ABC News highlights the importance of prior directives

ABC News recently broadcast a series of stories about the importance of early guidelines. Ellen Goodman, a columnist, author, speaker and award -winning commentator of the Pulitzer Prize, is co -founder of “The Conversation Project”.

According to her website, “Ellen co -founded the conversation project in 2010 when a group of colleagues and media, clergy and medical professionals concerned gathered to share stories of” good deaths “and” bad deaths “in their own circle of relatives. If necessary for their wishes to be known when the time comes. »»

OSF support care has more than 300 certified facilitators who can have these important conversations on prior directives with our patients and their family members. Last year, we achieved more than 2,600 advanced directives and our goal for the 2013 financial year is to go beyond this number and reach the greatest number of patients, especially those who are more at risk of hospitalization, and the families we can.

Last update: November 6, 2018