WINNEMUCCA - On Oct. 20, Humboldt General Hospital will sponsor a community education seminar designed to help local residents understand their rights with regard to the issues of dying.
"Advanced Directives/Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care Decisions" will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Sarah Winnemucca Conference Room at Humboldt General Hospital, located at 118 E. Haskell St. in Winnemucca.
The community in-service will be presented by Humboldt General Hospital in accordance with the Patient Self-determination Act, Public Law# 101-508.4206; the Uniform Act on Rights for the Terminally Ill, NRS 449.535 to 449.690; and the Nevada Power of Attorney statutes, NRS 162A.
Lora Myles, attorney for the RSVP Carson and Rural Elder (CARE) Law Program, will present information regarding the legal issues surrounding Advance Directives. Myles also will cover durable powers of attorney.
According to Humboldt General Hospital Social Services Director Laura Nelson, the presentation is open to all community members with the end goal of helping residents make their most informed choices with regard to the issues of dying.
"Advance Directives will allow individuals to state in advance what kinds of medical treatment they want or don't want to receive in the future," she said.
Nelson said the presentation is not just for those who are currently ill. She said, "This is also for those who may have, in the future, any special, serious medical conditions that would prevent communication with their attending physician."
Nelson said preparing an Advance Directive now can be viewed as one of the final and most important gifts given to loved ones.
"This removes the burden of decision from your loved ones," she said, "and assures that your wishes are followed."
Those who attend the Oct. 20 presentation will have the chance to prepare an Advance Directive using the document format approved by the federal and state government; a notary also will be available for those who wish to prepare an Advance Directive.
There is no charge to attend or to prepare an Advance Directive document. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information on the Advance Directives community education seminar scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, at Humboldt General Hospital, please call Laura Nelson, LSW, at (775) 623-5222, ext 115.
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