Advance Care Planning: It’s Like Disaster Planning and Preparation with Dr. Tomita

Advance care planning refers to expressing preferences regarding medical care in the event that one is unable to make one’s own decisions due to illness or injury. Advance care planning, like disaster planning, is important but difficult.  Learn about what to consider and how to go about it.

Mitsuo Tomita, M.D., retired family physician, born and raised in Los Angeles, attended UCLA, UCSF for medical school, Fresno for his internship and residency, and had a 33-year career at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego. He was also an Assistant Clinical Professor on the voluntary teaching faculty of UCSD School of Medicine.