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Forms
Tools to Document Health Care Decisions
Sudden illness or accident can happen to anyone at any time. These forms enable adults to appoint a health care agent and to document their priorities and preferences for future health care needs.
Vermont Advance Directive Registry
Vermont Advance Directive Registry
VADR
The Vermont Advance Directive Registry is a secure, digital repository for completed advance directives and is available for free to all Vermont residents. Registering your advance directive is the best way to make sure that your health care team can find your document when it is most needed.
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Medical Decision-Making
Taking Steps Vermont
There may come a time when you are unable to speak for yourself. The best way to ensure that your wishes are known and honored is to talk with those closest to you and your health care providers about what matters most.
Start Taking Steps TodayMedical Ethics
Medical Ethics
Relevant Topics in Bioethics
Medical ethics is a field of study that draws from philosophy, law and medicine. There are four core principles in bioethics that define the ethical obligations that health care providers owe to patients. The application of these principles to individual cases can be helpful in resolving difficult questions that arise in health care.
Learn MorePalliative & End-of-Life Care
Palliative & End-of-Life Care
Information for those living with serious illness
Palliative care is specialized care that is directed at managing the symptoms of those who are living with serious or advanced illness. It is appropriate for individuals who are seeking treatment for their disease, as well as for those who have shifted their goals to a more comfort-directed plan of care.
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Community Events Calendar
Find Advance Care Planning Workshops in your area, and/or invite VEN to present at your local community center, library or business.
Learn More »Save the Date! Vermont Plain Language Form Webinar, October 6, 2026
Registration info coming soon. Join the VEN team for a deep-dive into the new Plain Language Advance Directive form. Learn how this form differs from other advance directives in the VEN library, and how it can be used to change the conversation about advance care planning. Registration is free. This session is recommended for all healthcare professionals, advance care planning facilitators, volunteers, estate & elder law attorneys, but is open to all.
Learn More »Monthly Zoom Support for ACP Facilitators
Are advance directives and advance care planning conversations a regular part of your work? Whether you are a health care professional, social worker, case manager, estate attorney, or health care volunteer, join our monthly meetings to get your advance care planning questions answered. The first meeting will be on October 7th, 2026, from 11:00-12:00. These meetings will take place on the first Wednesday of each month.
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