Advance Care Planning - Why are the numbers so low and how can we fix it?
The prevalence of advance care planning in primary care is vastly lower than in aged care and acute hospitals, signaling a major policy challenge for enabling palliative care in the home.
A 2021 multicentre audit by Advance Care Planning Australia examined the prevalence of advance care directives (a legal record of a person’s preferences for care and treatment), or documented advance care plans found that only approximately 30 per cent of older people had an advance care document.
Read more at https://www.eldac.com.au/T...
From Jolene Hill on LinkedIn
The prevalence of advance care planning in primary care is vastly lower than in aged care and acute hospitals, signaling a major policy challenge for enabling palliative care in the home.
A 2021 multicentre audit by Advance Care Planning Australia examined the prevalence of advance care directives (a legal record of a person’s preferences for care and treatment), or documented advance care plans found that only approximately 30 per cent of older people had an advance care document.
Read more at https://www.eldac.com.au/T...
From Jolene Hill on LinkedIn
Advance-Care-Planning-Why-are-the-numbers-so-low-and-how-can-we-fix-it
The prevalence of advance care planning in primary care is vastly lower than in aged care and acute hospitals, signalling a major policy challenge for enabling palliative care in the home. Advance Care Planning (ACP) is not a new term or a transient trend in the health industry. In the last 6 mon..
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