We Really Need To Talk
We Really Need To Talk is a podcast about the conversations we should be having with our loves ones about the end of life. Gerontology professor Elizabeth Bergman and former Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center Program Coordinator Lisa Richards and their guests will talk about how to approach these conversations as well as how to sort through last wishes, advance care planning and choices about life-sustaining treatment. And they do it all with a healthy dose of love and humor.
We Really Need To Talk
How To Choose A Healthcare Proxy
This episode is about an important health care document – the healthcare proxy. Anna Rosenblatt, a Practice Facilitator at Cayuga Health Partners in Ithaca, New York will talk with us about what a healthcare proxy is and and why it’s important. We’ll also talk about who is a good choice, how to talk to your doctor about it and what happens if you don’t have one.
Resources
NYS Healthcare Proxy document and info: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1430.pdf
NYS Guide to choosing a healthcare agent
https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/patients/health_care_proxy/
National Institute on Aging
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-health-care-directives
https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1503.pdf
https://order.nia.nih.gov/publication/tips-for-advance-care-planning
Law – Family Health Care Decisions Act (2010) http://wnylc.com/health/entry/142/
We Really Need to Talk is funded by the Finger Lakes Geriatrics Education Center at the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. Editing and production support provided by Dr. Becky Lane and Jay Williamson at the Center for Creative Technology at Ithaca College.
Web: www.ithaca.edu/gerontology-institute
Email us icgi@ithaca.edu