News & Events

Community Advance Care Planning Events (Spring 2025)

Find local advance care planning events in your community.

Want to host an event – fill out our event request form and the Vermont Ethics Network can offer a free presentation for your community group or healthcare staff!

Vermont Advance Directive Week Starts April 13th, 2025

Vermont Advance Directive Week is dedicated to sharing resources and information to educate and inspire Vermonters to make advance care plans for their healthcare. Find out how you can participate and get free resources to share with your community.

Advance Directives on Vermont Public (Morning Edition and Vermont Edition Segments)

In January, Vermont Public’s Mikaela LeFrak and Nina Keck featured the importance of advance care planning conversations and advance directives as a part of the ‘In Good Health’ series. Check out the coverage here!

Recordings from January 2025 Virtual Ethics Education Series

Couldn’t make the live event? Watch all session recordings now!

Communication Between Patients and Healthcare Providers: It’s More Important Than You Think

The Center for Communication in Medicine is presenting a free SpeakSooner webinar on October 1, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

July 1, 2024: Updates to Vermont Advance Directive Registry

NEW! User Upload is LIVE!
Updated Options for Mail, Email, Fax Submissions
Live Info Webinars in July & August for all Vermonters and for healthcare professionals

How to Make End-of-Life Planning Less Stressful (NYT Article, March 8, 2024)

One tip: Do it over chocolate cake.

Advice for end-of-life planning and starting difficult conversations from NYT and Well Newsletter correspondent Jancee Dunn. Click to read the full article.