Advance Care Planning: Ask, Share, Know
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is one way that we at VCH-Coastal are striving to meet our True North goals of ‘people first’ and ‘providing the best care.’
Advance Care Planning is a way for capable adults to discuss and document their wishes about the health care they want to receive in the event they cannot speak for themselves.
Coastal staff play a pivotal role in implementing ACP in our facilities by using the VCH ASK model. The ASK model enables staff to share in the conversation of ACP by:
- Asking patients if they have thought about future health care decisions
- Sharing and storing the information with the health care team
- Knowing your patient’s wishes and where to find ACP resources
If you are interested in ACP and want to learn more:
- Client Relations and Risk Management will be hosting ACP educational sessions until March 31, 2013.
- Visit the Advance Care Planning pages of VCHConnect for the My Voice Workbook and educational tools for staff.
- For more information on the ACP project email advancecareplanning@vch.ca