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.