Media

As the sole academic health center in Oregon, OHSU’s Center for Ethics is looked to by the media to offer guidance about the challenging clinical ethics issues of our day.  Susan Tolle, MD, as Director of the Center leads responses to media requests and is frequently helped by other Center directors and senior scholars.

In The Press

August 6, 2008
The Oregonian prints, "Oregon end-of-life idea moves to California, NY", describing the adoption of POLST Paradigm Programs in both states.

August 4, 2008
California Governor Signs POLST Into Law

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 3000 into legislative law, ensuring that persons with a serious illness who complete a POLST form will have their end of life treatment preferences honored by health care professionals.

Articles

Journal of Palliative Medicine
"Use of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm Program in the Hospice Setting" Authors: Susan E. Hickman, PhD, Christine A. Nelson, PhD, RN, Alvin H. Moss, MD, Bernard J. Hammes, PhD, Allison Terwilliger, MPH, RN, Ann Jackson, MBA, Susan W. Tolle, MD  2009, February; Volume 12, Number 2: 133-141

Caring for the Ages
"Hospitals, LTC Facilities Are Moving Toward Newer End-of-Life Strategies: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment orders are joined by default surrogate approach" Author: Joyce Frieden.  November, 2008; p. 5