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  • Accelerated Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care

    Accelerated Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care The Center's accelerated advance care planning (ACP) in long-term care training programs is geared toward  professional associations, long-term care providers, and organizations seeking guidance on how to respond to crisis situations quickly and compassionately, where families may be separated and difficult care planning discussions must be managed…
  • Pandemic Ethics Resources

    Pandemic Ethics Resources Institutional Resources and GuidanceAccessibility Guidance Including VaccineAdvance Care Planning and Medical Decision MakingKansas and Missouri GuidanceOther State GuidanceOther Ethics ResourcesPandemic Webinar Series and COVID Ethics Updates Pandemic Webinar Series COVID Ethics Updates Institutional Resources and GuidanceEthical Considerations: Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement PubMed.gov/NIH…
  • TPOPP/POLST Training and Slides

    TPOPP/POLST Training and Slides TPOPP/POLST ResourcesOrder TPOPP/POLST FormsRecording of TPOPP/POLST Training Webinar This TPOPP/POLST training recording addresses the changes and updates to clinical guidance on executing the TPOPP/POLST form as recommended by National POLST, including: Recent evidence-based research Comparisons and guidance on out-of-hospital and pre-hospital medical order sets for Missouri and Kansas Support information to…
  • Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences (TPOPP/POLST)

    Transportable Physician Orders for Patient Preferences (TPOPP/POLST) Patient TPOPP/POLST InformationTPOPP/POLST for CliniciansTPOPP/POLST GuidebookOrder TPOPP/POLST MaterialsTPOPP/POLST ResourcesWhat is TPOPP/POLST? The TPOPP/POLST initiative is designed to improve quality of care for those living with serious illness and/or frailty by translating patient goals and preferences into medical orders. This applies to patients with advanced or serious illness in…
  • Ethics Direct and Ethics+ Services

    Clinical Ethics Services: Improving Outcomes and Performance Achieve ethics integration and proficiency with…

  • Program Overview

    Programs Advance Care Planning Engaging in Advance Care Planning discussions with loved ones is vital to the health and well-being of each of us.  The Center is a national leader in shared decision making, especially in serious illness and end of life. Clinical Ethics Services The Center offers ethics education to healthcare professionals, students and…
  • EthicalAI

    Ethical AI: A Framework for Justice New developments in machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have put healthcare on the cusp of another great technological leap. However, great opportunities come with great risks. Poorly designed and implemented AI has contributed to failures in Facebook, biased hiring algorithms, criminal sentencing algorithms perpetuating discrimination, and facial recognition…
  • Advance Care Planning

    Advance Care Planning programs build on the Center for Practical Bioethics’ legacy work
    in end-of-life care, with emphasis on increasing participation by underserved communities.

  • Ethics Committee Consortium

    Ethics Committee Consortium The Ethics Committee Consortium is a collaborative effort of more than 20 healthcare organizations who meet on a regular basis to: Educate themselves to “do ethics” Develop and review hospital policies Consult on complex cases arising in the organization These activities have been shown to improve patient outcomes and reduce organizational risk.…
  • Caring Conversations – Detail

    Caring Conversations The Caring Conversations® Workbook will guide you, your family and your friends through the process of advance care planning with a highly individualized focus. This workbook is available in English or Spanish and includes a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Decisions form and a Healthcare Directives form for your use. Download copies…