CHEC and Advance Care Planning
CHEC is dedicated to providing the Lawrence, Kansas community with
quality information about Advance Care Planning. CHEC presents quarterly educational programs concerning all aspects of completing
a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOAHC) and information on Living Wills.
The DPOAHC is a legal document that allows a person to designate an agent who can make health care
decisions for him/her during a period of disability or incapacity. The Living Will is a document that allows
a person to state in advance that his/her dying should not be artificially prolonged under chosen circumstances. Even though
these are legal documents, you do not need an attorney for completion, but they must be notarized or witnessed.
Our goal is to answer questions about why these documents are needed and how they are utilized. All programs are
free and open to the public!
...CHEC out
our Resource Center at the Lawrence Public Library for more information on advance care planning, chronic illness, pain management,
caregiving and end-of-life choices. We thank the Library for generously providing space to house
the Center.
Join Us
CONSIDER THE CONVERSATION: Family Stories
Monday, April 16, 2012
7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
707
Vermont
If you are a parent, spouse or adult child, and a healthcare crisis
occurs, who will speak for you?
Now is a good time to begin thinking and talking about what matters most
to you at the end-of-life
and document those wishes with a
Durable
Power of Attorney for Healthcare
- Learn how to
engage your family in these important conversations.
- Preview a segment from the documentary: Consider the Conversation.
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Listen to a local physician and community members share decision-making stories.
Lawrence
Area CHEC meets on the first Tuesday of odd numbered months. Our meetings and membership are open. We encourage you to join
us!
NEXT MEETING: May 1, 2012, 3 p.m., Lawrence Memorial
Hospital meeting room A.
