Advance Care Planning Australia in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia | Medical service
Advance Care Planning Australia
Locality: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Phone: +61 1300 208 582
Address: Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road 3084 Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
Website: http://www.advancecareplanning.org.au
Likes: 2829
Reviews
to load big map
25.01.2022 Are you a health professional, GP or care worker and want to know more about advance care planning? Our website provides helpful information including: what's involved, roles and responsibilities, legal requirements and suggestions on how you can start the conversation. Head over to https://zcu.io/EyUp
24.01.2022 Join our Program Director, Linda Nolte at the 2020 Aged Care Reform Conference on 9-10 November. She joins a great speaker-line up to discuss big sector changes. For more information visit: https://zcu.io/vT0g
24.01.2022 In this new blog post by CareSearch Project, our Program Director Linda Nolte discusses our program objectives over the next three years. Read it here https://zcu.io/ih6k
23.01.2022 We're here to help! Navigating advance care planning can sometimes be tricky. Every day our National Advisory Service receives calls from health and aged care professionals as well as the general public. For free advice call 1300 208 582, Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm (AEST). You can also make an enquiry online and one of our friendly experts will get back to you https://zcu.io/dLda
21.01.2022 We're excited to introduce one of our newest recruits to ACPA. Samantha McCloy is the National Manager, Advisory Service and Volunteers. She comes to ACPA with experience in cancer services and health promotion and a passion for program innovation. Read a Q&A with Samantha: https://zcu.io/NTf7
21.01.2022 Over the last couple of months ACPA has provided expert advice and submissions on a range of health policies and legislation including: the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, a COVID-19 submission Cancer Australia National Pancreatic Cancer Roadmap the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research... the Tasmanian Guardianship and Administration Amendment (ACDs) Bill 2020 We look forward to continuing to grow our impact and influence in this important area.
20.01.2022 6 out of 10 people in Australia have low Health Literacy. As part of Health Literacy month, Drop the Jargon Day is an initiative that brings attention to the language used by workers in the health and human services sector, that is often not understood by their clients. It's a day for professionals in Australian health, community services and local government to use PLAIN LANGUAGE. Visit https://zcu.io/TSWC or Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health and make your PLEDGE to use plain language - you can ever submit jargon that annoys you the most to the jargon begone list!
19.01.2022 Weighing up the pros and cons of medical treatment is an important part of advance care planning. So how do you decide if life-prolonging treatment is right for you? Visit our website for an explanation of common life-prolonging treatments and how they may affect you https://zcu.io/nmF1
18.01.2022 This podcast series by BBC World Service is a poignant and powerfully honest memoir by Sophie Townsend about coping with the heartbreaking loss of her husband from cancer, while raising her young girls. Download and listen here: https://zcu.io/6FQd
18.01.2022 In Western countries, self-determination in making future medical decisions is a human right - however the situation for prisoners is not straight forward. This rapid literature review synthesises international research and examines the barriers and facilitators that influence uptake in correctional settings. Read it here: https://zcu.io/jiN9
18.01.2022 "No patient should have to return to hospital for a script, a walking aid, or care coordination, but in fact it happens regularly when patients feel poorly supported at home or cannot get an appointment with their local doctor." Dr Ranjana Srivastava advocates for better funding, collaboration and communication of health care services to improve patients post-hospital experience. https://zcu.io/kTfc
16.01.2022 As part of National Carers Week, Carers Australia are featuring a Q&A on ‘Caring at the end of life: Navigating grief and loss’ with CarerHelp. The discussion will be live streamed on the Carers Australia Facebook page tonight at 5pm AEDT. The discussion will provide knowledge, experience and insights into grief and loss when caring for someone at the end of their life.
