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Finding Your Way: A Guide for End-of-Life Medical Decisions 
is a 13-page booklet developed in response to the concerns of healthcare
professionals and consumers that:
§ many people never think about their own views and values regarding end-of-life
decisions until a crisis hits — when decision-making is most difficult.§
healthcare professionals themselves often have difficulty initiating discussions about end-of-life decisions with their patients – and there are few tools available that provide a gentle but direct way for
introducing this topic. §
there is an abundance of material about advance directives, but for some people completing a legal document may not be the place to start.
Since it was published in mid-1998, over 100,000 copies of Finding Your Way have been distributed to individuals, healthcare and community
organizations. Dozens of healthcare organizations in 35 states have ordered the booklet. CalPERS purchased 50,000 copies for its members, and the California Department of Health Services ordered 150,000 copies for
distribution to nursing homes in the state. Physicians, social workers, nurses, chaplains and other caregivers are using Finding Your Way:
§ With high-risk patients or those who understand they have a
potentially terminal diagnosis.§
For family members who may be facing difficult decisions for a loved one. §
To orient healthcare personnel in their role of counseling others on end-of-life decisions. § For patients or health plan members as part of a basic package of educational material.They are distributing the booklet: § Through hospital patient/health education departments. §
At advance directives workshops or consumer health fairs. § In brochure racks in physician/hospital examination or waiting rooms. § In skilled nursing facilities for residents and family members, other residential care settings, or through community or home-based programs.
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