Episode 9 continues this week's Palliative Care theme, focusing on Advance Care Planning, and featuring Dr Regina McQuillan, Medical Director of St Francis Hospice Dublin and a consultant in Palliative Care Medicine at Beaumont Hospital Dublin.

We’ll review the principles and implementation of Advance Care Planning, ethical considerations, resources for nursing home residents and lots more besides.

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Episode 9 Selected Websites & Resources (Mentioned during the show):

IMC Guide to Medical Ethics 8th Edition 2016:

https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/News-and-Publications/Reports/Guide-to-Professional-Conduct-Ethics-8th-Edition.html

POLST Paradigm:

http://polst.org/professionals-page/?pro=1

Irish Hospice Foundation – Think Ahead:

http://hospicefoundation.ie/programmes/public-awareness/think-ahead/fill-in-think-ahead-form/the-think-ahead-form-2/

Let Me Decide:

http://www.letmedecide.org/

Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 – Further Reading:

http://www.hse.ie/eng/about/Who/QID/Other-Quality-Improvement-Programmes/assisteddecisionmaking/