The Work We Do
We are Texas Talks, a statewide 501(c)3 charitable organization led by doctors, nurses, social workers, faith leaders, and patient advocates who are dedicated to patients and the unique needs of patients with serious, advancing illnesses. We advocate for and educate about meaningful conversations between patients, the people that matter to them and their caregivers that are documented by advance care plans and when appropriate, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment.
Our work includes:
Growing the use of conversational methods between patients, families and their doctors to improve care for the seriously ill.
Serving as the clearinghouse for shared decision-making conversations and processes to ensure they happen for seriously ill patients.
Promoting digital-based advance care planning, document creation, portability and retrieval.
Advancing the use of a common MOST/POLST document in Texas as a best practice.
Following the experience of other states through our membership and participation in the National POLST program.
We believe that when meaningful, shared decision-making conversations become a normal part of planning for our lives today and in the future, it is much more likely that the choices for care a patient does and does not want can be honored.
If you are a patient and want to see what this is all about please visit the patient tab.
If you are a provider and want to begin looking at how you can successfully integrate having conversations into the care you provide, please visit the provider tab.
