Is MOLST Right For You?
Belen's family was upset when her son's end-of-life wishes were not honored. Learn what Belen did when her physician told her she was terminally ill.
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Please refer to https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/patients/patient_rights/molst/ for more information on the MOLST and links to Advanced Care Planning.
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The Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) program is designed to improve the quality of care seriously ill people receive at the end of life. MOLST is based on the patient’s current health status, prognosis, and goals for care. The discussion emphasizes shared medical decision-making that helps the patient understand what can and cannot be accomplished. The result is a set of medical orders that must be honored by all health care professionals in all settings. MOLST is New York’s endorsed National POLST Paradigm Program. For other states, visit POLST.org.
Belen's family was upset when her son's end-of-life wishes were not honored. Learn what Belen did when her physician told her she was terminally ill.
Physicians and nurse practitioners should talk to the patient and their family about current health status, prognosis and goals for care. Listen to how Julie encouraged her mother's physician to have a thoughtful MOLST discussion.
Discover how the MOLST discussion helped Flora's family once they understood what could and could not be accomplished.
Everyone 18+ should have a family discussion and complete a health care proxy. MOLST is a set of medical orders only appropriate for seriously ill people.
MOLST is only appropriate for people who are seriously ill or near the end of life. Would you or your family be surprised if you died in the next year?
Learn more about pain and symptom management, caregiver support, palliative care, hospice and death & dying.
Many free educational resources are available for patients and professionals. We appreciate donations to help ensure all New Yorkers’ end-of-life wishes are honored.
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The MOLST Update is a Newsletter dedicated to providing up-to-date information on advance care planning, MOLST and eMOLST.