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Ep.61 HEALTH DIRECTIVES with TIFFANY MCKENZIE

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In the age of COVID-19, there has been a renewed focus on Health Care Directives. The communicability and finality of the disease have opened up all sorts of fears and uncertainty for many people- especially among the elderly. To that end, I am excited to present the conversation I had with TIFFANY MCKENZIE. She is a partner in the Private Client Group at Bryan Cave in Atlanta. We talked about planning in the COVID-19 environment with extra attention on the often-overlooked health care directives.

Description of the Current COVID Environment for Planning
  • The speed and communicability of the disease
  • The higher death rates
  • Many times people enter hospital unaccompanied
    • A Quick Reminder for Listeners: What are the Usual Documents that Need Updating:
    • Will
    • Trusts
    • Powers of Attorney
    • And Health Care Directives
      • Health Care Directives
      • How are this different from a Power of Attorney?
      • Designating Health Care Preferences
      • Designating a Health Care Proxy
        • Preferences-
        • What criteria for decision-making should we include?
        • What are 
          • Proxy
          • Who should be in this Role?
          • When does this person make decisions?
          • What should be considered in a COVID environment?
            • Communication issues
            • Being comfortable with remote methods
            • Developing a relationship with doctors and institutions and their decision-making
            • Preferences for choosing drugs, services
              • Intubations – 
              • What is the process for ventilators?
              • Triage v. Best Efforts
                • What else are should be thinking about in emergency situations?
                • Where can we reach you and keep track of your writings?

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