Advance Care Planning (ACP) Advance Directives and Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Facilitator Training

This training is offered for nurses, physicians, social workers and other clinicians and focuses on communication skills to improve ACP discussions. The class will review key elements and processes related to ACP, advance directives and POLST development.
Course Objectives:

• Apply ACP resources to promote advance care planning discussions.
• Engage the multidisciplinary team to patient-centered discussion addressing advance care planning.
• Promote patients’ knowledge of advance directives including health care power of attorney designation.
• Implement correct documentation of POLST-CPR, DNAR, full and limited treatment, time-limited trials
• and comfort care.
• Promote correct process of ACP documents-access and utilization in your organization.
• Identify the Hawai‘i requirements of Medical Aid in Dying, Our Care, Our Choice Act.

Hawai‘i Pacific Health – Learning Resource Center
793 S Hotel Street
Room 101

Select one date to attend:
May – Wed, 5/26/2021 from 0800 – 1630 (LRC 202)
July – Wed, 7/21/2021 from 0800 – 1630
September – Wed, 9/22/2021 from 0800 – 1630
November – Tue, 11/11/2021 from 0800 – 1630

Registration: HPH employees: Manager’s approval is required prior to registering AND register online through HPH Learning Center (HLC). Type in catalog: Advance Care Planning or POLST; Select course: HPH – Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives and Facilitator Certification

Non HPH participants: Register online Contact Michelle Cantillo, RN, HPH ACP Coordinator at 808-535-7874 or via email michelle.cantillo@hawaiipacifichealth.org for any questions.