Failing to plan is planning to fail: advance care directives and the Aboriginal people of the Top End.
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Advance care directives (ACDs) are used in all Australian states and territories, but take different forms and names. In the Northern Territory, they are known as advance personal plans (APPs). An APP allows not only for advanced consent decisions in relation to life support and palliative care, but also the appointment of a substitute decision maker. The powers of the substitute decision maker under the Advance Personal Planning Act 2013 can include health and financial matters.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 206 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017