The POLST Form: An Advance Directive Order

Wayne McCormick, MD, MPH

Professor and Division Head

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

School of Medicine

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:

Understand benefits of POLST
Understand limitations of POLST
Understand evolution of POLST

[From the Spring 2021 Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series]