Vermont Advance Directive Week 2025
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Difficult conversations are the easiest to put off. Many people never discuss what their healthcare goals would be in an emergency or serious illness situation. Would clinicians know what matters to you if they couldn’t speak to you? Who is the person that you trust to make your medical decisions if you are incapacitated?
Ready to make your plan? Vermont Advance Directive Week is the perfect time to start the process. Check out the events below to find advance care planning workshops in your area during Vermont Advance Directive Week.
Can't make it to these workshops? Find more information on our website here.
| | | Vermont Advance Directive Week (April 13-19, 2025) | | Springfield Adult Day Service – Community Advance Directive Workshop
- Monday, April 14, 2025 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Springfield Area Adult Day Service (266 River Street, Springfield, VT 05156)
- Join Vermont Ethics Network Executive Director, Cindy Bruzzese, for a conversation about the value of advance directives in planning for future health decisions.
- Event Flyer
| | The Old Meeting House of East Montpelier – Getting Started with your Advance Directive
- Tuesday, April 15th, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- The Old Meeting House of East Montpelier, Parish Hall/Gallery (1620 Center Rd, Montpelier, VT 05602)
- A presentation and Q&A session with Vermont Ethics Network Advance Care Planning Program Manager, Taylor Murray. Find out more about how the Vermont Advance Directive process works, get free forms and informational brochures and ask your questions about how to get started with your advance directive.
- Event Flyer
| | Central Vermont Medical Center – Advance Directive Event
- Wednesday, April 16th from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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CVMC, South Lobby Entrance (130 Fisher Rd, Berlin, VT 05602)
- Day-long tabling event! Staff and volunteers will be available to distribute free advance directive forms, answer your advance directive questions, assist with signing and witnessing documents, and get your completed directive on file with CVMC and the Vermont Advance Directive Registry. Stop by any time between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
| | Heineberg Community Senior Center – Getting Started with Your Advance Directive
- Wednesday, April 16th, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- 14 Heineberg Rd, Burlington, VT 05408, Phone: (802) 863-3982
- A presentation and Q&A session with Vermont Ethics Network Advance Care Planning Program Manager, Taylor Murray. Find out more about how the Vermont Advance Directive process works, get free forms and informational brochures and ask your questions about how to get started with your advance directive.
- Call (802) 863-3982 to find out if space is available
| | A Gift For Those You Love
presented by the Center for Solace (Brattleboro Area Hospice) at the Brooks Memorial Library
- Wednesday, April 16th, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Brooks Memorial Library, Community Meeting Room (224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301). Call 802-257-0775 for more info.
- If you had a serious accident or illness and couldn’t communicate, would people know your wishes? On National Healthcare Decisions Day, join us for a heartfelt community dialogue on the vital difference an Advance Directive can make, for you and for your loved ones. We’ll engage with a local panel and community peers to explore one essential question: what does Living Well actually mean to each of us when faced with a major health challenge? All are welcome!
- A Gift For Those You Love Event Flyer
| | More Events in April | | Vermont Lifetime Planning Expo: From Financial Foundations to Senior Care Solutions
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National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16th, 2025)
Talking about your healthcare values and preferences is the first step to completing an advance directive. Need a kick-start? Check out these videos from The Conversation Project and share them with your loved ones to start your conversation on National Healthcare Decisions Day.
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| | | | VEN Workshops & Trainings for Community Groups and Healthcare Staff | | The Vermont Ethics Network offers free community workshops on completing advance directives and the steps of the advance care planning process. VEN also provides trainings for healthcare teams on supporting patients with advance care planning, medical decision-making, and more clinical ethics topics. Ready to add advance care planning to your community or healthcare staff education calendar? Fill out the form below request a workshop/training with VEN! | |
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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 was 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 took effect on January 1, 2025.
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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
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