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MOLST training slides advanced; panel to remove parenthetical “allow natural death” from CPR section
Summary
Connecticut’s MOLST advisory council advanced a narrated training slide package, agreed to invite pediatric expert Dr. Carrie Moss to the education subgroup, and decided to remove a parenthetical phrase in the CPR section of the proposed MOLST form to reduce confusion for providers and families.
The MOLST Advisory Council, meeting April 1 on the Department of Public Health (DPH) platform, advanced a revised training overview and agreed to refine the medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (MOLST) form language after members said one line risked confusing providers and patients.
The training subcommittee presented a condensed overview slide deck intended to serve as a public-facing introduction and as the preamble for additional modules (EMS, provider training). Cynthia (Cindy) (Training subcommittee member) said the overview is “pretty close to being in its completed stage” and described plans for narrated slide videos to be hosted through CT Train. Melia Allen (Department of Public Health staff) said DPH staff will assist with recording and editing; presenters may record via Teams/Zoom and DPH will splice final videos.
Council members raised a set of content and legal questions before finalizing the deck. Several clinicians urged the slides remain simple and not to over-specify clinical examples. Dr. Scott Sussman (Advisory council member)…
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