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Key #2 Document Properly Agent Invalid Who cant be an agent? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Key #2 Document Properly Agent Invalid Who cant be an agent? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Key #2 Document Properly Agent Invalid Who cant be an agent? Woeful Witnessing Witnessing Rules Witnessing Rules (contd) A Word from our Sponsor Caring House is An Omega Home Part of the movement to improve the end-of- life
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Who can’t be an agent?
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Woeful Witnessing
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Witnessing Rules
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Witnessing Rules (cont’d)
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A Word from our Sponsor
Caring House is
An Omega Home Part of the movement to improve the end-of- life experience for men and women and families in America
Dr. Atul Gawande – Boston, Being Mortal and The Checklist Manifesto Dr. Ira Byock – Torrance, The Providence Institute for Human Caring
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Key #3 Figure Out What Matters to You
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Boilerplate Problem
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That’ll Never Happen Problem
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What’s Most Important?
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Key #4 Communicate
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What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate
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“My Lawyer Did It”
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“My Lawyer Did It”
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The Dog Ate It
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Wallet Card
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Key #5 Agent Training
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Clueless
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Star Trek Prime Directive
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Starfleet personnel shall not interfere with the internal development of alien civilizations.
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Agent’s Prime Directive
- 1. Follow the Principal’s wishes
- 2. If not known, follow the Principal’s values
and views
- 3. If not known, use Agent’s best judgment
and act in the Principal’s best interests
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Agent’s Top Duties
- 1. Speak for and make care decisions for
the Principal
- 2. Communicate with the Principal to learn
wishes, values and views
- 3. Keep up to date
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Goals of Care
Return to Good Health Create a Good Death Combat or Slow Illness Peace and comfort
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Time Limits are Crucial
Set time limits
Hours, days, weeks
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Key #6 Keep Up to Date
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That’s Old News
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The Q&A Page
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Handouts, Slides and More
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Providing peace, comfort and support to men and women at the ends of their lives
Caring House
Coming Next Week Who Ya Gonna Name?
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