Honoring Veterans' Healthcare Decisions

Description

Truly honoring choice for veterans requires more than routine consent forms or standard care pathways.

This session will explore how service history, moral injury, trauma exposure, and chronic social isolation shape the way many veterans think about treatment options, risk, trust, and autonomy. We’ll examine the frequent overlap of physical and mental health diagnoses and discuss why patience, active listening, and nonjudgmental curiosity are essential clinical skills when working with veterans. Learn practical approaches to conversations, care planning, and follow-through that respect each veteran’s story while promoting safety, dignity, and collaborative decision-making.

KEY WEBINAR TAKEAWAYS 

• Four common healthcare decisions unique to veterans
• Complications hospice and other healthcare providers may face when seeking to honor veterans’ healthcare desires 
• The importance of creating “veteran-centric” training and skill development for all team members

BONUS MATERIALS 

• A “Watch Out For…” list for all team members
• Handout with additional lecture notes and links for additional learning
• Discussion guide to use with fellow team members

WEBINAR DETAILS

Of course we honor all healthcare decisions, so what is so unique about veterans? It is about history, potential past trauma, and social isolation that is often present. How good are we at treating both physical and mental health diagnoses that often co-occur? We also know that patience is a critical and therapeutic skill that directly influences patient outcomes and safety, especially with veterans. In this webinar we will explore more effective ways to serve and honor those who have served us.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: