advance care planning and advance healthcare directives with a person with dementia
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Authors: Deirdre Shanagher, Marie Lynch, John Weafer, Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Esther Beck, Dr Sharon Beatty, Emer Begley, Prof Willie Molloy, Dr Geraldine Mc Carthy, Sarah Murphy
Aim & Objectives
April 2016
Results:
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To develop a guidance document
that will help people understand
advance care planning and
advance healthcare directives
within an Irish context.
Advance care planning is regarded as a feature of good clinical care in Ireland. The Assisted Decision Making
(Capacity) Act 2015 includes a legislative scheme for advance healthcare directives. Many health and social care
professionals are unclear about their roles and responsibilities with regard to advance care planning and advance
healthcare directives.
1. Expert Advisory Group
Convened
2. Literature Review
completed
3. Key themes collated to inform key
considerations and guidance
4. Draft document
prepared for consultation
5. Document finalised and consultation
report prepared
Introduction:
Methods:
4 Key Considerations to Inform
Good Practice:
1. Develop understanding of
dementia
2. Recognise that under human rights
legislation EVERYONE has the
right to make their own decisions
3. Develop understanding of advance
care planning
4. Become familiar with aspects of
the Assisted Decision Making
(Capacity) Act 2015, specifically in
relation to:
• The functional approach to
decision making capacity
• Advance healthcare directives
Guidance For Health & Social Care
Professionals Provided on:
1. Presuming decision making
capacity
2. Maximising decision making
capacity
3. Assessing decision making
capacity
4. Making decisions if decision
making capacity is an issue