SWSPHN encourages community and health professionals to document an advance care plan. Having an advance care plan ensures an individual’s healthcare wishes are known if they ever become too unwell to communicate them.
How and when to have a conversation about advance care planning with your patient
GPs and care workers are encouraged to incorporate advance care planning conversations into their routine patients care, ensuring their patients future medical care preferences are available in My Health Record.
The Advance Care Planning website suggests the following triggers and conversation starters
Health and care workers conversation triggers
Advance care planning training and education for health professionals
Advance Care Planning Australia offer online courses, workshops, webinars and support resources for GPs and care workers.
Advance Care Planning training and education
The Advance Project has developed resources and training to assist general practices to embed ACP into routine practice.