5 questions on healthy aging with an ER physician - PermanenteDocs Chat Shorts

Healthy aging involves more than preventing illness. It also means understanding what matters most to patients and helping them maintain dignity, independence, and choice throughout their care.In this PermanenteDocs Chat Short, Tyler Darnell, MD, an emergency medicine physician and medical director of Dignified Journeys at Northwest Permanente, talks about: • Why conversations about healthy aging should begin early• How physicians can discuss care goals with patients and families• The importance of revisiting advance directives as circumstances change• How physicians across all specialties can help deliver age-friendly care• Why practicing these conversations can make them more meaningful and effectiveDr. Darnell also discusses how the Dignified Journeys program helps patients, families, and physicians navigate advance care planning, end-of-life decisions, and patients’ treatment wishes.Learn about life care planning: https://kp.org/lifecareplanningExplore how value-based care supports coordinated and preventive care: https://permanente.org/medical-excellence/unlocking-the-potential-of-value-based-care/#HealthyAging #AgeFriendlyCare #AdvanceCarePlanning #PermanenteMedicine #PhysiciansThanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.