• Primary Care
  • Clinical Action
    • Advance Care Planning
    • Recognise End of Life
    • Assess Palliative Care Needs
    • Provide Palliative Care
      • Managing Symptoms
      • Serious Complications and Emergencies
      • Medication Management
      • Procedures and Investigations
      • Syringe Drivers
      • Patient Information
      • Education and Training Resources
      • Research
    • Work Together
    • Respond to Deterioration
    • Manage Dying
    • Bereavement
    • Palliative Care in Diverse Populations
    • References
  • Team Action
    • Quality Improvement
    • Collaboration and Partnering
    • Practice Management
    • My Health Record
    • Greater Choice for At Home for Palliative Care
  • HealthPathways
    • Primary Health Network (PHN) Map Locator
    • Find my HealthPathways
    • HealthPathways in Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning
      • NSW
        • Sydney
        • South Eastern Sydney
        • Central Coast
        • Hunter New England Community
        • Nepean Blue Mountains
        • Mid and North Coast
        • Sydney North
        • Illawarra
        • ACT/Southern NSW
        • Western Sydney
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      • ACT
      • VIC
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      • QLD
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      • SA
      • NT
      • TAS
    • HealthPathways Engagement and Development
    • HealthPathways Resources
• Home Care
  • Clinical Care
    • Advance Care Planning
    • Recognise End of Life
    • Assess Palliative Care Needs
    • Provide Palliative Care
    • Work Together
    • Respond to Deterioration
    • Manage Dying
    • Bereavement
    • References
  • Education and Learning
    • Personal Learning Assessment
    • Online Training
    • Educator Resources
    • Other Ways to Gain Experience
    • Resources
      • Advance Care Planning
      • Palliative Care
      • Self-Care
      • Bereavement
    • Useful Links
  • Organisational Support
    • Support Systems
    • Quality Improvement
    • Standards and Funding
    • Work Together
    • Diverse Populations
      • Supporting Inclusive End of Life Care Companion Guides
      • Diverse Populations End of Life Needs Assessment
• Residential Aged Care
  • Clinical Care
    • Advance Care Planning
    • Recognise End of Life
    • Assess Palliative Care Needs
    • Provide Palliative Care
    • Work Together
    • Respond to Deterioration
    • Manage Dying
    • Bereavement
    • References
  • Education and Learning
    • Personal Learning Assessment
    • Online Training
    • Educator Resources
    • Other Ways to Gain Experience
    • Resources
      • Advance Care Planning
      • Palliative Care
      • Self-Care
      • Bereavement
    • Useful Links
  • Organisational Support
    • Support Systems
    • Quality Improvement
    • Standards and Funding
    • Work Together
    • Diverse Populations
      • Supporting Inclusive End of Life Care Companion Guides
      • Diverse Populations End of Life Needs Assessment
• End of Life Law
  • Overview of End of Life Law in Australia
    • FAQs
    • State and Territory End of Life Law
  • Capacity and Consent to Medical Treatment
    • Overview
    • Factsheets
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
  • Advance Care Directives
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
    • Resources
  • Substitute Decision-Making
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
  • Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
  • Legal Protection for Administering Pain and Symptom Relief
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
    • Resources
  • Futile or Non-Beneficial Treatment
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
  • Urgent Medical Treatment
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
    • Resources
  • Managing Disputes about Medical Treatment Decision-Making
    • Factsheet
    • Mythbusters
    • Case Study
    • Resources
  • Voluntary Assisted Dying
    • Overview
    • Factsheets
    • FAQs
    • Resources
• Linkages
  • Why a Toolkit on Linkages
  • Plan – Identifying and Preparing
  • Do – Implementing
  • Check – Assessing and Revising
  • Act – Sustaining
  • References
• Dementia
  • Clinical Care
    • Advance Care Planning
    • Recognise End of Life
    • Assess Palliative Care Needs
    • Provide Palliative Care
    • Work Together
    • Respond to Deterioration
    • Manage Dying
    • Bereavement
    • References
  • Education and Learning
    • Your Learning Needs
    • Online Training
    • Other Ways to Gain Experience
    • Resources
      • Advance Care Planning
      • Palliative Care
    • Useful Links
• Allied Health
  • About This Toolkit
    • End of Life Care in Aged Care
  • Practising in Aged Care
    • Allied Health Team
    • Referral Pathways
    • Funding Allied Health Services
      • Supporting older adults with disability funding
    • Telehealth
    • Allied Health Regulatory Bodies
  • Guidance and Research
    • Discipline specific evidence
    • Useful Websites
  • Hot Topics
    • Hot Topic 1 - EDAR
    • Hot Topic 2 - VAD
• Managing Risk
  • What is the Managing Risk Toolkit
  • Nutrition and Hydration
    • Overview
    • Personal Preferences
    • Ongoing Assessment
    • Support the Person
    • The Last Days of Life
    • Good Communication
  • Medication Management
    • Overview
    • Personal Preferences
    • Medication Needs, Goals and Preferences
    • Changes in Symptoms
    • Pain Free as Possible
    • Good Communication
  • Transfers
    • Overview
    • Personal Preferences
    • Unintended and Unnecessary Transfers
    • Planning, Risk Assessment and Communication
    • Continuity of Care Between Settings
  • References
• Toolkit Educational Videos

Resources

Advance Care Planning

• Advance care planning and aged care
• Advance Care Planning Australia: Aged Care Implementation Guide (838kb pdf)
• Australian Centre for Health Law Research and Advance Care Planning Australia: Navigating the topic of Voluntary Assisted Dying in Advance Care Planning Conversations: Guiding Principles for Health Professionals (401kb pdf)
• End of Life Law for Clinicians and Advance Care Planning Australia: How to do advance care planning: A quick guide for health professionals (982kb pdf)
• Office of the Public Advocate Victoria: Planning Ahead

Law on Advance Care Directives

• End of Life Law in Australia: Advance Care Directives
• End of Life Law for Clinicians eLearning Module 4: Advance Care Planning and Advance Care Directives