Patient resources on end-of-life decisions now available online August 28, 2015 General Do Not Resuscitate, End of Life Issues, POLST, Advance Directive 0 The California Medical Association (CMA) encourages Californians to think about and talk with loved ones about their wishes for end-of-life medical care. CMA has developed a number of resources to help providers, patients and loved ones with making these important end-of-life decisions. The information, available in English and Spanish, includes legally recognized documents such as Advance Directives, Do-Not-Resuscitate forms and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST). CMA's Advance Health Care Directive and POLST toolkits also include wallet identification cards and answer frequently asked questions from patients. Physicians are also encouraged to speak to their patients about end-of-life decisions and provide these materials to them before a serious illness or injury occurs. You can find a complete list of CMA's end-of-life health care resources with summaries at www.cmanet.org/endoflife. Comments are closed.
