Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else: A North Dakota Handbook
If you make health care decisions for someone else – or might at some future point – this handbook is for you.
2015
Let’s Talk About Dying (Video)
We can’t control if we’ll die, but we can “occupy death,” in the words of Dr. Peter Saul. He calls on us to make clear our preferences for end of life care — and suggests two questions for starting the conversation. (Filmed at TEDxNewy.)
“Conversation Ready”: A Framework for Improving End-of-Life Care
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Describes the Conversation Ready framework, the changes associated with the framework’s five principles that can be implemented to improve end-of-life care, examples of changes tested by organizations, and suggested measures to guide improvement. http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/IHIWhitePapers/ConversationReadyEndofLifeCare.aspx
Who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself? Advance Health Care Planning Resource Guide for North Dakotans
Most of us know we should talk to a variety of people about our wishes for care when we can’t speak for ourselves. It’s just that, often, we don’t.
Yet, if we can document and discuss in advance our wishes, a conversation that once seemed scary can actually become comforting.
It really is OK to talk about dying. It has to be. Use this guide to help you start.
Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life
Institute of Medicine of The National Academies A consensus report that finds that improving the quality and availability of medical and social services for patients and their families could not only enhance quality of life through the end of life, but may also contribute to a more sustainable care system. http://iom.nationalacademies.org/Reports/2014/Dying-In-America-Improving-Quality-and-Honoring-Individual-Preferences-Near-the-End-of-Life.aspx
Making Health Care Decisions in North Dakota: A Summary of North Dakota Law Regarding Health Care Directives
Published by: North Dakota Department of Human Services Aging Services Division (last revised 2012) https://www.nd.gov/dhs/info/pubs/docs/aging/aging-healthcare-directives-guide.pdf