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What you should know about advance care planning

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Different people want different things when it comes to their health care. Advance care planning ensures that your loved ones and your health care team know what’s important to you and what your preferences are for treatment now and treatment in the future.

Your health care team can help you decide what type of advance care planning is right for you, including advance directives and goals of care conversations.

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I also think you will find this page helpful https://www.ethics.va.gov/for_veterans.asp

All these are available for download or viewing

Advance Directives

Form: VA Advance Directive (Spanish version) - The advance directive form is an official document where you can write down your preferences for your health care. 

Educational Handout: What You Should Know About Advance Directives

Worksheet: Mental Health Care Preferences (Attach to your VA Advance Directive Form. Initial and date each page)

Podcast: What's An Advance Directive, and Why Should I Complete One? (6:35) 

Podcast: Choosing A Health Care Agent (5:36) 

Podcast: I’ve Been Chosen as A Health Care Agent – Now What? (4:50)

Workbook: Planning for Future Health Care Decisions 

For Patients with a Serious Illines

Video: Setting Healthcare Goals

Video: CPR

Video: Feeding Tubes

Video: Dialysis

Video: Mechanical Ventilation

If you have a serious illness, set up a time to have a goals of care conversation with your VA health care team to discuss what matters most to you.

Handout: Setting Health Care Goals explains the nature and purpose of goals of care conversations, helping prepare patients, families and health care surrogates for a discussion about the patient’s goals and life-sustaining treatment decisions. YouTube and podcast versions are also available.

Podcast: Setting Health Care Goals When You Have A Serious Illness (5:56)

Podcast: Would CPR Be Right for Me? (4:51)

Podcast: Mechanical Ventilation — An Option for Breathing Problems (6:05)

Podcast: Choosing A Health Care Agent (5:36)

Other resources for all Veterans on advance care planning and planning for future health care.

Informed Consent

Podcast: Informed Consent Empowers Veterans  (4:47) 

Patient Information Guide: Safe and Responsible Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain

Ethics Consultation

Brochure: Request an Ethics Consultation (Spanish Version)

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