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Apr 14, 2013
Tallahassee Democrat
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Tuesday is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Florida leaders in medicine, nursing, hospitals, hospices, long-term care and the law are seeking a third step for proper planning for advance care. The Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form will allow doctors to complete a set of medical orders to ensure that your wishes are followed, even if you move from one site of care to another. Ken Brummel-Smith is the chair of the Department of Geriatrics at the FSU College of Medicine and Marshall Kapp is director of the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law.

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Apr 17, 2013
Tallahassee Democrat
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Doctors can't predict all birth outcomes, despite advances: While about one in 10 infants end up spending time in the neonatal intensive care unit, early warnings mean adequate care can accompany potentially complicated deliveries. Dr. Joedrecka Brown, an associate professor with the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health at the FSU College of Medicine and alumna/clerkship faculty member Dr. Tanya Evers are both quoted in this article