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Advance care planning training and resources

Important information

A Guide for Health Professionals to the Acts Amendment (consent to Medical Treatment) Act 2008 (PDF 740KB)
Available by download as PDF only, not available in hard copy
Advance care planning, A step-by-step guide for health care professionals assisting patients with chronic conditions to plan for care towards end of life (PDF 624KB)
The Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (external site)
The Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 provides a legislative basis for people to plan for how personal, lifestyle and treatment decisions should be made on their behalf in the future if they are unable to make reasonable judgements about these matters for themselves. The Guide above provides a summary of the key responsibilities relating to advance care planning for health professionals as detailed by the Act.
Hierarchy of treatment decision makers
When seeking a treatment decision for a person who lacks the capacity to make their own judgements, health professionals must follow a set order of decision-makers, as specified in Section 110ZJ and 110ZD of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (the Act). This is summarised by the Hierarchy of treatment decision makers.

Policies and frameworks

WA Health’s strategy for Advance Care Planning education and awareness raising: for health professionals and the community (PDF 613KB)
The purpose of the Strategy is to outline WA Health’s approach to ACP awareness raising, training and education for health professionals and the community. The Strategy provides a holistic view of what is required in WA in regard to ACP education and awareness raising. Although the Strategy will primarily be used by WA Health to guide their activity over the next couple of years, it may also be a useful resource for other key ACP organisations and services to identify potential areas for action.
WA Health End-of-Life and Palliative Care Education and training framework
ACP Australia Learning Capabilities Framework (external site).

Education and training

Advance care planning process

Aged care

Communication

Cancer Council WA’s Palliative and Supportive Care Education (PASCE) Communication Skills Education Videos for Health Professionals (external site)
Advance Care Planning Australia Video: Starting a conversation with patients (external site).

Decision making for someone else

General practice

Advance Care Planning Australia Video: ACP for GPs (external site)
RACGP ACP for general practice (external site)
The Advance Project – eLearning for GPs (external site).

Goals of Patient Care

Legislation

End of Life Law for Clinicians online training (external site)
Advance Care Planning Australia Webinar: ACP, the medico-legal elements (external site)

Train the trainer

Advance Care Planning Australia Virtual, facilitator training designed for health professionals and educators who have an interest in training others to upskill in advance care planning (external site).

Information for consumers

Advance Care Planning

Advance Care Planning, A Patient's Guide (PDF 795KB)
Advance Care Plan Form (PDF 344KB)
Advance care plan for a person with sufficient decision-making capacity (external site)
Advance Care Planning brochure (PDF 1.1MB)
Advance Care Planning fact sheet (PDF 26KB)
Advance Care Planning resources order form (PDF 206KB)
Advance Care Planning (Healthy WA) including resources for Culturally and linguistically diverse people and the Aboriginal community.

Advance Health Directive

Where to get advice

Advance Health Directives

Department of Health WA (ACP Line)
General queries and to order advance care planning resources and documents (e.g. Advance Health Directives)
Phone: 9222 2300
Email: ACP@health.wa.gov.au

WA Palliative Care Helpline
General queries and support with completing advance care planning documents
Phone: 1800 573 299

Advance Care Planning Australia Free Support Service
General queries and support with completing advance care planning documents
Phone: 1300 208 582
Online referral form (external site)

Enduring Powers of Guardianship and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Office of the Public Advocate
Enduring Powers of Guardianship and Enduring Powers of Attorney – for people with capacity
Guardianship and Administration queries – for people who may lack capacity
Phone: 1300 858 455 (local call rates from land line only)
Email: Office of the Public Advocate

Advice and support for staff at residential care facilities

Metropolitan Palliative Care Consultancy Service (MPaCCS)
A mobile specialist palliative care team that works collaboratively with General Practitioners and other health professionals to ensure superior outcomes.
Phone: (08) 9217 1777
Email: MPaCCS@bethesda.org.au
MPaCCS website (external site)

Residential Care Line
Phone: (08) 6457 3146

Last reviewed: 18-01-2022

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Advance care planning training and resources

Important information

Policies and frameworks

Advance care planning process

Aged care

Communication

Decision making for someone else

General practice

Goals of Patient Care

Legislation

Train the trainer

Advance Care Planning

Advance Health Directive

Where to get advice

Advance Health Directives

Enduring Powers of Guardianship and Enduring Powers of Attorney

Advice and support for staff at residential care facilities

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