Advance Care Plans, and Advance Medical Directives

An overview of advance care plans and advance medical directives and their uses.

What are advance medical directives?
Advance medical directive is a general term for any document you use to give instructions on the medical treatments you would want or not want under particu...
Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 4:04 PM
What is a living will?
A living will is a type of advance medical directive in which you state your wishes about medical treatment should you be at the end of life and unable to m...
Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 2:09 PM
What is a medical power of attorney?
A medical power of attorney is a form of advance medical directive that you use to appoint someone else to make decisions about your medical treatment if yo...
Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 2:11 PM
What is the difference between an advance medical directive and a living will?
An advance medical directive is any document that allows you to give instructions about future medical treatment preferences in case you become unable to ma...
Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 4:06 PM
How is the digital advance care plan different from an advance medical directive or a living will?
The term "advance medical directive" is a generic term that usually refers to just one kind of directive - a living will, a medical power of attor...
Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 2:01 PM