Advance Care Planning

Advance Care Planning — a legal plan outlining a patient’s last wishes regarding death and medical intervention.

Geelong’s ACP program is run through Barwon Health at University Hospital.

Advance Care Planning (ACP) ‘For Everyone’

Advance Care Planning is an important process. It involves talking with friends and loved ones about your future health care wishes, documenting what you may or may not want and it can include appointing a substitute decision maker. It enables you to take control of your future health care and treatment if you are not able to communicate your wishes.

In the sections below we provide you with more detailed information about advance care planning as a process, and how you can complete your own Advance Care Plan. If you have any queries or need further information, refer to the Links, Documents and Resources page or your local Advance Care Planning service, or email us at: rpcoffice@austin.org.au

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Contacts & Links

Dementia sufferers deserve the same right

Allow Australian's to die with dignity by including "Dementia" in VAD says the godfather of Australia’s VAD regime: Dr Rodney Syme. In my view we must work to find a way to give relief to dementia sufferers from the fear and pain they ultimately will be unable to express. Dementia accounts for … [Read More...]

Right To Die Denied

Melissa Cunningham in TheAge writes that people living in hospitals, palliative care units, health facilities and aged care homes are being denied their right to die. Institutional objection to euthanasia laws cause ‘emotional suffering’ for dying Gravely ill people seeking to take their own … [Read More...]

QUT: End of Life Law in Australia

Australian's now have a one stop resource for information about End of Life Law in Australia from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) an initiative of the ACHLR, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. About QUT: End of Life Law in Australia … [Read More...]

Advance Care Planning