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POLST and Advance Care Planning in Washington State: Where We Are Now

POLST and Advance Care Planning in Washington State: Where We Are Now


Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, palliative care nurse practitioner and co-chair of the Washington POLST Task Force, and Hilary Walker, OTL, Chair or WA Serious Illness Care Coalition and Program Coordinator for Advance Care Planning with PeaceHealth Medical System, review state wide initiatives, updates and resources that physicians, advanced practitioners, and other members of the health care team can access to promote advance care planning and goals of care conversations.

They offer insights into “the right document, at the right time, for the right person” and invite participation in open discussion about how advance care planning documents and POLST are currently being used in your medical systems.

Originally recorded Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, noon-1 p.m.

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