TELEPHONIC ADVANCE CARE PLANNING FACILITATED BY HEALTH PLAN CASE MANAGERS

Advance care planning in palliative care: a national survey of health professionals and service managers.

OBJECTIVE To identify the attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding advance care planning (ACP) in palliative care. METHODS A nationwide online survey was distributed to Australian palliative care services associated with the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (n=105). Seventy-three health professionals (HPs) and 59 service managers completed the survey. RESULTS Regarding ACP, 51% of...

Current advance care planning practice in the Australian community: an online survey of home care package case managers and service managers

BACKGROUND Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of planning for future healthcare that is facilitated by a trained healthcare professional, whereby a person's values, beliefs and treatment preferences are made known to guide clinical decision-making at a future time when they cannot communicate their decisions. Despite the potential benefits of ACP for community aged care clients the avai...

The evolution of health care advance planning law and policy.

CONTEXT The legal tools of health care advance planning have substantially changed since their emergence in the mid-1970s. Thirty years of policy development, primarily at the state legislative level addressing surrogate decision making and advance directives, have resulted in a disjointed policy landscape, yet with important points of convergence evolving over time. An understanding of the evo...

Advance care planning uptake among patients with severe lung disease: a randomised patient preference trial of a nurse-led, facilitated advance care planning intervention

OBJECTIVE Advance care planning (ACP) clarifies goals for future care if a patient becomes unable to communicate their own preferences. However, ACP uptake is low, with discussions often occurring late. This study assessed whether a systematic nurse-led ACP intervention increases ACP in patients with advanced respiratory disease. DESIGN A multicentre open-label randomised controlled trial wit...

Advance care planning in primary care.