The best time to prepare your Advanced Medical Directive (pdf) is before a circumstance arises where one may be needed. An Advance Health Care Directive (or Advance Medical Directive) allows you to ...

April 16 is National Healthcare Decision Day, which encourages people to create an advance directive ... PA-C a palliative care physician assistant at Intermountain Health.

The Berkshire End-of-Life Network is sponsoring an advance health care directives program from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, National Healthcare Decisions Day. The meeting will take place in the ...

An advance health care directive is a legal document that outlines your preferences for medical care if you become unable to speak for yourself. One of its most important components is naming a ...

“But that’s often not the case at all.” If you haven’t created an advance directive or named a health care proxy, or your loved ones can’t find your directive in an emergency, you run a ...

"Advance care directives aren't just for the elderly or the terminal — it's for everyone. "I think everyone needs to sit at the table and have this discussion with their family." Health Minister ...