YWC: Introduction to Advance Care Planning – Part 2

We plan for birthdays, weddings, and even dinner - so why don't we plan our health care?
What health care decisions are made when you are no longer capable of making them yourself? Who acts as your Representative or Substitute Decision Maker? What are your values, wishes and beliefs?

These are all questions that get addressed during your advance care planning process.

Although Advance Care Planning is often thought of as planning for the end of life, it is really about planning for life, up to and including death.
It is a process of thinking about what is important to you. What are your beliefs, values and wishes for your care?
Advance care planning is also about sharing those wishes, especially with your substitute decision-maker (the person who will speak for you if you can’t speak for yourself) so that your family and friends know how you would like to be cared for in the future. But lots of resources have too much medical, and legal jargon it's hard to know where to start.

This two-part workshop, important to register for both part 1 and part 2 as both parts will help you tackle planning with confidence. You will finish having the tools and skills to start the conversation with your friends, loved ones, and health care providers.
Each session is approximately 1.5 hours long, and will help participants get started working on their own plans, and having conversations with their loved ones.

Please Note:
• Once you register, you will be sent a welcome package with instructions on forms and documents to print prior to the workshop.
• If you are assisting a loved one, family member, or partner during the workshop, only the participant will need to register.
• Each participant should register separately as well as use separate devices during the workshop.


General Public

1 hr 30 mins
24098

Cost: Free
Registration: Required. See session dates below.


No available session available at this time

Contact Info

MCCARTER, ELIZABETH M (Elizabeth (Liz))

Elizabeth.McCarter@islandhealth.ca

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