Topic
Common legal issues in aged care at the end of life, and health professionals’ legal roles and obligations in each State and Territory.
Content
There are 14 training modules which cover the key concepts of end-of-life law (only 13 relevant to aged care).
- Module 1: The role of law in aged care
- Module 2: Capacity and consent to medical treatment
- Module 3: Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment
- Module 4: Advance Care Planning and Advance Care Directives
- Module 5: Substitute decision-making for medical treatment
- Module 6: Legal protection for administering pain and symptom relief
- Module 7: N/A
- Module 8: Futile or non-beneficial treatment
- Module 9: Urgent treatment for adults
- Module 10: Managing conflict
- Module 11: Voluntary assisted dying
- Module 12: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and end of life law
- Module 13: Inclusive and of life decision-making with people from diverse populations
- Module 14: End of Life Law in Aged Care.
Depth
Intermediate to advanced
Target audience
Health professionals working in residential, home, and community aged care; aged care providers (e.g. managers, quality improvement, training staff).
Time to complete
30-90 minutes per module.
Authors
This learning resource has been developed by the Queensland University of Technology with funding provided by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care; Ben White, Lindy Willmott, Patsy Yates, Shih-Ning Then, Penny Neller.
Comments
This is an RACGP-approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD Program (total of 11 CPD hours). This event has been accredited in the 2023–2025 ACRRM PD Program for 8 Educational Activity Hours and 3 Performance Review Hours.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this training contains content of a sensitive nature. No images, voices or names have been used of people who have passed away.
Registration required
Yes
Payment required
No
Student support
Please contact endoflifelaw@qut.edu.au for support.
Certificate
Yes
Country of origin
Australia
Web Address
https://palliativecareeducation.com.au/course/index.php?categoryid=58
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