ACP in 3 Steps

Advance Care Planning can be broken down into 3 steps:

A

Appoint a Medical Treatment Decision Maker

• A Medical Treatment Decision Maker is a person who you choose to make medical decisions for you.

• You can sign a legal form making it clear who you want to make medical decisions for you if you are too sick to do it yourself.

 

C

Chat and Communicate

Talk about your values and healthcare preferences with your:

• Medical Treatment Decision Maker.

• Doctor and healthcare team.

• Family, friends, carers and Support Person.

• Tell them what is important for you.

 

P

Put it on Paper

• If there is something you feel strongly about, you can write it down in your Advance Care Directive.

• This makes sure your preferences are known.

• You may want to do this if you have no one to appoint as your Medical Treatment Decision Maker.