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Advance Directives and Medical Power of Attorney Assignment
in Individuals with HIV - low rates: only 30%-50% or less leave advance directives or power of attorney before death
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o People living with HIV (PLWH) often have social isolation, loss of partners and close friends, and estranged relationships with family
o Low rates of completion of an advanced directive (AD) or identification of an informal proxy or medical power of attorney (MPOA)
Reported by Jules Levin
9th Intl HIV and Aging Workshop
NYC Sept 13-14 2018
Mona Abdo MPH1, Adam Ressler MD2, Samantha MaWhinney ScD1, Steven Johnson MD2, Chelsea Springer MD2, Kristine M. Erlandson MD MS2
1. University of Colorado, School of Public Health, 2. University of Colorado, Department of Medicine
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