Course A

Advance Care Planning

Course organiser:David Chapple and Neil Fleming

Presenter:Jill Nuttall

25 Oct:
Jane Goodwin BN (Hons), MHealSc, is the CDHB Advance Care Planning facilitator, chairs the national ACP Steering Group and is a member of other leading national ACP groups.Advance Care Planning (ACP) supports people to think about, talk about and share their thoughts and wishes about the type of medical care and treatment they would want to receive in the future. In particular, towards the end of their life or in situations where they were unable to express their wishes. This session will cover: the background of ACP and the NZ context, the legalities, the value of ACP, documenting and sharing ACP wishes and the outcomes of ACP in Canterbury.