National Advance Care Planning Symposium

Advance Care Planning Australia is hosting a one-day National Symposium on Friday 8 November 2024.  

Please join us as we connect health and aged care service leaders, policy makers, peak bodies, consumer groups, academics, and professionals from around Australia to share advance care planning best practice and support the aged and health care sectors moving forward.   

The 2024 National Symposium theme is ‘Best Practice Advance Care Planning in Aged Care: Supporting older persons’ right to person-centred care’.  

The introduction of a new Aged Care Act and new Aged Care Quality Standards in 2025 reinforce the need for a central focus on the older person’s right to autonomy, and to a central and active role in decisions about their care.   

Advance care planning is central to person-centred care, providing a means by which a person’s wishes and preferences are considered in care decisions when they are not able to speak for themselves.   

The program will feature expert speakers and interactive panel sessions exploring contemporary thinking and best practice in advance care planning for the aged care sector.  

Symposium sessions:  

• Person centred: Hear our voices | Consumer and carer panel
• Supported decision making: Beyond a binary view of capacity | Keynote presentation
• Advance care planning in the real world | Facilitated panel discussion
• How can aged care services and aged care staff be supported to improve their advance care planning practice? | Panel and action planning
• Networking function