During National Advance Care Planning Week (18 – 24 March), Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) and proud Aboriginal women Cindy Paardekooper and Tammy McGrath will host a joint webinar on Thursday 21 March, National Close the Gap Day, for health professionals about how best to support First Nations peoples with advance care planning.
Lesley Habel, National Manager for Advance Care Planning Australia says, “ACPA acknowledges the ongoing strength and resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.”
Cindy Paardekooper is a proud Kokatha woman from the far west coast of South Australia, an Aboriginal Consultant for Palliative Care Education and currently a South Australian representative on the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care Advisory Group.
“We support First Nations peoples with advance care planning by delivering cultural capability training to health care providers ensuring health and aged care staff deliver culturally safe, relevant and responsive care.”
“This approach supports our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a yarn and share what matters most when receiving care.”
Closing the Gap is underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved, including advance care planning. Visit closingthegap.gov.au for more information.
Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and administered by Metro South Health, Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) is the national authority on advance care planning. ACPA supports individuals and health and aged care providers to ensure people’s preferences and wishes for future health care are known and respected. Visit advancecareplanning.org.au for more information.