Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders and Living Wills in Emergency Medical Service (EMS)

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders and Living Wills in Emergency Medical Service (EMS)

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders and Living Wills in Emergency Medical Service (EMS)

Objectives:

To have a clear understanding of Do not Resuscitate (DNR) orders.

To have a clear understanding of Living Wills in EMS .

To have a clear understanding of Advance directives.

To have  a clear understanding  of how advanced care planning/ ethics and law inform each of the above.

Speakers:

Mr Louis van Rensburg
Emergency Care Practitioner & EMS District Manager

Linley Holmes
Clinical educator/ Emergency Care Practitioner

Dr Shannon Odell
Lecturer UCT's Division of Palliative Care and Medicine
PALPRAC Executive Board Member
Home-based Palliative Care Doctor in False Bay, Cape Town

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Date
12 June 2024 - 01:00 pm
until
12 June 2024 - 03:00 pm
CPD points
2
Type
Medical
Topic
Primary Health Care