My name is Emma and I am the CNE for Advance Care Planning,

I am excited to be running 6x virtual education sessions where each month I will be focusing on a different aspect of Advance Care Planning.

These sessions run from 2pm – 2.45pm and are targeted at all health professionals working in MLHD, regardless of your role or workplace, I invite you all to attend.  

The sessions are designed to be interactive, we encourage if able you have the ability to access the camera and a keyboard to participate in the discussion.

For further information or enquiries, please contact Emma Murphy

E: Emma.Murphy8@health.nsw.gov.au   |   Ph: 0439 987 925

What will the sessions cover?

Wednesday August 6th: Topic One: Facilitating Goals of Care, The Role of Advance Care Planning. 

• What is Advance Care Planning and why is it important?

• How does it benefit clinicians, patients, and organisations.

• Advance Care Planning in Australia.

• Advance Care Planning in NSW. 

• Components of Advance Care Planning.

• Advance Care Plans and Directives. 

• What makes an ACD valid, when does it not apply and when does it need to be followed. 

Wednesday September 3rd: Topic Two: Who Does What? Roles and Responsibilities in Advance Care Planning.

• Having the conversation, who does it, who needs to be involved, where does this happen?

• Capacity and Consent.

• When to utilise an ACD.

• Escalation of concerns and handing over to other clinicians/facilities.

Wednesday October 1st: Topic Three: Ethics and the Law in Advance Care Planning. 

What Clinicians Need to Know.

• Capacity, Consent and ACP in NSW.

• ACP in other states and territories.

• Common Law.

• ACP terminology: Enduring Guardian, Substitute Decision Maker.

• Signing, witnessing and validity.

• VAD, tissue and organ donation.

• Resources and support available.

Wednesday November 19th: Topic Four: When to Begin, What to Say and When to Say More:

A Guide to having Advance Care Planning Conversations.

• Who with? When? How to have the conversation.

• Preparing for ACP discussions.

• Responding to cues from patients and families.

• Communication. 

Wednesday February 4th: Topic Five: Understanding the Differences: Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Directives and NFR Orders.

• The purpose of each vs the differences.

• When would someone need one of these documents.

• When does it get completed and how long does it last.

• When should it be used?

• What happens if my patient does not have any of the above?

Wednesday March 4th: Topic Six: How to Complete and Access an Advance Care Directive: A Guide for Clinicians.

• A breakdown of each section of the ACD.

• ACD in NSW.

• How to find on EMR.

• Where to upload this.

• Information for patients and families (accessing, storage, copies).

• Changing/Revoking an ACD.