Peer-facilitated Public Sessions as a Strategy to Increase Engagement in Advance Care Planning in British Columbia

Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a process whereby people reflect upon and share their values, beliefs and wishes for future healthcare with family, friends and healthcare providers. Knowing this information informs decision-making about the treatment and care options right for them. Despite many benefits, public awareness of, and engagement in, ACP is low in British Columbia (BC). As one approach aiming to address public ACP engagement, the BC Centre for Palliative Care partnered with community organisations from across the province to spread a community-delivered public education model; peer-facilitated public ACP sessions.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - November 30, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Rachel Carter, Eman Hassan, Doris Barwich, Jennifer Kryworuchko, Lawrence Mroz, Shimae Soheilipour, Richard Sawatzky, Jessica Simon, Arminee Kazanjian Source Type: research