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End of Life Care Manual  

Summary of Changes to the POLST Form - November 2004
[download PDF]

POLST Speaker Bureau
[download PDF]

Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Webcast
This Powerpoint presentation contains the slides from the April 17, 2003 web conference sponsored by AWPHD entitled "Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment". We have included a Powerpoint version as well as an online version. The online version will be much quicker to view. This presentation is based on the old POLST form.
[download | view online]

Hospital POLST Policies
Sample POLST policies from hospitals and nursing homes.
Sample hospital Policy 1
Sample hospital Policy 2
Sample Nursing Home Policy 1
Sample Nursing Home Policy 2
Sample POLST Flow Chart

Department of Health POLST Resources
Link to the Department of Health POLST Resources. [click here]

DSHS Letter on Consent To Do Not Resuscitate
[click here]

End of Life Manual
Legal Requirements and General Guidance for Addressing End of Life Care in the Context of Advance Directives, Surrogate Decision-Making and Organ Procurement. [click here]

Sample Power of Attorney Documents
[English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)]

Sample POLST PowerPoint Presentation
A sample powerpoint presentation for your use in POLST presentations. This presentation is based on the old POLST form.
[download]

POLST Resource List
A list of individual contacts for more information on POLST. [download]

Oregon POLST Website
A link to the Oregon POLST website.
[click here]

"Your Right to End of Life Care" Brochure
A brochure for your use in your facility.  You can download the document and customize to your facility or order copies in English or Spanish.

Download Brochure (Adobe Acrobat): English | Spanish
Download Brochure (Adobe Pagemaker): English | Spanish

Downloadable POLST Form
This downloadable form is meant to serve as a master copy to be used to print bulk quantities (or single copies) of the form. It should be printed on 8-1/2" x 11" green card stock, front and back. For the card stock, you can use Astrobrights terra green (smooth finish), 65 lbs. (#22781), or an equivalent.
[download POLST form (PDF)]

The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, form can also be downloaded from the WSMA's Web site.
[click here] [training video]

 
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