This study assessed the alignment of prehospital and emergency department (ED) care with documented end-of-life preferences for patients experiencing out-of-hospital card [...]

In this interview, Dr. Patrick Dunn offers his perspectives on end-of-life care and reflects on his leadership roles as chair of Oregon’s Physician Orders for Life-Sustai [...]

Susan Tolle is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College and OHSU, and completed residencies at UCSD. She has a love of rural medicine and was drawn to internal medicine ou [...]

The proportion of Americans entering old age is rapidly increasing. By 2050, the number of citizens age 65 or older is expected to increase to 83.7 million, more than do [...]

Traumatic injuries among older (≥65 years) adults are increasing annually in the United States. There is a growing need for decision-making tools that guide acute inter [...]

The Oregon POLST Registry was created to provide 24/7 access to patients’ medical orders when the original POLST form cannot be located during an emergency. This study ev [...]