Advance Care Planning One Day Workshop

Date
19 Jul 2019
08:30 AM - 08:28 AM
Cost
Free
Available to
General Practice
Practice Nurses
Allied Health Providers
General Practitioners
Practice Staff
Allied Health Practitioners
Medical Specialist
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Event Location
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
41 Victoria Parade
FITZROY VIC 3065
Australia
Advance care planning

Enhance your Advance Care Planning (ACP) knowledge and increase your confidence in having these important conversations by attending the one day Level 1 ACP workshop.

Please register via email to: BESTCARE@SVHM.ORG.AU

SESSIONS:
Friday the 19th of July, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday the 9th of September, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday the 14th of October, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

This training is relevant to those working in acute health services, aged care, primary care, palliative care and the community.

Topics will include:

  • What is Advance Care Planning?
  • Benefits of Advance Care Planning
  • The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act
  • Legal implications of Advance Care Planning
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse populations and Advance Care Planning
  • Advance Care Planning conversations
  • Information of new Voluntary Assisted Dying Legislation Act 2017

Learning outcomes:

  • Discuss Advance Care Planning with patients and their carers/families appropriately and clearly
  • Source Advance Care Directives documentation
  • Develop an approach to referring patients to Palliative Care Services
  • Respond to requests from patients for information about or access to Voluntary Assisted Dying