Saturday, March 28, 2026

Are Dementia VSED Advance Directives Ethical? Should Clinicians Honor Them?

The 2026 annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is quickly approaching. The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is set for April 30 through May 2. Today, Guideline Central showcases some of the sessions that primary care providers will not want to miss, as they are directly related to the conference’s clinical practice track.  

One of these is my "Point-Counterpoint: Are Dementia VSED Advance Directives Ethical, And Should Clinicians Honor Them?"

In this point–counterpoint session, two experts will debate whether dementia-specific VSED advance directives are ethically justifiable and whether physicians and interdisciplinary teams should assist in drafting, interpreting, and operationalizing them in clinical and long-term care settings.



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