AMDA Webinar: POLST, ACP and COVID-19 - What Long-Term Care Facilities Should Be Doing and How
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) is holding a webinar May 13, "POLST, ACP and COVID-19: What Long-Term Care Facilities Should Be Doing and How."
This webinar will discuss what POLST is, where it fits within the advance care planning (ACP) spectrum, how to use POLST in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and identify resources that are available to help. The webinar will also cover the following learning objectives:
- Explain how to offer POLST to appropriate residents in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Review ways to reach out to residents about their POLST (confirming it is accurate)
- Demonstrate ways to determine the decision-making capacity of residents
- Practice strategies for having a conversation about POLST with surrogates
- Describe practical steps to manage verbal orders /verbal consents /electronic signatures relative to POLST forms
To learn more and register for the webinar, click here. (This webinar is free for AMDA members)
