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This handout explains advance care planning, which allows you to make your wishes known to your loved ones and care providers. It covers living wills, Medical Power of Attorney, Financial/Durable Power of Attorney, wills, and the POLST form (Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment).

This document contains two advance care directive forms for the state of Washington: the Health-Care Directive and the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.

LEGAL NOTE: Please note that non-English translations are not legal forms or certified translations. They are provided as a courtesy to the patient to convey the meaning of the original in English. Use ONLY the English version as a legal instrument.

This handout gives information to help expectant parents decide if they want to have an advanced aneuploidy screening test. This test tells if the fetus has extra copies or missing copies of certain chromosomes, which can cause Down syndrome, Edward syndrome, Patau syndrom, or Turner syndrome. This handout explains the test and its limitations, and defines some medical terms.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect during their hospital stay when admitted to University of Washington Medical Center with advanced heart failure. It lists goals, caregiver visits, patient teaching, care plans, and dietary restrictions for 4 days. (Cards B, HF)

This handout gives information to help pregnant women decide if they want to have cell-free DNA screening. This blood test tells the risk of a baby having certain health conditions such as Down syndrome, trisomy 18, trisomy 13, or an X chromosome issue.

This helpful handout is a checklist of tasks that need to be done after a death. These tasks include getting copies of a death certificate, finding out if there is a will, locating important papers, notifying Social Security, and canceling the many services that the person may have been using. It includes space for recording what company was called, the name of the contact person, when the call was made, and notes. This handout is included in the Bereavement Packet for UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center.

This handout explains what to expect after having a surgical D&C (dilation and curettage procedure) or MUA (manual uterine aspiration) in the first trimester of pregnancy. It includes self-care, activity restrictions, and when to call the clinic. A D&C is done in an operating room, but an MUA is done in the clinic.

This handout explains what to expect and how to take care of yourself after having a uterine aspiration, which is sometimes called a D&C.

This handout gives self-care instructions to follow at home after having a mid-urethral sling placed.

This handout gives self-care instructions after having a tooth removed.

This handout gives instructions to help recovery after anorectal surgery. Included are sections on sitz baths, activity level, diet, medication, bowel movements, and infection.

This handout explains recovery and follow-up care after having aortic surgery at University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) - Montlake campus.It explains when to call the doctor, the usual follow-up care schedule, dietary changes, and how to manage pain. It also includes a "Daily Log" for noting vital signs, an "Exercise Log" for keeping track of activities, and a "Pain Log" for recording pain levels.

This handout gives guidelines and exercises to follow during recovery after a shoulder surgery called arthroscopic Bankart repair.

This handout reviews information that is contained in the Bariatric Notebook, a resource given to patients at the Weight Loss Management Center at UW Medical Center.

This handout gives self-care instructions to follow at home after having DIEP flap breast reconstruction at University of Washington Medical Center.

This one-page flyer supplies blank spaces for clinicians to fill in and give to a patient at discharge. Included are spaces for doctor's name and procedure, activity restrictions, self-care instructions (incision and dressing care, pain medicine), when to call the doctor, and the time and date of the follow-up appointment. Space is also provided for the patient's information label.

This handout explains self-care instructions after donating bone marrow for a family member.

This handout explains self-care instructions after donating bone marrow for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP).

This handout gives self-care instructions to follow at home after having Goldilocks breast reconstruction at University of Washington Medical Center.

This flyer explains what to expect after hemorrhoidal banding, in which special rubber bands are applied to hemorrhoids to cut off their blood supply.

This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare, and how to plan for your recovery after lumpectomy with LICAP reconstruction at University of Washington Medical Center. 

This handout gives instructions for patients to follow at home after receiving sclerotherapy injections for varicose veins. Included are explanations about Coban bandages, compression stockings, how to manage pain, and when to call the clinic.

This handout explains what to expect and guidelines to follow after receiving sedation for a procedure. It gives basic instructions to follow when taking opioid pain medicines.

This handout explores what to expect after the one-year anniversary of a loved one's passing. It explains that every person's grieving process is different. It offers suggestions and insights to help with the continuing process of bereavement, grief, and recovery.

This handout gives self-care instructions to follow at home after having TUG (transverse upper gracilis) flap breast reconstruction at University of Washington Medical Center.