Advance Care Planning
Making decisions about the care you want if you become unable to speak for yourself
Palliative Care
Ensuring access to the care you need whether in the hospital, in a nursing home or at home
Pediatrics
Improving children’s access to community-based palliative and hospice care services
POLST
Understanding the “pink form” that outlines patients’ preferences for life-sustaining medical treatment
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September 13, 2019
Prescriptions for Terminally-Ill Now Exempt from Opioid Co-Prescribing Requirement
Governor signs AB 714; Bill Takes Effect Immediately AB 714 (Wood), which clarifies current law and provides common-sense exemptions from opioid co-prescribing requirements, passed the legislature and was signed on Sept 6 by ...Read more »August 30, 2019
2020 Summit: Call for Presentations
The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California invites our members and professionals in palliative medicine and advance care planning to submit breakout session proposals for our 12th annual summit: Sharpening our Vision for ...Read more »August 30, 2019
POLST Registry Next Steps Survey | Topline Results
August 30, 2019 From 24/7 access to POLST to data available for research, POLST stakeholders see many potential benefits to the electronic exchange of POLST information in California, according to an August 2019 ...Read more »August 19, 2019
CCCC’s CEO Named to Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee
Judy Thomas, JD, CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care, has been named by California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly to serve on the Master Plan for Aging ...Read more »
