COVID-19 Advance Care Planning Resources
Honoring Choices Minnesota COVID-19 Advance Care Planning Guide
There is no better circumstance than a global pandemic to remind us that completing a health care directive or revising an existing directive is essential for all adults. Download the Honoring Choices Minnesota COVID-19 ACP Guide to help you through the process of advance care planning in the context of COVID-19.
COVID-19 ACP Resources and Links
FOR INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
For information about COVID-19, to assess your risk of complications from the virus, and tools to help you make an informed advance care plan, we recommend the following resources:
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization COVID-19 Shared Decision-Making Tool
The Conversation Project COVID-19 Guide
Respecting Choices COVID-19 Resources for Individuals
People at High Risk of Complications from COVID-19 (CDC.gov)
Colorado Program for Patient-Centered Decisions Life Support COVID-19 Guide
New York Times 4/4/20: What You Should Know Before You Need a Ventilator
Washington Post 3/23/20: Do your loved ones a favor. Find out now how they want to die.
FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
We recommend the following resources to guide your conversations about COVID-19 and advance care planning with your patients:
Respecting Choices Resources to Have Planning Conversations in COVID-19
Ariadne Labs Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit
Center to Advance Palliative Care COVID-19 Toolkit
VitalTalk COVID-19 Communication Guide
Minnesota Department of Health Crisis Standards of Care
National POLST COVID-19 Statement
Minnesota POLST and COVID-19 Guide
Completing POLST Forms in Crisis Standards of Care
Last update: 4/21/2020