Summary
There is a growing expectation that one's wishes for medical care at the end of life will be respected even if progressive disease takes away decision-making capacity. There is also a need for improved mechanisms whereby an incompetent person's prior wishes about end of life care can be known and considered at the time that treatment decisions need to be make. This guide aims to assist health professionals in discussing advance care planning with patients, and to clarify how to use an advance care directive as part of that process.
File link : Using Advance Care Directives (NSW)
File size: 150Kb
Type : Guideline
Date of Publication: 16 June 2004
SHPN: 040109
ISBN: 0 7347 3675 4
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