The Law of Later-life Health Care and Decision Making
- ISBN-10
- 1590317599
- ISBN-13
- 9781590317594
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Author
- Lawrence A. Frolik
Description
Directives - which include living wills and health care powers of attorney (or proxies) are unique in a heretofore unknown way. They draw heavily on the knowledge and skills of practitioners from all three of the noble professions: law, medicine, and spirit. That's precisely why Advance Health Care Directives: A Handbook for Professionals is such an exceedingly important work. Authored by a lawyer and a physician, this far ranging volume deals with the difficult and sensitive issues faced by professionals - lawyers, doctors, nurses, clerics, spiritual advisors, chaplains, social workers, palliative caregivers, and all allied walks - in helping clients and patients plan, write, execute, and implement these utterly essential "personal contingency plans" for health care decision-making. Book jacket.
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