Resources for Patients & Families in Oregon

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Oregon POLST Registry: FAQs for Patients & Families (PDF)
Oregon POLST Registry
POLST At Work: Honoring Your Treatment Wishes (Video) This 11 minute video walks step by step through the September 2004 version of the Oregon POLST form. A hospice patient’s story illustrates the use of POLST traveling from home to hospital, to nursing home and back home with his wishes clearly followed at each step of his transfer.

Honoring the Wishes of the Spanish Speaking Patient & Family (View video in English) This video is particularly sensitive to those in the Spanish speaking community, addressing the important role of bilingual family members and the use of an interpreter, as well as how culture and spirituality can play an important role during end of life care. The story of Jose, a man with advanced cancer, illustrates how Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) is intended to work in multiple care settings. Designed for health care professionals, patients and family members alike.

Folleto del Paciente de POLST (PDF)
Respetando los deseos de los Pacientes Hispanos (Vea video en Español) Este video considera particularmente a la comunidad de habla hispana, incluyendo el papel importante de los parientes bilingües y el uso de intérpretes, también sobre cómo la cultura y la espiritualidad son aspectos muy importantes cuando se presta atención médica cuando finaliza la vida. La historia de José, un hombre con cáncer avanzado, demuestra cómo el formulario de Órdenes Médicas para el Sustento de Vida (POLST) puede funcionar en una gran variedad de lugares de atención médica. Está diseñado igualmente para profesionales médicos, pacientes y familias.