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The POLST paradigm and form:Facts and analysis.

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Citation: Linacre Quarterly. 80(2):103-38, 2013 May.PMID: 24846321Institution: MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: PubMed-not-MEDLINE -- Not indexedYear: 2013 ISSN:

0024-3639

Name of journal: The Linacre quarterlyAbstract: This white paper, prepared by a working group of the Catholic Medical Association, provides a commentary on a new type of end-of-life document called a POLST form (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) as well as on its model (or "paradigm") for implementation across the United States. After an introductory section reviewing the origin, goals, and standard defenses of the POLST paradigm and form, the paper offers a critical analysis of POLST, including an analysis of the risks that POLST poses to sound clinical and ethical decision-making. The paper ends with several recommendations to help Catholic healthcare professionals and institutions better address the challenges of end-of-life care with alternatives to POLST.All authors: Beffel M, Brehany JF, Breschi LC, Brugger C, Buscher S, Hart EM, Kummer M, Lane JI, Marker RL, Morrow PT, Smith FL, Toffler WLFiscal year: FY2013Digital Object Identifier:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1179/0024363913Z.00000000027

Date added to catalog: 2018-08-16

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This white paper, prepared by a working group of the Catholic Medical Association, provides a commentary on a new type of end-of-life document called a POLST form (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) as well as on its model (or "paradigm") for implementation across the United States. After an introductory section reviewing the origin, goals, and standard defenses of the POLST paradigm and form, the paper offers a critical analysis of POLST, including an analysis of the risks that POLST poses to sound clinical and ethical decision-making. The paper ends with several recommendations to help Catholic healthcare professionals and institutions better address the challenges of end-of-life care with alternatives to POLST.

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