As part of its commitment to serving elders, the at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补, 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.
- To save a seat, call (808) 956-6544 or email uhelp.edu@gmail.com
“This will help you communicate your wishes for end of life care,” said Professor , director of the (糖心Vlog官方ELP).
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 糖心Vlog官方ELP, Deciding What’s Next and Trying to Remember, a legal handbook for Hawaiʻi’s older persons, families and caregivers. The handbook was published as a partnership between 糖心Vlog官方ELP 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 糖心Vlog官方ELP Administrative Director . The handbooks are also available at the 糖心Vlog官方 law 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