New and Revised WA Advance Health Directive-Webinar Series

WA’s revised Advance Health Directive and refreshed advance care planning resources are now available. The resources aim to empower people to make and document choices about their future health and personal care that reflect their values, beliefs and preferences.  

Overview

The WA Department of Health’s End-of-Life Care Program (EOLCP) undertook broad sector consultation on the development of the new AHD and resources before they were launched by the Minister for Health, the Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson, on 4 August 2022.

PaSCE with the support of the WA Department of Health EOLCP are offering 5 brief & accessible webinars. These include a case study and discussions with sector experts.

Learning area

The revised AHD enables individuals to include their values and preferences, in addition to treatment decisions, it combines tick box and free text questions and includes consent to medical research. There are a range of new resources including guides, brochures, webpages and informational videos.

Health professionals can better understand their roles and responsibilities in supporting people through the process of advance care planning with the Health Professional Guide to Advance Care Planning in WA. Consumers can access the Guide to Making an Advance Health Directive in WA, including an example of a completed AHD and relatable vignettes.

These videos are designed to raise awareness of the importance of advance care planning, solidify what you will need to know and the impact on your practice.

Webinar 1: General Session

Advance care planning is a team effort and iterative process, as a health professional you have an important role to play. This webinar equips you with the recent changes in WA, whilst focusing on person centred care and empowering people to have choice and control over their future medical treatment and personal care decisions.
  • Originally presented: Thu., 29 September 2022

  • Designed for: Doctors, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Facility Managers, Pastoral Care Workers, Aboriginal Health Workers, Social Workers.
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Webinar 2: Primary & Community Health Care

Hear Primary and Community Health specialists share their experiences and knowledge of ACP. This short webinar will assist you to place your patients or clients at the centre of their own care.  Understand the benefits of ACP and the positive impact on family, friends and substitute decision makers if your patient loses capacity. For health professionals and organisations, it may reduce unnecessary transfers to acute care and unwanted treatment.
  • Originally presented: Wed., 12 October 2022
  • Designed for:  Doctors, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Facility Managers, Pastoral Care Workers, Aboriginal Health Workers, Social Workers.

Webinar 3: Health Service Providers: Public, Private & WACHS

Hear Health Service specialists share their experiences and knowledge of ACP. This short webinar will assist you to place your patients or clients at the centre of their own care.  Understand the benefits of ACP and the positive impact on family, friends and substitute decision makers if your patient loses capacity. For health professionals and organisations, it may reduce unnecessary transfers to acute care and unwanted treatment.
  • Originally presented:  Thu., 27 October 2022
  • Designed for:  Health Service Providers - All Doctors, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Facility Managers, Pastoral Care Workers, Aboriginal Health Workers, Social Workers.
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Webinar 4: General Practice

Hear General Practice specialists share their experiences and knowledge of ACP. This short webinar will assist you to place your patients or clients at the centre of their own care.  Understand the benefits of ACP and the positive impact on family, friends and substitute decision makers if your patient loses capacity. For health professionals and organisations, it may reduce unnecessary transfers to acute care and unwanted treatment.
  • Originally presented: Thu., 10 November 2022
  • Designed for:  General Practitioners

Webinar 5: Aged Care

Hear Aged Care specialists share their experiences and knowledge of ACP. This short webinar will assist you to place your residents at the centre of their own care.  Understand the benefits of ACP and the positive impact on family, friends and substitute decision makers if your patient loses capacity. For health professionals and organisations, it may reduce unnecessary transfers to acute care and unwanted treatment.
  • Originally presented:  Wed., 23 November 2022

  • Designed for: Aged care - All Registered Nurses, Facility Managers, Enrolled Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, General Practitioners
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Presented by

Grace Buchanan

Grace is an education consultant who has worked in many areas of palliative care over the last 35 years in Western Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. She is a passionate advocate and educator of palliative care.
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