Establishing goals of care- Standardized caregiver interview
Establishing goals of care- Standardized caregiver interview[1][2]
Morristown Medical Center Morristown NJ
Author(s): Keerti Sharma, MBBS; Catherine Owens LCSW
POGOe Id: 21976
Date Posted: 11/16/2017
Date Reviewed/Updated for Clinical Accuracy: 11/01/2017
Geriatrics fellows Standardized Caregiver Interview FINAL.pdf
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Abstract:
This Observed Standardized Caregiver (SCG) interview is designed to be used with geriatric fellows. The goal is to assess the fellow's competence in establishing goals of care with patient’s families in the ambulatory setting.
Educational objectives:
The case is designed to evaluate geriatric fellow’s ability to elicit the following core competencies in geriatrics assessment during a Standardized Patient Interview:
- 1. Establish that the caregiver is the appropriate health care designee
- 2. Introduce the need to have a discussion about overall goals of care
- 3. Establish what would be an acceptable quality of life for the patient
- 4. Assist the family with completing a written health care directive ( for this exercise a Practitioner Order of Life Sustaining Treatment form - POLST )
