Kokua Mau Inc

Advanced care planning (ACP) including POLST. Kokua Mau's ACP program conducts workshops and training to make conversations about serious illness the norm in our community. Our ACP coordinator conducts community training across the state for the public and for professionals. Because of the pandemic, many sessions shifted to zoom but we have now begun in person sessions again. Kokua Mau is the coordinator for the POLST program, an out-of-hospital medical order that documents patients' medical orders. Kokua Mau's website is the official site for the program. Kokua Mau does education and outreach for professionals and public across the state, staffs the POLST leadership task force and serves on national committees. The Executive Director has been elected to serve on the National POLST Board.

Building palliative care. Kokua Mau continues its focus on building palliative care awareness and capacity in Hawaii and the USAPI. Kokua Mau runs a Palliative Care Awareness committee which meets on a biweekly basis to increase awareness and engagement of both professionals and the public. As a part of that committee, Kokua Mau has done training for a variety of professional groups as well as for the public including cancer survivors. Kokua Mau has also done training with USAPI jurisdictions to boost their palliative care programs. Kokua Mau continues to update its web pages for families, patients, and caregivers to make sure that the most accurate information is included. Kokua Mau is an active member of Hui Pohala, a coalition focusing on palliative care workforce development.