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The Empowered Patient: Using Medical Directives to Choose the Care You and Your Family Want

With our health care system in transition it is more important than ever for all of us to take every step possible to make sure that we and our loved ones can choose the medical care we receive. Kevin O'Shea, an attorney and expert on advance medical directives (commonly known as living wills), will explain what they are and why they are essential for you and your loved ones. You will learn exactly what you need to do become an Empowered Patient by creating a comprehensive Medical Directive Portfolio and how to make certain that your wishes are followed. Whether you are a young adult, a parent, the child of elderly parents, or a senior citizen yourself, this program is an absolute necessity in today's uncertain world.

Presenter Kevin O’Shea is a 1987 graduate of Harvard Law School and has been an attorney in the Detroit area for over twenty years, practicing at a large regional firm as a corporate litigator before leaving to join a smaller firm in Bloomfield Hills. In 2006 he started his own health care company providing prepackaged medications for young people away from home at school or camp. In addition to serving as a partner at the Miller Law Firm, Kevin actively promotes the importance of advance medical directives to families, organizations and employers.

 

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