MOLST (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) and Health Care Decision-Making: The Practitioner’s Guide to a New Mandate - Agenda

Welcome and Introduction

Presented by:

• Howard L. Sollins, Esquire, Ober|Kaler

Overview of MOLST Legislation

Brief background of legislation and a legal overview of MOLST

Presented by:

• Honorable Dan Morhaim, MD, Delegate, Maryland General Assembly
• Jack Schwartz, Esquire, Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law

“It Starts with a Conversation”

Discussion about having informed conversations with patients or authorized decision makers about CPR and other life-sustaining treatments

Presented by:

• Damien Doyle, MD, Evercare and Hebrew Home of Greater Washington

The Form

Question by question instruction on how to complete the MOLST form

Presented by:

• Richard Alcorta, MD, State EMS Medical Director, MIEMSS
• Patricia Nay, MD, CMD, CHCQM, FAAFP, FAIHP, FAAHPM, Medical Director, Office of Health Care Quality
• Kristin Carter, Esquire, Ober|Kaler

Health Care Decision-making in Maryland

Review of health care decision-making in Maryland and the framework into which MOLST fits

Presented by:

• Paul Ballard, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, Counsel for Health Decisions Policy and the Office of Health Care Quality
• Howard Sollins, Esquire, Ober|Kaler

MOLST Implementation

Discussion of the processes surrounding the MOLST form and how MOLST relates to other decision-making forms

Presented by:

• Jack Schwartz, Esquire, Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
• Damien Doyle, MD, CMD, FAAFP, Medical Director, Evercare MidAtlantic; Geriatrician, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington
• Marian Grant, DNP, RN, CRNP, ACHPN, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Conclusion

Presented by:

• Howard Sollins, Esquire, Ober|Kaler