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PREPARE Press Releases
Key PREPARE News
Exciting New PREPARE Study Results Published in JAMA IM
JAMA Intern Med., October 29, 2018
Rethinking Advance Care Planning: A Podcast with Rebecca Sudore
GeriPal, November 2, 2018
Making Advance Care Planning Easier Through PREPARE
Better Health While Aging, November 1, 2018
Website helps kick-start conversations
Toronto Star, August 3, 2017
Help for Planning End-of-Life Care
New York Times, January 10, 2013
COVID-19 Related
Advance Care Planning: New Realities in Times of COVID-19
RHI Hub- The Rural Monitor, July 15, 2020
Planning For End-Of-Life Care Is More Crucial Than Ever. Here's How
NPR, July 9, 2020
Liz Weston: Take Control Now With Advance Medical Directives
New York Times, June 1, 2020
Setting minds and hearts at ease: a clinician’s guide to end-of-life-care conversations
McKnights Long Term Care, May 18, 2020
Fearful of covid-19, older people are changing their living wills
Washington Post, May 9, 2020
No time like the present: End-of-life plans and the pandemic
Washington Post (AP), May 6, 2020
To do: Pack a hospital bag now in case you get sick
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2020
Things to do (from home) this week: How to be prepared right now
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2020
Consumer Reports, April 24, 2020
Oregon Live/ The Oregonian , April 16, 2020
Covid or No Covid, It's Important to Plan
New York Times, April 16, 2020
Ritsu Kuno column: Advanced care planning in the age of COVID-19
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 15, 2020
The COVID-19 talk families need to have now
Mercury News, April 14, 2020
How To Talk About The End Of Life In The Age Of The Coronavirus
Here & Now - WBUR, April 14, 2020
The coronavirus conversation you need to have with your family right now
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 8, 2020
Coronavirus: Bay Area help to get your will and other affairs in order
San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2020
Ventilators during coronavirus: What you need to know
San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2020
All PREPARE Articles
Advance Care Planning: New Realities in Times of COVID-19
RHI Hub- The Rural Monitor, July 15, 2020
Planning For End-Of-Life Care Is More Crucial Than Ever. Here's How
NPR, July 9, 2020
Liz Weston: Take Control Now With Advance Medical Directives
New York Times, June 1, 2020
Setting minds and hearts at ease: a clinician’s guide to end-of-life-care conversations
McKnights Long Term Care, May 18, 2020
Fearful of covid-19, older people are changing their living wills
Washington Post, May 9, 2020
No time like the present: End-of-life plans and the pandemic
Washington Post (AP), May 6, 2020
To do: Pack a hospital bag now in case you get sick
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2020
Things to do (from home) this week: How to be prepared right now
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 2020
Consumer Reports, April 24, 2020
Oregon Live/ The Oregonian , April 16, 2020
Covid or No Covid, It's Important to Plan
New York Times, April 16, 2020
Ritsu Kuno column: Advanced care planning in the age of COVID-19
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 15, 2020
The COVID-19 talk families need to have now
Mercury News, April 14, 2020
The coronavirus conversation you need to have with your family right now
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 8, 2020
Coronavirus: Bay Area help to get your will and other affairs in order
San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2020
Ventilators during coronavirus: What you need to know
San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2020
Online Tool May Improve Outpatient Advance Care Planning
Medscape Medical News, March 11, 2020
Cancer Today, March 21, 2019
End of Life Planning Made Easy Through PREPARE
Better Health While Aging
One Day Your Mind May Fade. At Least You’ll Have a Plan.
New York Times, January 19, 2018
Advance care planning is appropriate and necessary for all senior living residents
McKnights Senior Living, December 11, 2017
Having problems with your hospital care? Speak up!
LA Times Washington Post KHN, November 20, 2017
How the public views and experiences serious illness in late life
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, November 2, 2017
How To Take Charge Of Your End-Of-Life Care—And Why You Should Care About It Right Now
Prevention, September 12, 2017
Want Control Over Your Death? Consider A ""Do Not Hospitalize"" Order
Huffington Post, July 14, 2017
Over one third of U.S. adults have advanced medical directives
Reuters, July 11, 2017
5 Tips to Help You with End-of-Life Planning
Better Health While Aging
The Difference Between Patient Education and Health Literacy
Patient Engagement HIT, June 13, 2017
Patient-Driven Advance Care Planning
SFVAMC, June 9, 2017
Online tool helps people prepare for future medical care
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, May 30, 2017
User-Friendly Decision-Making Tools Help Older Adults Make Choices for Future Medical Care
Technology Org, May 19, 2017
Interactive Websites Aid Patient Healthcare Decision-Making
Patient Engagement HIT, May 19, 2017
Website-Increases Advance Care Planning
Medscape, May 19, 2017
Study Asks, What Is a ""Good Death""?
HealthDay, March 30, 2016
A Quiet End to the ""Death Panels"" Debate
New York Times, November 20, 2015
A Giant Thank You to CMS: Advance Care Planning Has Value
GeriPal, July 8, 2015
No One Likes Talking About Death, But Here are 5 Reasons You Should Do It Anyway
Prevention, July 7, 2015
Health Affairs Blog, March 30, 2015
The Trouble With Advance Directives
New York Times, March 13, 2015
Advance care planning tool PREPARE, now in Spanish!
GeriPal, November 2, 2014
Videos aim to inform patients about their medical options at the end of life
Washington Post, June 2, 2014
One New Year’s idea: Have dinner and talk about death
USA Today, December 28, 2013
Using Tech to Engage Patients in Advance Care Planning
GeriPal, November 5, 2013
Hiring an End-of-Life Enforcer
New York Times, October 24, 2013
A Novel Way to Document End-of-Life Preferences
New York Times, July 25, 2013
Why Should We Care About Healthcare Decisions?
Forbes, April 16, 2013
Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2013
Projects get people talking about end-of-life care
USA Today, January 5, 2013
The Official Launch of PREPARE: an Easy-to-Use, Online Advance Care Planning Tool
GeriPal, January 4, 2013
New website is useful tool for medical planning
Mercury News, January 4, 2013
PREPARE Podcasts, Webinars, and Videos
Advance Your Care Planning with Dr. Rebecca Sudore : Podcast with Rebecca Sudore and Leah Witt
Curbsiders, September 20, 2021
Making Advance Care Planning Easier - Webinar
Docola, September 15, 2021
Advance Care Planning is So Right: Podcast with Rebecca Sudore and Ryan McMahan
GeriPal, October 8, 2020
How To Talk About The End Of Life In The Age Of The Coronavirus
Here & Now - WBUR, April 14, 2020
Health Literacy Out Loud Podcast, November 1, 2019
Provider-Patient Relationships : Improving Medical-Legal Advance Care Planning
UC Hastings Masters of Science in Health Policy & Law , April 2019
Rethinking Advance Care Planning: A Podcast with Rebecca Sudore
GeriPal, November 2, 2018
Making Advance Care Planning Easier Through PREPARE
Better Health While Aging, November 1, 2018
Season 2 Episode 15: Dr. Rebecca Sudore, PREPARE for Your Care
Death by Design, April 12, 2018
Rebecca Sudore on Advance Care Planning: The Prepare Trial
GeriPal, May 18, 2017
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