This slide presentation from the AFHTO 2010 conference reviews Advance Care Planning (ACP) from the Prince Edward Family Health Team’s perspective. ACP means ensuring that patients and families have the necessary information to make choices about their future care. Our FHT sought guidance from Fraser Health Authority (FHA) in British Columbia, which has a nationally recognized program stressing the importance of having ‘the conversation’, engaging the community and providing resources. The presentation shows how the FHA model was applied in a rural primary health care environment. Examples of ACP in clinics, patients homes, the ER, and community will be described. There are numerous challenges and pitfalls from the patient, family and provider perspectives. PRESENTERS: Joscelyn Matthewman, Mary Stever FHT: Prince Edward Family Health Team Click here to view.
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