Grinnell Regional Medical Center will host an advance
directive seminar for the public. This educational presentation will explain
the value and need for advance directives in healthcare.
The program is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 14,
beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the GRMC Tomasek Conference Center – East. All adults
are invited to learn about end-of-life wishes and how to put those in writing
so that loved ones know what type of care you want in the event of
life-threatening conditions.
Class participants will examine their wants and
desires not only at end-of-life but also when a major health crisis occurs. The
time to discuss these concerns is long before the crisis that calls families
together outside of emergency departments or ICUs, a time when emotions are
high and logical decisions seems to be difficult to determine.
The class will be led by Beth Gallegos, LISW, GRMC
social worker.
In Iowa, two documents are available to express wishes
and plans for changes in health. These are the Durable Power of Attorney for
Health Care Decisions or the Medical Power of Attorney and the Declaration Relating
to Life Sustaining Procedures or the Living Will. The Medical Power of Attorney
assigns the responsibility to another person to make healthcare choices for
someone when he/she cannot. The Living Will states a person’s wishes
specifically for healthcare. The Iowa
State Bar offers these online at http://www.iowabar.org/?page=Forms.
Forms will be available at the program. Forms are also
available by contacting Grinnell Regional Hospice at 641-236-2418. Many family practice physicians also
distribute the forms so they know their patients’ expectations.
This seminar is free and open to the public. Please
make a reservation by calling 641-236-2418.
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