Resources
A core mission of the National POLST Collaborative is to share the collective expertise of POLST programs across the country to support the continued development and improvement of POLST.
Tools & Resources to Strengthen Serious Illness Care
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Member ResourcesHow to Choose a Health Care Proxy & How to Be a Health Care Proxy
Practical information for clinicians and program leads implementing POLST.
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Patient ResourcesFive Wishes
Short overview to help patients and families understand what this is and how to use it.
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Patient ResourcesGo Wish
The Go Wish game gives you an easy and even entertaining way to talk about needs when someone is seriously ill.
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Member ResourcesCaring Conversations
Caring Conversations provides a workbook to help you focus on what matters to you your health care decisions, walking you steps to Reflect, Talk, Appoint and Act, to help you craft and advance care plan.
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Rejecting RacismThe Center to Advance Palliative Care: Statement on Racial Injustice
Strategies to reduce disparities and promote respectful, equitable care.
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Patient ResourcesThe Conversation Project: The Other Conversation
Short overview to help patients and families understand what this is and how to use it.
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Medical OrdersChart: Options for Initial Treatment Orders
Side‑by‑side comparison with practical distinctions at a glance.
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Rejecting RacismThe John A. Hartford Foundation: Rejecting Racism and Embracing Justice
Strategies to reduce disparities and promote respectful, equitable care.
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Rejecting RacismHospice and Structural Racism
Strategies to reduce disparities and promote respectful, equitable care.
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POLST FormsAdvance Care Planning: Advance Directives vs. POLST Forms
Side‑by‑side comparison with practical distinctions at a glance.