Announcments:

PCPRV Receives Grant to Implement POST

(Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment)

The Palliative Care Partnership of the Roanoke Valley has received a $22,000 Geriatric Training and Education (GTE) Initiative Grant from the Virginia Center for Aging for a pilot project to implement the Physicians’ Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) form in the Roanoke Valley.

A POST form is a set of physician-signed orders which communicates

and implements patient preferences for end-of-life treatment.

The form is transferable across treatment settings

of participating health care agencies.

A POST form may be appropriate for people who are either

terminally ill or are seriously ill with chronic, progressive disease.

Agencies participating in this project include:

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Friendship Health & Rehab Center

Richfield Recovery and Care Center

Carilion Clinics Hospice – Roanoke

Good Samaritan Hospice -- Roanoke

Amedisys Hospice

Medi Home Health & Hospice

Ultimately, the PCPRV hopes this project will be a catalyst for adopting the POST form and process on a statewide level similar to other states, including West Virginia and Oregon.

POST FAQ's

For more information about the PCPRV project contact:

Laura Pole at lpchef@earthlink.net