The Polst Program, An Oregon Creation To Help Patients With Advanced Illness
by Zangani • 10 November 2011 • Pain News
An Oregon-pioneered program aimed at improving health care for those with advanced illness is now receiving national attention. AARP recently released a report about the Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, program. The program was created to honor the treatment wishes of patients with advanced progressive illness or frailty…