Friday, 11 December 2015
My Directives App
While this app is not particular to British Columbia, it does allow the writer to capture pertinent details about their wishes for future health care. Because it's the conversation, not the document, that is crucial, I think that no matter what jurisdiction I might find myself in, the information I have provided for my healthcare agent(s) in this app will be really helpful when they have to make decisions on my behalf.
I found the process of making an advance directive using this app to be very easy. I think it's particularly useful for travelling.
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Decision Making and Critical Illness
Sunset in Windhoek, Namibia |
The CPR Video decision aid describes what is involved in CPR and the life support decision aid prepares individuals to consider care options for themselves or family members in the case of critical illness - Decide Together.
These resources were developed under the leadership of Jennifer Kryworuchko, an assistant professor at the UBC School of Nursing.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Dr. Duncan Sinclair - Putting the Responsibility Where it Belongs
Listen to Dr. Duncan Sinclair, former Queen's University Dean of Medicine as he describes what frail health means to him and the steps he is taking to both delay the onset of frailty and to ensure his end-of-life care decisions are closely followed.
Dr. Sinclair, by writing and disseminating an advance directive detailing his goals and values, is determined to put the responsibility for end-of-life decision-making where it belongs - on his own shoulders.
Dr. Sinclair, by writing and disseminating an advance directive detailing his goals and values, is determined to put the responsibility for end-of-life decision-making where it belongs - on his own shoulders.
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Eight Minutes that Could Change Your Life
Conversations yield end-of-life benefits.
Click on this link to view video.
Click on this link to view video.
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Using the BRAIN Acronym
An easy-to-remember discussion tool is the BRAIN acronym. Use the letters of this word to help you in advance care planning situations as you are preparing for health care conversations with health providers about life-impacting decisions.
Benefits
What are the
benefits of this procedure/treatment?
Risks
What are the
risks of this procedure? How might this negatively affect me/my family/my
friends?
Alternatives
Are there
alternatives to this procedure/treatment? Are there other options?
Intuition
What is my gut
feeling about this?
Need Time or Nothing
Can I delay
this procedure and take some time to think about it? Discuss it with my
family? What will happen if I choose to do nothing for now?
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