Free GP training on Advance care planning (ACP) and voluntary assisted dying (VAD)

Brisbane South PHN has partnered with Metro South Health to offer GPs free training opportunities designed to enhance their understanding of end-of-life care, advanced care planning (ACP) and obligations related to voluntary assisted dying (VAD).

The training will be held conveniently in your consultation room and accredited for CPD points. General practitioners will also receive remuneration of $200 for participating.

About the advance care planning (ACP) and voluntary assisted dying (VAD) training sessions

Content included in the sessions will cover:

• a framework of care for the last 12 months of life
• ACP documents used in Queensland
• an introduction to VAD — eligibility criteria, VAD processes, GP’s legal responsibilities.

Each session will be facilitated by either:

• Professor Liz Reymond (Palliative Care Specialist Director, QVAD SPS)
• Dr Fabian Jaramillo (General Practitioner Director, Metro South VAD Support Unit)
• Dr Megan Ashcroft (General Practitioner, SMO, QVAD SPS)

Register for the free training sessions

Please register your interest by emailing agedcare@bsphn.org.au.

Further helpful information and resources for GPsc

• As of 1 August 2024, the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive is available to eligible practices and providers. Read more about this MyMedicare incentive in the full article: bsphn.org.au/news/general-practice-in-aged-care-incentive-is-now-available

• The new framework of care for the last 12 months of life is available for download: bsphn.org.au/news/access-the-new-prompts-for-end-of-life-planning-pelp-framework
  

• National Palliative Care Project caring@home has launched its new Community Palliative Care Resources Box: bsphn.org.au/news/general-practice-in-aged-care-incentive-is-now-available

• Free copies of the My Health Journal are available for your practice — the free, user-friendly tool that helps people with dementia to manage their health. Now available in simplified Chinese as well as English: bsphn.org.au/news/my-health-journal-the-free-user-friendly-tool-helping-people-with-dementia-to-manage-their-health

• Dementia Outreach Service offers support for your patients with dementia: bsphn.org.au/news/dementia-outreach-service-offers-support-for-your-patients-with-dementia