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Educational Presentation - Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
Location
Virtual via Zoom
Fees/Admission
No charge. This event is available to the public.
Registration required to receive Zoom link.
Description
Advance Health Care Planning: The use of Advance Health Care Directives and other Legal Health Care Documents
Presented by Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyHosted by Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce in Collaboration with
Tri-Valley Chamber Alliance
About the Speaker: Manon Carter, LCSW Social Worker Supervisor
Manon Carter is a medical social worker who has been employed with Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley for over 25 years. She is a Licensed Social Worker with certifications in Palliative Care and Advanced Certification in Social Work and Case Management. She believes that patients should be proactive in making their health care decisions known via a health care directive, living will, and/or Physicians Order for Life Sustaining Treatment form (POLST).
Take Away:
- Why creating a legal document for your health care wishes is important
- Advance Directive for Health Care
- Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
