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title: 'F124 AgeTech 4/4: How would you choose to die? (Ryan Van Wert, Vynca)'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/f124-agetech-4-4-how-would-you-choose-to-die-ryan-van-wert-vynca'
show: 'Faces of Digital Health'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/faces-of-digital-health'
published: '2021-03-19'
audio: 'https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DHT6591459704.mp3'
---

# F124 AgeTech 4/4: How would you choose to die? (Ryan Van Wert, Vynca)

In January 2021 a jury in Montana delivered what is believed to be the first verdict in a wrongful life case, awarding over $400,000 compensation for medical and emotional costs due to the unwanted treatment of Rodney Knoepfle. In theory, p…

## Summary

In January 2021 a jury in Montana delivered what is believed to be [the first verdict in a wrongful life case](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/health/elderly-dnr-death-lawsuit.html), awarding over $400,000 compensation for medical and emotional costs due to the unwanted treatment of Rodney Knoepfle. In theory, patients have the right and option to draft an advanced care plan, a written document with their preferences about advanced medical treatment, life support and resuscitation in case of a serious health event.

In this episode, Ryan Van Wert, MD, an intensive care physician, Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University and CEO and co-founder of [Vynca](https://vyncahealth.com/) talks about the current challenges surrounding advanced care planning in the US. Vynca provides comprehensive advance care planning technology solutions that enable health care organizations to deliver high-quality end-of-life care consistent with an individual’s preferences. This episode is a part of the AgeTech series. This is a series of discussions about end-of-life care, geriatric care, caregiving, and the aging society.

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