Forms
Forms
Tools to Document Health Care Decisions
Sudden illness or accident can happen to anyone at any time. These forms enable adults to appoint a health care agent and to document their priorities and preferences for future health care needs.
Medical Decision-Making
Medical Decision-Making
Taking Steps Vermont
There may come a time when you are unable to speak for yourself. The best way to ensure that your wishes are known and honored is to talk with those closest to you and your health care providers about what matters most.
Start Taking Steps TodayMedical Ethics
Medical Ethics
Relevant Topics in Bioethics
Medical ethics is a field of study that draws from philosophy, law and medicine. There are four core principles in bioethics that define the ethical obligations that health care providers owe to patients. The application of these principles to individual cases can be helpful in resolving difficult questions that arise in health care.
Learn MorePalliative & End-of-Life Care
Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Information for those living with serious illness
Palliative care is specialized care that is directed at managing the symptoms of those who are living with serious or advanced illness. It is appropriate for individuals who are seeking treatment for their disease, as well as for those who have shifted their goals to a more comfort-directed plan of care.
Learn MoreLatest News & Upcoming Events
May 29, 2019 - VEN Spring Palliative Care Conference: Listening, Language & the Power of Truth-Telling
Complete agenda, event details, and registration are now available. Mark your calendars and register today!
Learn More & Register »National Health Care Decisions Day & Vermont Advance Directive Week 2019
April 16th is National Health Care Decisions Day and April 14th – 19th is Vermont Advance Directive Week. This April, we invite you to join people across the country in making your future health care preferences known! Learn more about advance care planning activities in your area.
Learn More »April 8, 2019 - 49th Meeting of the NH/VT Ethics Committees: Health Care Privacy in the Age of Twitter
This conference aims to explore the ethical conflicts that arise in the world of social media when personal and professional boundaries collide.
Note: The Rural Ethics Network will meet from 10:00 am – 11:30 am in Auditorium G prior to the afternoon session.
