Purpose The Serious Illness Conversation Guide is a tool that helps clinicians understand their patients’ goals and values and incorporate them in clinical decision-making. The person-centered questions in the guide explore: A patient’s understanding of their illness, their preferences for information, their personal goals, their fears and worries, as well as their sources of strength, the abilities they find most important to their daily life and the tradeoffs they are willing to take for the possibility of more time, and…

This session reviews different sections of the Honoring Choices PNW’s DPOA-HC, explain their purposes and allowing time for reflection and questions. Click on the website link in the event details below or register here. These webinars will not replace individual presentations we provide, but are intended as an on-going event for the public. Audience members do not have to attend both sessions or in any order. Other presentations in the series: Understanding Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives Next available session: Wednesday,…

Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP. Remote Course Dates · Day 1: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am · Day 2: Friday, November 5, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access. This course is FREE to all program participants. This course has hit its maximum…

Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals interested in providing advance care planning facilitation. This course assists participants in learning effective communication and conversation skills for person-centered ACP. Remote Course Dates · Day 1: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 9:00am-11:15am · Day 2: Friday, November 5, 2021 at 9:00am-2:45pm To participate fully during both course sessions, you will need stable internet access. This course is FREE to all program participants. This course has hit its maximum…

Purpose The Serious Illness Conversation Guide is a tool that helps clinicians understand their patients’ goals and values and incorporate them in clinical decision-making. The person-centered questions in the guide explore: A patient’s understanding of their illness, their preferences for information, their personal goals, their fears and worries, as well as their sources of strength, the abilities they find most important to their daily life and the tradeoffs they are willing to take for the possibility of more time, and…

This session provides information on what advance care planning is as well as the documents used. Click on the website link in the event details below or register here. These webinars will not replace individual presentations we provide, but are intended as an on-going event for the public. Audience members do not have to attend both sessions or in any order. Other presentations in the series: Completing your Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOA-HC) Next available session: Saturday, December…

Purpose The Serious Illness Conversation Guide is a tool that helps clinicians understand their patients’ goals and values and incorporate them in clinical decision-making. The person-centered questions in the guide explore: A patient’s understanding of their illness, their preferences for information, their personal goals, their fears and worries, as well as their sources of strength, the abilities they find most important to their daily life and the tradeoffs they are willing to take for the possibility of more time, and…

Respecting Choices® First Steps® ACP Instructor certification is designed for participants interested in mentoring other facilitators, being an ACP champion in their community, and gaining the necessary skills to host and lead a Respecting Choices First Steps Facilitator certification class. The learning objectives of this training include: Define Instructor responsibilities and commons strategies for teaching the Respecting Choices First Steps ACP Facilitator Certification course. Facilitate a brief discussion on a selected ACP topic. Apply three mentoring strategies to promote Facilitator…