Increasing Completion of Advance Directives in the Primary Care Setting

Authors

Emily A. Vayda, Larner College of Medicine at the University of VermontFollow

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Date

2018

Abstract

In the state of Vermont we have an increasing senior population that is greater than the national average. with this increase comes a greater need to end of life care planning. Completion of advance directives in the primary care setting reduces costs in end of life care, but also reduces stress and anxiety for family members of the patient receiving care. To increase completion of advance directive patients and providers will be educated on advance care planning and informed of community resources that aid in completion of the many forms available to patients.

Clinical Site

The Health Center, Plainfield, VT

Keywords

advance directives, palliative care, vermont, end-of-life care planning, health care agent

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Disciplines

Medical Education | Primary Care

Recommended Citation

Vayda, Emily A., "Increasing Completion of Advance Directives in the Primary Care Setting" (2018). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 387.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/387