Conference - logistic news & book ordering
Getting your House in Order, Conference News & Book reservations
Date: 8th May 2024 Location: John Innes Centre. Please see programme attached with times and schedule of the day.
The UK's First National Advance Care Plan Day has been announced, it will be held on the 8th May. Please
PARKING IS ON A GRASSED AREA VIA ZONE 2 "STEVE VISSCHER WAY" FROM HETHERSETT LANE ENTRANCE
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Hope for the best and plan for the rest
The authors of the book "Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest: 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis" will be signing copies at the Conference.
To pre-order your copy please make a minimum payment of £14 to N&N Hospitals Charity via Paypal, by clicking on this link and press 'send' at Buy Book. If you wish to include an additional donation, that extra amount will be used to support Palliative Care at NNUH.
Please note that book pre-orders MUST be completed by 23 April 2024. There will not be additional copies available to purchase on the day of the event.
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ACP Day 2024 - Press Release
A national day highlighting the importance of
Advance Care Planning
On the 8th May the first national Advance Care Planning day will take place in the United Kingdom. This day of action and awareness will highlight the importance of Advance Care Planning and encourage society to document, share and discuss their wishes.
There are a number of ways in which the general public and professionals can get involved ahead of the national day and on the day itself.
The new Advance Care Plan Day website (www.AdvanceCarePlanDay.org) contains information about the different aspects of Advance Care Planning and asks visitors to make and share ‘pledges’ about the Advance Care Planning tasks they intend to undertake. Visitors are also able to help empower others to learn and participate by sharing prompt cards outlining the different aspects of Advance Care Planning. Through education and social participation, it is hoped that an increased number of Advance Care Planning tasks such as documentation and important discussions across the UK will take place.
Those wanting to submit their own Advance Care Planning stories (both good and bad) are encouraged to share them for publication if they wish to do so.
The first two Advance Care Plan Day, ‘Getting Your House in Order’ podcasts are now live. Registration for the ‘Getting your House in Order, Advance Care Planning Conference’ is now open. This hybrid conference will take place with a live audience in Norwich and streamed live on the 8th May. More than 20 health and social care organisations across the globe have already received the streaming link in order for it to be watched live at their place of work.
Charitable organisations working within relevant fields are encouraged to be listed as a ‘supporter’ for this year’s national day of action and awareness.
About Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning is a voluntary process where someone thinks about and makes plans for their future health, social care and wider wishes. An Advance Care Plan can be one or more documents that express someone’s future health, social care and wider wishes.
The vast majority of adults in the UK have not created and shared one or more Advance Care Planning documents. The aim of the awareness and action day is to help change this. Making plans in advance can be of great benefit whilst someone is healthy, when they are unwell, for care professionals and for the person’s friends and family members in the future.
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Speaker announcement: Tommy Whitelaw
Speaker Announcement: Tommy Whitelaw
Tommy Whitelaw will be talking about why asking What Matters Most to you is so important and the impact it had on his Mother’s care.
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Advance Care Plan Day - News
Speaker announcement
What is CPR?
https://vimeo.com/754707778
Ethical and Policy Dilemmas in (DNA) CPR Decisions: Results from the Autonomy Project Audit.'
Abstract: One part of planning for future care is the difficult matter of deciding about "ceilings of care," including with reference to the use of so-called "heroic measures" for the preservation of life. In recent years, the pandemic shone a bright light on so-called DNACPRs.
"DNACPR" is an acronym; it stands for "Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation." In this presentation I identify and dispel some widespread misunderstandings about DNACPRs, about their function and legal status, about their appropriate use and their too-frequent misuse.
I introduce some educational tools designed to foster better understanding of the issues among care-professionals, care-recipients, and families. And I draw attention to some of the shortcomings in existing guidance for care-professionals.
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