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Ethics experts emphasize importance of conversing with person you select as your health care proxy

Robert Olick, PhD, JD, left, and Thomas Curran, MD (photo by Jim Howe)

Robert Olick, PhD, JD, left, and Thomas Curran, MD (photo by Jim Howe)

If you are someone's health care proxy, and you are trying to follow their wishes, what happens when different members of their health care team offer differing prognoses? Explaining the process of making decisions in such a situation are two ethics experts, Thomas Curran, MD, and Robert Olick, PhD, JD, both members of the ethics consultation team at Upstate University Hospital. One important piece of advice: Make sure you explain your desires to the person you appoint as your health care proxy.

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