People have the right to make their own decisions regarding their healthcare. In instances where they might be incapable of making these choices, advance directives offer a valuable means to effectively convey their treatment preferences.

If you’ve been considering advance care planning (ACP), you’re in good company. More than 90 percent of Americans believe it is important to discuss the treatment and palliative options they would choose to pursue if they were to become incapacitated by medical issues in the future, according to THE CONVERSATION PROJECT’S 2018 NATIONAL SURVEY. Yet, they also report that only 32 percent have actually conducted these conversations.