As part of its commitment to serving elders, the at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹, offers the popular Nite of the Living Will in the school’s Moot Courtroom on Halloween, October 31, 3 p.m. The event will focus on end of life medical treatment, decision-making and advance care planning. The Nite of the Living Will is particularly aimed at kupuna, family caregivers and service providers.
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“This will help you communicate your wishes for end of life care,” said Professor , director of the (UHELP).
Topics covered during the Nite of the Living Will:
- Informed consent/informed refusal
- Surrogate decision-making
- Advance directives, including individual instructions for healthcare and durable powers of attorney for healthcare, plus comfort care only
- DNR bracelets/necklaces
- provider orders for life-sustaining treatment
Also available that afternoon is a publication produced by UHELP, Deciding What¡¯s Next and Trying to Remember, a legal handbook for Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s older persons, families and caregivers. The handbook was published as a partnership between UHELP and the City and County of Honolulu Elderly Affairs Division with funding from the U.S. Administration on Aging. Deciding What¡¯s Next and Trying to Remember was written and compiled by Pietsch and UHELP Administrative Director . The handbooks are also available at the Â鶹´«Ã½law school administration front desk at 2515 Dole St.
Faculty and students are welcome to Nite of the Living Will. Parking is available for $5 in the quarry parking structure.
—By Beverly Creamer