Health Care Agents and Surrogate Decision Makers

Healthcare Agents and Surrogate Decision Makers 

Anne James, LCSW, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System; Rev. Betty Clark, MDiv, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System 

Join us in a conversation about the challenges and responsibilities of medical surrogacy, whether from the perspective of the patient, the doctor, or the surrogates themselves.  Who should you choose to speak on your behalf? What do you do if you are chosen by someone else?  What decisions do you need to make? What scenarios should you be prepared for?  We hope this conversation will be robust, informative, and even a little bit fun! 
 

A session from the Critical Conversations: An Advance Care Planning Summit for Advocates program hosted by the ACCMA and the East Bay Conversation Project on October 11, 2018.