Can a video improve advanced care planning in hospital?

Strategic Priority 
Seniors and Frail Elderly
Lead 
Dr. Samuel Kohen | Internal Medicine
Health Authority 
Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA)

Aim: To create a video to improve the current application of Advance Care Planning (ACP) and MOST (medical orders of scope of treatment) for high-risk patients admitted to Comox Valley Hospital. 

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