Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in
the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers | The Medical Journal of …

The assessment of mental capacity to assist legal determinations of competency is
potentially a growth area for neuropsychology, although to date neuropsychologists have …

Aims and objectives. The aim of the study was to investigate the phenomenon of Advance
Care Planning and the use of Advance Care Directives in residential aged care facilities in …

An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become
mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about …

Introduction To identify the decisions and attitudes of emergency clinicians in hypothetical
scenarios involving advance directives (ADs). Methods An online survey distributed to …

This article argues that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has the
potential to limit involuntary medical treatment through requiring the development of genuine …

Abstract Background: Advance directives (ADs) are rarely available in Australia to guide
management but may become more important as our population ages. Aims: The present …

This paper uses a case example to review the current legal status of advance directives, as
well as their ethical rationale. We draw attention to ongoing efforts to institutionalize advance …

As the population of Australia ages, the issue of advance care planning (ACP) to improve
medical management towards life's end becomes more important. However, ACP appears …

The Mental Capacity Act (2005) is an impressive piece of legislation that deserves serious
ethical attention, but much of the commentary on the Act has focussed on its legal and …