Are We Misunderstanding Advance Directives in End-of-Life Care? (October 28, 2009)

Leslie J. Blackhall, M.D., M.T.S. (Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia School of Medicine) outlined a brief history of advance care directives and how CPR practice and code teams evolved in United States hospitals. Dr. Blackhall also addressed legal and ethical questions concerning extraordinary treatment, patient autonomy rights, patient capacity, and ongoing legal controversies. Lois L. Shepherd, J.D. (Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, and Professor of Law, University of Virginia) addressed the trends and trajectories she has observed regarding advance care planning which includes: patient autonomy, understanding advance directives versus wills, appointing agents or surrogates for advance directives, physician orders for advance directives, etc.

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