Advance Care Planning

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Advanced Planning and Thinking About Dying 

Health Quality and Safety Commission New Zealand

1) ACP template and guide. Working with consumer groups around the country, the team has developed a single document that combines a plan and guide, providing clearer, simpler prompts to help people consider and document the care they would or would not want in the future. The plan can be completed as a writable PDF or in hard copy.
2) Information for health professionals, including an implementation guide
3) Online training options include: Advance Care Planning Self-Assessment (Rate yourself against the competencies involved in Advanced Care Planning, and identify what level of training you need) and Advance Care Planning Level 1 Training

Advance Care Planning in Dementia: Recommendations for Healthcare Professionals 

Karen Harrison Dening, Elizabeth Sampson, and Kay De Vries (UK)

This article discusses the context and importance of a palliative care approach and offers rationales and strategies to help healthcare professionals support families affected by dementia in planning their future care. Of particular interest may be the communication models discussed.

Planning Ahead, for Community and Healthcare Professionals 

Dementia Australia (AU)

Dementia Australia has produced an online resource for professionals about supporting advance care planning for people living with dementia, including videos and community presentation resources. While care must be taken to ensure that New Zealand forms are used, the general content is highly relevant to New Zealand practitioners.