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.
NEW * POST Workshop February 12, 2010 - See Details PDF
POST FAQ's
For more information about the PCPRV project contact:
Laura Pole at lpchef@earthlink.net
Next Meeting:
Friday, February 5, 2010
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. - All Meet
8:15 - 9:00 a.m. - Committees Meet
Newcomers are welcome to participate!
Craft Room - Friendship Manor Residents’ Center
Roanoke, VA
Directions from 581/220: Take the Hershberger Rd East/Airport exit
Go through 4 lights (the last light is at the intersection of Florist & Hershberger Rds.)
Just past Florist Rd., make a left on Bluebell Lane.
Residents’ Center is on the left near the flagpole.
