Nurse practitioner and longtime palliative care provider Lolita Melhado is calling for a shift in the way patients, families, and clinicians approach advance care planning, urging conversations that focus on personal values rather than rigid checklists. She is helping introduce an affordable, accredited online certificate program created by Compassion & Choices and the Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey to train professionals nationwide. With Florida’s large aging population, Melhado emphasizes that early, open discussions are essential to ensuring patient wishes guide medical decisions during serious illness or crisis.
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