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Conversations in Medicine
7:34 am
Sun November 18, 2012
End-of-Life Plans Now Portable
Many patients in Louisiana are now being advised by their physicians to have an end-of-life plan, describing the types of medical treatments they want to receive, or not.
Until 2010, patients had to draw up a new directive every time they changed doctors.
- Dr. Susan Nelson headed the coalition of healthcare professionals who worked with state lawmakers to make advanced care directives portable. She discusses the new "Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment."