Advance Care Planning

Respecting Patient Choices Program

Respecting Patient Choices is an advance care planning program which:

Promotes an individual's understanding about their future treatment options
Assists individuals to document their wishes and preferences about their future medical treatment in an Advance Care Plan

In Victoria the program relies on powers enabled by the Victorian Medical Treatment Act (1988). The Act enables a person to appoint someone who can act as his or her Medical Enduring Power of Attorney (MEPOA) for medical treatment.

When you or one of your staff identifies a patient whom you feel may benefit from referral to the Respecting Patient Choices Program for advance care planning (or are approached by a patient who requests referral) please provide the details by:

Using an embedded ACP template within clinical software available for download at this site

www.barwonhealth.org.au/linkingwithgps/gpreferraltemplates.aspx

Completing an Advance Care Planning Program Referral Form. Print and fax to 03 5221 7986

Phone the RPC office on 03 5226 7006

Office hours Mon-Fri 0900-1230

Arrangements will be made for an RPC consultant to contact the patient at the earliest opportunity.