Caregiver academy: decisions about breathing and feeding tubes |
Any caregiver who is making a decision for an intubated patient in the intensive care unit setting regarding tracheostomy and a feeding tube. |
This decision aid explores decisions surrounding tracheostomies and feeding tubes for patients who are on a ventilator and intubated. These decisions are often made by a caregiver (health care proxy, surrogate, family, or friends) in an intensive care unit setting for a patient who is presently intubated and on a ventilator.
PDA certification date: November 22, 2022 Expires: November 22, 2027
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CPR: advanced cancer
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with advanced cancer who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have CPR attempted
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Explores whether or not a patient with advanced cancer would like CPR attempted in the hospital.
PDA certification date: May 19, 2021 Expires: May 19, 2026
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CPR: advanced disease
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with advanced disease who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have CPR attempted
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Explores whether or not a patient with advanced disease would like CPR attempted in the hospital.
PDA certification date: May 19, 2021
Expires: May 19, 2026
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CPR: advanced heart failure
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with advanced heart failure who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have CPR attempted
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Explores whether or not a patient with advanced heart failure would like CPR attempted in the hospital.
PDA certification date: May 19, 2021
Expires: May 19, 2026
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CPR: advanced liver disease
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with advanced liver disease who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have CPR attempted
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Explores whether or not a patient with advanced liver disease would like CPR attempted in the hospital.
PDA certification date: May 19, 2021
Expires: May 19, 2026
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CPR: advanced lung disease
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with advanced lung disease who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have CPR attempted
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Explores whether or not a patient with advanced lung disease would like CPR attempted in the hospital.
PDA certification date: May 19, 2021
Expires: May 19, 2026
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CPR: a closer look for people with a serious illness
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with a serious illness who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have CPR attempted
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Explores whether or not a patient with a serious illness would like CPR attempted in the hospital.
PDA certification date: May 19, 2021
Expires: May 19, 2026
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Decisions about dialysis for patients 75 and older
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Any competent adult over the age of 75 with frailty (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have dialysis attempted or pursue supportive kidney care for end-stage renal failure and chronic advanced kidney disease
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Explores treatment options for patients with end-stage renal disease or advanced chronic kidney disease.
PDA certification date: November 22, 2022
Expires: November 22, 2027
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Goals of care: advanced cancer
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers) with advanced cancer who is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill
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Explores what level of medical care a patient with advanced cancer desires in a health care setting.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Goals of care: advanced dementia
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers) who is considering medical care if they had advanced dementia and is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill.
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Explores what level of medical care a patient with advanced dementia desires in a health care setting.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Goals of care: advanced disease
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers) with advanced disease who is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill
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Explores what level of medical care a patient with advanced disease desires in a health care setting.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022 Expires: March 17, 2027
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Goals of care: advanced heart failure
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers) with advanced heart failure who is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill |
Explores what level of medical care a patient with advanced heart failure desires in a health care setting.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Goals of care: advanced lung disease
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers) with advanced lung disease who is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill
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Explores what level of medical care a patient with advanced lung disease desires in a health care setting.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Goals of care: family meetings in the ICU
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Any surrogate who is making a decision for a patient in the intensive care unit setting about what type of medical care they would want for their loved one
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Explores what level of medical care a surrogate (health care proxy, family or friends) desires for their loved one in an intensive care unit setting.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Goals of care: skilled nursing facility
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers) who is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill in the skilled nursing facility setting
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Explores what level of medical care a patient desires in a health care setting, specifically the skilled nursing facility.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Hospice: advanced cancer
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) with advanced cancer who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have hospice
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Explores whether or not a patient with advanced cancer wishes to receive hospice care; reviews what hospice is, the benefits and limits of hospice, and the goal of hospice.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Hospice: skilled nursing facility
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have hospice in the skilled nursing setting
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Explores whether or not a patient in a skilled nursing facility wishes to receive hospice care; reviews what hospice is, the benefits and limits of hospice, and the goal of hospice.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Hospice: an introduction
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Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have hospice
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Explores whether or not a patient wishes to receive hospice care; reviews what hospice is, the benefits and limits of hospice, and the goal of hospice.
PDA certification date: March 17, 2022
Expires: March 17, 2027
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Intubation and breathing machines: a closer look for people 65 and over |
Any competent adult over the age of 65 (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) who is making a decision about whether or not they wish to have intubation and mechanical ventilation attempted. |
The decision aid explores the issue of whether or not a patient over 65 would like to be intubated if they are unable to breathe on their own.
PDA certification date: November 22, 2022
Expires: November 22, 2027
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Supporting decisions involving extremely premature infants*
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Any parent who is making decisions about an extremely premature infant
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Explores decisions surrounding medical care for infants born extremely premature; reviews the two general approaches that neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) use for medical care for extremely premature infants, namely, life-prolonging care and comfort care.
*This PDA is in the process of being recertified
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Dementia for caregivers: goals of care: across the spectrum for Alzheimer's disease |
Any competent adult (and their surrogate decision-makers in the event of incapacity) who is considering medical care if they had one of the stages of dementia and is making a decision about what type of medical care they would want if they became ill |
Explores what level of medical care a patient with one of the stages of dementia desires if they become ill and how surrogate decision makers can aid in the decision making process.
PDA certification date: November 22, 2022
Expires: November 22, 2027
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