16.01.2022 It can be tough talking about advance care planning, but it's important. If you need someone to make important health care decisions for you, they need to know what you would choose. Our short video recommends topics to cover and how to bring it up. Feel free to share! https://zcu.io/9RbU
15.01.2022 Talking about end-of-life care might be hard, but it's easier than making decisions without knowing what a person would want. Starting the conversation can be the hardest part, so we've developed conversation starters to help spark and guide discussions with your loved ones. Head to our website and start the conversation today https://zcu.io/6wjm
14.01.2022 How do we support older people to continue making choices about their own lives, even as they approach death? HelloCare recaps a recent presentation by Professor Colleen Cartwright, Emeritus Professor and Chair of the Human Research Ethics Committee, Southern Cross University. https://zcu.io/NZ7O
13.01.2022 Health Translations provides free online access to quality health information in over 100 different languages. You can search over 23,000 online resources by topic, language, keyword and organisation - including advance care planning information. Visit: https://zcu.io/Lj4v Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health
11.01.2022 This National Carers Week you can show your support for the 2.65 million carers in Australia who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends by visiting the National Carers Week website https://zcu.io/rvhq Carers Australia #WhyWeCare ... #Carers2020 See more
09.01.2022 Have you visited our website recently? We’ve undertaken a refresh to improve the user experience, making it easier and faster to find information on advance care planning! Go and check it out: https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au Drawing on extensive user feedback we’ve adapted the website around the needs of our users. Key changes include:... - new content in response to user feedback (eg cancer and ethics) - simplified navigation, providing faster access to relevant state and territory legal forms - improved search function making it easier to find relevant content. See more
09.01.2022 A great article from HelloCare about choice, risk and dignity for older Australians. Dr Panter, chief executive of ECH and leading advocate against ageism talks about the importance of calling out ageism, and the need to respect older Australians rights to make informed choices in line with Standard 1 of the Aged Care Quality Standards.
09.01.2022 "What I rarely see is a patient like my mother, who has deliberately discussed her end-of-life wishes with her doctor and loved ones. It is time for this rarity to become the new normal". American Ocologist, Katherine Hicks-Courant, shares advice and her experience of advance care planning with her mother. Her story offers a refreshing and honest perspective on the approach that works for them - wine included.
07.01.2022 "Greg knew he was living his last few days. Everyone was doing their best to give him what he wanted and needed, and what he wanted right then was a chocolate éclair". Eve Jeffery, a.k.a. the Tree Faerie, has won Palliative Care Australia's 2020 art competition with this year's theme being 'Palliative Care It’s more than you think!’ The annual art competition aims to challenge common misconceptions about palliative care and is an important tool to raise awareness in the com...munity about end-of-life care, death and bereavement. To find out more, see the 2020 entries and winners, visit: https://zcu.io/ijEU
07.01.2022 This year's World Mental Health Day, comes at a time when our daily lives have changed considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 in 5 Australians are affected by mental illness annually, yet many don’t seek help because of stigma. If you, or someone you know needs support, information, resources or tips, head to Mental Health Australia or visit https://zcu.io/nxc8. #LookAfterYourMentalHealthAustralia... #InThisTogether See more
05.01.2022 Lung cancer is Australia’s biggest cancer killer yet there are only 12 full-time-equivalent specialist lung cancer nurses in Australia, for more than 13,200 people diagnosed in 2020 alone. ACPA support Lung Foundation Australia and the work of lung cancer nurses. For information and resources go to https://zcu.io/HBUl #FairGoForLungCancer.
05.01.2022 NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Head to National NAIDOC or visit: https://zcu.io/RdON Information and resources on advance care planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can be found at: https://zcu.io/MP64 #NAIDOC2020 #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
04.01.2022 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT. Our new and improved ACPA Learning site is now live. Used by health practitioners, care workers, students and the general public across Australia to up skill and educate on ACP, there's been over 20,000 module completions since launching in 2017. Key improvements to our site have been driven by user feedback and include: a cleaner and more attractive visual design ... easier to use across desktops and tablets smarter learning recommendations based on your profile (eg aged care). Go and check it out: https://zcu.io/QoOy
03.01.2022 On 30 November 2020, important changes to the law underpinning Queensland’s guardianship system will come into effect. The reforms include changes to the enduring powers of attorney forms, advance health directive forms and capacity assessment guidelines. To find out more visit: https://zcu.io/IcSQ
03.01.2022 UPDATED: Aged Care Implementation Guide The Aged Care Quality Standards highlight the importance of dignity and choice, so that people can make informed choices about their care. The guide can help aged care providers to ensure that advance care planning is implemented ethically and legally. The guide also provides advice on making sure aged care providers' advance care planning activity complies with the Aged Care Quality Standards. ... Read more: https://zcu.io/MNnm
01.01.2022 We have factsheets and resources available for individuals, substitute decision-makers and aged care workers in 13 different languages. Our fact sheets explain what advance care planning is, how to make an Advance Care Directive, and how to contact our free National Advisory Service through an interpreter. Find out more here: https://zcu.io/SjZl
