AMA CXO Todd Unger is joined by Dan Morhaim, MD, an emergency medicine physician in Maryland and author of the book "Preparing for A Better End", to discuss advance directives (also known as living wills) in preparation for National Healthcare Decision Day #NHDD on April 16. Visit www.thebetterend.com, for more information on Dr. Morhaim's book "Preparing for A Better End: Expert Lessons on Death and Dying for You and Your Loved Ones" 0:00 AMA Moving Medicine for April 14, 2022 0:59 Advanced directives during the COVID-19 pandemic 1:48 How have you seen the absence of an advance directive play a role in both patient and families experience with critical illness? 3:05 What scenarios are covered by advance directives? 4:31 National Healthcare Decisions Day #NHDD 5:39 Should you update your living will every year? 7:55 How to talk to patients about advance directives 10:35 How can the ER tell if you have an advanced directive? 11:55 Where can someone create a living will? 12:38 Why is it so important to spread the word on advanced directives? Visit the Moving Medicine videos page for more videos in this series: https://ama-assn.org/moving-medicine-videos.