In Control to the Very End

An informative free webinar for all workers in the aged care sector. Hear from three expert speakers and participate in a Q&A session.

Outline of the webinar:

The decisions about our lives continue to the very end. The legal frameworks to support advance care planning – people’s preferences, instructions and appointment of alternative decision makers place the agency of the person at the centre as far as practicable. What are the risks for the older person from a CALD background and how do we ensure that the person is heard, their rights are being upheld and their preferences are supported?

Two experienced practitioners in medicine and law and a clinical neuropsychologist consider the benefits and challenges of advance care planning with the older person including where there may be capacity challenges – and the way cultural and linguistic diversity is an important consideration for both process and outcomes of end-of-life decision making.

Guest speakers:

Mayada Dib: Medico-legal Barrister and legal expert advisor to Victoria University Human Research Ethics Committee

Dr. Mukesh Haikerwal: Former National President Australian Medical Association

Dr. Mathew Staios: Clinical neuropsychologist and associate lecturer at Monash Universities Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health in the School of Psychological Sciences.