Below are a number of resources available for health care professionals to better understand advanced care planning for their patients.
Health care consumers interested in learning more about planning for end-of-life issues are encouraged to visit our Community & Patients tab to access helpful tools and information. For more information about the NCPCC, please contact [email protected] or call 336-768-3972.
Advance Care Planning
- GotPlans123.org We plan for college, marriage, a baby and retirement, but we don’t prepare for the end of life. Visit GotPlans123.org to learn more about resources for your patients & families.
- GotPlans Resource Kit: Your Advance Care Planning Resource Kit.- Advance Care Planning 1. DECIDE 2. DISCUSS 3. DOCUMENT- Roles and responsibilities of a health care agent- Next StepsWhat to do with your advance directives- Information about the MOST form
- 3 Steps to Engaging Patients in Advance Care Planning
- The Conversation Project 1-Pager Guide
- Center for Practical Bioethics – Advance Care Planning Resources
Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Form
- Understanding MOST E-learn courses: get a better understanding of the MOST form and how it ties into advance care planning through these online courses. To learn more, click here.
- Register for “Understanding MOST: Part 1” (Why MOST is an essential tool for knowing and honoring patient wishes at the end of life) – $10 registration fee
- Register for “Understanding MOST: Part 2” (Completing the MOST form) – $10 registration fee
- Frequently Asked Questions regarding MOST
- Key Facts about MOST
- Using the MOST Form: Guidance for Health Care Professionals
- Information about MOST: A New Portable Medical Order for North Carolina
- Obtain a MOST form
- Physicians and other health care providers: The MOST form is available through the Office of Emergency Medical Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/dnrmost.html
- View a sample MOST Form
Do Not Resuscitate Orders
- Information about No Code or Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders
- DNR Sample Form
- Obtain DNR Forms
- Physicians or other health care professionals: DNR forms are available through the Office of Emergency Medical Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/EMS/dnrmost.html
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration
Advance Directives
Statutory Forms
Simplified Forms (combined Living Will & Health Care Power of Attorney)
Organ Donation
National Resources
- Donate Life America – the national coalition for organ, eye, and tissue donation
- American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) – the professional organization for tissue banks
- Eye Bank Association of America – the professional association for eye banks
- Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) – Government resource on donation and transplantation
- The American Red Cross – blood donation and emergency assistance
- United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) – Provides organ transplantation oversight and manages the National waiting list
Additional Resources & Research
- NC Advance Health Care Directive Registry
- National POLST
- TAC Consortium
- Go Wish Cards
- American Bar Association “My Health Care Wishes” App
Recommended Reading
Research
ACP for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Training Opportunities
- Understanding MOST E-learn courses: get a better understanding of the MOST form and how it ties into advance care planning through these online courses. To learn more, click here.
- Register for “Understanding MOST: Part 1” (Why MOST is an essential tool for knowing and honoring patient wishes at the end of life) – $10 registration fee
- Register for “Understanding MOST: Part 2” (Completing the MOST form) – $10 registration fee
- EPEC (Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care) Trainings
- CDC: Advance Care Planning: An Introduction for Public Health and Aging Services Professionals
- Respecting Choices