Newsletter - December 2024

We Are Grateful For You!

December 3rd, 2024 is Giving Tuesday

This December, share the love! Give back to your community by making donations, volunteering your time, or spreading the word about organizations and projects that you support. Giving Tuesday began in 2012 with the mission of creating a day that would inspire giving back, collaboration and doing good in your community. Now, Giving Tuesday is a global movement that supports thousands of non-profit and volunteer organizations and promotes radical generosity across the world.

"Radical generosity creates a world in which the collective recognition of humanity fundamentally respects what each of us can give, receive, and learn from one another. If we were to arrive at any destination, having fulfilled our mission, that world would be built upon a foundation of shared humanity.." (GivingTuesday.org, Our Vision 2024)

Ways to give to the Vermont Ethics Network this Giving Tuesday:

Make a donation on our website or by mail
Start a conversation: tell a friend why you completed your advance directive
Order Taking Steps Booklets

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Updates to the Vermont Ethics Network Website

Resources & Instructions for the Vermont Advance Directive Registry

Looking for support with your Vermont Advance Directive Registry account? Wondering how to upload your advance directive from home? Look no further!

Our updated web pages provide detailed instructions on how to use the Vermont Advance Directive Registry, how to update your directive, how to make changes to your account, as well as phone and email options for customer support.

Check out the new webpages!

Save the Dates: Upcoming Event

January 2025 Virtual Ethics Education Series:

Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Ethics

Starting on January 9th, 2025, the Vermont Ethics Network will be hosting a four-part virtual series on Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Ethics.

Session topics will include:

January 9, 2025 - Artificial Intelligence
January 14, 2025 - How Health Care Can Outgrow Bias
January 21, 2025 - Dementia Related Issues
January 30, 2025 - Incapacitated Refusals & Vermont's Ulysses Clause

Speakers and official titles will be released soon - keep an eye on our News & Events page and make sure you have signed up for our email reminders so you get the latest information.

Updated Taking Steps Booklets:

New Pricing Begins January 1st!

Taking Steps - Step 2: A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Decision-Making has been the Vermont Ethics Network's most popular resource for over three decades. This fall, the Step 2 Guide is being re-released with updated content to reflect current best practices for completing advance directives in Vermont. The Guide also includes a copy of the Vermont Advance Directive Short Form and the administrative form needed for registration with the Vermont Advance Directive Registry. Updated pricing for Taking Steps Step 2 Booklets takes effect on January 1, 2025.

More about Taking Steps

Quantity	2025 Price per Booklet	Shipping Costs
Up to 5 Booklets	Free	Free
6-10	Free	$8.50
11-25	Free	$19.50
26-60	Free	$25.50
61-119	$3.00/booklet (first 60 booklets for free)	$27.50
Box of 120	$2.75/booklet (first 60 booklets for free)	$27.50/box
Custom Orders	$2.75/booklet (first 60 booklets for free)	$27.50/box

Order Taking Steps Publications

Are you a health care provider? Get Access to the Vermont Advance Directive Registry Today!

Vermont healthcare providers can receive authorized user access to query the registry for patient directives. This is an important step in supporting your patients in advance care planning conversations and ensures that you have access to the most current health planning documents when you need them.

Think you might already have access, but don't remember your login? We can help! Email Taylor Murray, Advance Care Planning Program Manager at VEN, to get access to your account. Email: tmurray@vtethicsnetwork.org

Application Form & Instructions

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