Navigation Links
National Healthcare Decisions Survey: It's Easier to Talk About Drugs and Sex Than End-of-Life Planning
Date:4/8/2008

First National Healthcare Decisions Day comes to Pennsylvania Wednesday

April 16, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- A new national survey indicates that Americans are more likely to talk with their children about drug use or sex than with a seriously ill parent about their end-of-life wishes. The same survey respondents also shared that they would want others to talk with them about end of life issues. The survey, completed by more than 2,300 individuals, was conducted in conjunction with the first National Healthcare Decisions Day to be held April 16, 2008.

"The survey highlights the need for more attention to advance care planning, which is why National Healthcare Decisions Day is so important," said Nathan A. Kottkamp, chair of the National Healthcare Decision Day initiative. Only a minority of Americans have yet to complete an advance directive. "We still struggle," says Kottkamp, "when it comes to talking about something that happens to every one of us -- dying."

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) brings together more than 70 national organizations and 350 state and community organizations who are calling for all Americans to begin the discussion about their healthcare wishes and to create a living will and a healthcare power of attorney.

In Pennsylvania, hospitals and other healthcare organizations are also supporting National Healthcare Decisions Day, offering free information about advance care planning and advance directive forms, according to Randi Siegel, Pennsylvania state liaison for National Healthcare Decisions Day and President of DocuBank, an electronic registry that enables advance directives to be immediately available 24/7.

"There is a lot of help that will be available to Pennsylvanians on National Healthcare Decision Day about how to think about their wishes, execute their directives, and talk to their loved ones about their decisions," said Siegel, wh
'/>"/>

SOURCE DocuBank
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. College Students Promote Mental Health Awareness During National Stress Out Day
2. Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy Hires National Accounts Director To Expand Kidney Disease Services
3. Brian Bastis Elected as National CPA Health Care Advisors Association Executive Committee President
4. Annual National Public Health Week Begins Today
5. Medical Device Manufacturers Association Joins the National Healthcare Career Network
6. Pennsylvania Health Secretary Focuses on Changing the Climate of Health Care During National Public Health Week
7. PCST-10 international conference: key speakers and seminars announced
8. QED International Associates Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Cardio Devices Index (As Revised)
9. NTMir Announces First International Research Grant for Genome Sequencing
10. Siemens Showcases Worlds First Pocket Ultrasound System at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2008
11. QED International Associates Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Cardio Devices Index

