2 of the Oregon POLST Guidebook               

3. "AARP Reports On Oregon Success Story"

   June 16, 2011

   AARP

Hospitals   

1. Hospital Guidelines: Honoring the patient's wishes when POLST orders are written by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant not on staff at hospital (PDF)
2. Legacy Medical Group Training Modual: The POLST Form and Registry

 

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Sample Policies

1. OHSU Policy: Do Not Resuscitate, Advance Directives, Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, & End-of-Life Decision-Making Process (PDF)
2. PeaceHealth POLST Policy
3. Mountain View Hospital POLST Policy
4. Madras Medical Group
5. Oregon Department of Corrections

EMS

1. EMT Scope of Practice- OAR 847-35-0030 (6)

Spanish

1. Translated POLST Form (PDF) (Educational Tool only)
2. Spanish Patient Brochure (PDF)
3. Honoring the Wishes of the Spanish Speaking Patient & Family (Video- English)
4. Respetando los deseos de los Pacientes Hispanos (Video- Español)

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