Assessment of Healthcare Decision-Making Capacity

For health and mental healthcare professionals, assessing an individual’s capacity to consent to treatment is an essential part of every encounter. Prior to embarking on potentially dangerous medical procedures, physicians and insurance providers often require an evaluation of the cognitive/emotional ability of the individual to make sound decisions on major medical procedures, to include Bariatric Surgery, In Vitro Fertilization, Gender-Affirming Surgery, among others.

In this 2020 photograph, captured inside a clinical setting, a health care provider and patient, consult on influenza vaccine options. The best way to prevent seasonal flu illness, is to get vaccinated every year. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6-months of age and older get a flu vaccine every season. There are many vaccine options to choose from, but the most important thing, is for all people 6-months and older, get an influenza vaccine every year.

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