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/25/2009)...to overlook needed care, study finds , ,... depression can worsen her child,s asthma, U.S. re...f 262 black mothers and their children found that ...s had more frequent asthma symptoms, while childre...ss frequent asthma symptoms. , The Johns Hopkin...
(Date:11/25/2009)...ONSkincare ®isproudtosupportGNC,seffortstorai...t.Jude ThanksandGiving campaign,$1fromthepurchasep...Balm willbedonatedtoSt.Jude.Additionally,GNCcustom...eckoutatoneoftheir5,000+retaillocationsoratGNC.com...heir2009 ThanksandGiving campaign. ,, "Wearedel...
(Date:11/25/2009)...ried into the body on a carefully engineered, fing...eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report thi...ine . , The new approach, pioneered by bioengine...plastic disks impregnated with tumor-specific anti... mammalian immune system to attack tumors. The new...
(Date:11/25/2009)...tumor cells, study finds , , WEDNESDAY, ...ered in a fingernail-size implant eliminated melan...method uses polymer disks, 8.5 millimeters in diam... and implanted under the skin to reprogram the imm...y scientists who developed the implant predicted t...
(Date:11/25/2009)...ds to include cost-effective, sustainable distance...rofessionals in developing world. , ...9 -- Elluminate, Inc. , the leader in web, audio...ort 21st century teaching, learning, and collabora...iative was awarded iNACOL,s first-ever Outstandin...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Mom's Depression May Worsen Child's Asthma 2Health News:MISSION Skincare(R) Supports GNC's Efforts To Raise Money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) 2Health News:Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumors in mice 2Health News:Elluminate's Fire and Ice Project Recognized as First-Ever iNACOL Award Winner for Outstanding and Most Innovative Online Learning Practice 2Health News:Elluminate's Fire and Ice Project Recognized as First-Ever iNACOL Award Winner for Outstanding and Most Innovative Online Learning Practice 3Health News:Elluminate's Fire and Ice Project Recognized as First-Ever iNACOL Award Winner for Outstanding and Most Innovative Online Learning Practice 4Health News:Elluminate's Fire and Ice Project Recognized as First-Ever iNACOL Award Winner for Outstanding and Most Innovative Online Learning Practice 5
... BOSTON Since the days of Hippocrates, people hav...e seasons. More recently, researchers have learned...s seasonality, are often related to the weather. I...he Department of Public Heath and Family Medicine ...
...OS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 12 Death may be the last ...ked about. It is usually looked,upon as something ...but,Philip and Darlyne intend to tear down the wal...ng death and Philip,s loss. They have written this...
...Using all natural guacamole as a dip or condiment ... - September 16 , November 14)-, DALLAS, Sept. 12...inking -- avocados are great for you. (Photo: ht... -- and loaded with lutein which protects,against ...
...ONTREAL, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ - The Montreal-base... (ISIVF) will host the 14th World,Congress on In V...ess on,In-Vitro Maturation (IVM), at the Fairmont ...ogists in the field of,human fertility. "As IVF a...
...aiser Family Foundation: Premiums increased at slo...h insurance,premiums increased at the slowest pace...ar premium increases have declined, according to a...nnual Survey found,that health insurance premiums ...
...ACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 11 In remarks presented ...,s (BCBSF) annual,policyholders, meeting, Chris Do...e Officer and Chief Financial Officer, reported th...(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/200004...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Mathematics might save you a trip to the ER 2Health News:'Triumph' -- Traveling Towards Death: Preparing for a New Life 2Health News:Guacamole: Fights Hunger, Cholesterol and Cancer 2Health News:World fertility experts to meet in Montreal - IVF and IVM patients to provide first-person accounts at 14th World Congress 2Health News:Health Insurance Premium Growth Slows for Fourth Straight Year 2Health News:Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Reports Eighteenth Consecutive Year of Positive Performance 2
(Date:11/25/2009)...wswire-FirstCall/--Pharmasset,Inc.(Nasdaq: VRUS ),...overing,developingandcommercializingnoveldrugstotr...iscalyearendedSeptember30,2009.AtSeptember30,2009P...shortterminvestments. ,, PipelineUpdateand2009...,, InlateNovember2009,anindependentDataMonitori...
(Date:11/25/2009)...e/--BioTrendsResearchGroup,Inc.releasedWave1ofits ...ulti-phasesyndicatedmarketresearchprojecttrackingt...ctlaunchthroughthefirstsixmonthsofavailability.Eac...m75uniqueDermatologistsandqualitativeinformationfr...,obstaclestouse,typicalpatienttypes,productpercept...
(Date:11/25/2009)...ewswire-USNewswire/--RemediumTechnologiesInc.,acom...ebleeding,wonfirstprizeand$10,000intheMostPromisin...009,companyofficialsannouncetoday. ,, Selectedf...teampitchedtheirinventionattheGSCSecuritySummitcon...dium( www.remediumtechnologies.com )isdevelopingah...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 2Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 3Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 4Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 5Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 6Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 7Pharmasset Reports Fiscal Year End 2009 Financial Results 8Despite Managed Care Obstacles, Interest and Anticipated Use of Centocor Ortho-Biotech's New Psoriasis Agent Stelara (ustekinumab) is High 2Remedium Technologies Wins Most Promising Security Idea at Global Security Challenge 2009 with Blood-Clotting Foam 2Remedium Technologies Wins Most Promising Security Idea at Global Security Challenge 2009 with Blood-Clotting Foam 3Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns 49294 1Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns 49294 2Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns 49294 3Renaissance America Tracks Trend on Loss of Retiree Benefits in New Whitepaper 49291 1Renaissance America Tracks Trend on Loss of Retiree Benefits in New Whitepaper 49291 2Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present at Piper Jaffray Europe Conference 12680 1
...he Food and Drug,Administration (FDA) Cardiovascul...Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee...to erythropoiesis-stimulating,agents (ESA,s), Orth... key,issues that will be discussed: * The studies...luated hemoglobin targets above 13 grams per de...
...lerability with No Clinically Significant ...erence Call Scheduled for 8:30AM (ET) Today-, PRI... VRUS ) is presenting safety, tolerability, pharma...cending doses of R7128 at the 14th,International S...being held,from September 9-13, 2007 in Glasgow, S...
Other Medicine Technology:Ortho Biotech Reiterates Confidence in PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Safety and Efficacy When Used According to Label 2Ortho Biotech Reiterates Confidence in PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Safety and Efficacy When Used According to Label 3Ortho Biotech Reiterates Confidence in PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Safety and Efficacy When Used According to Label 4Ortho Biotech Reiterates Confidence in PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Safety and Efficacy When Used According to Label 5Pharmasset Presents R7128 Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers 2Pharmasset Presents R7128 Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers 3Pharmasset Presents R7128 Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers 4Pharmasset Presents R7128 Phase 1 Single Ascending Dose Study in Healthy Volunteers 5
Diamond Burr - Round
Pterygium Diamond Burr
Ruedemann Lacrimal Dilator
Wilder Lacrimal Dilator - Long
Medicine Products: