Prioritising advance care planning in COVID-19 response As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our health and aged care services, there is a strong case for prioritising advance care planning (ACP) as part of the national response. Linda... Read more... 31/08/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: Advance care planning Views: 611
CPR discussions and decisions: a necessary part of medical treatment planning Discussions about CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) are difficult because they confront the person with death. However, when cardiac arrest occurs there is no time to ponder... Read more... 9/06/2020 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: ELDAC | Advance care planning Views: 550
Complexities in advance care planning in aged care: the ELDAC Helpline experience Advance care planning (ACP) is one of the main topics that callers to the ELDAC Helpline call for assistance with. Caroline Litster, Research Officer from ELDAC, discusses... Read more... 19/05/2020 | Health Professionals | Residential Aged Care Tags: ELDAC | Advance care planning Views: 478
Diversity considerations for advance care planning Everyone should consider an advance care plan (ACP), however, ACP is a concept based on Western principles of self-determination, patient autonomy, informed consent and... Read more... 21/04/2020 | Community | Diverse Communities Tags: Advance care planning Views: 697