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Advance care directives

  1. Also "Advanced treatment directives".
    A set of documents containing instructions that consent to, or refuse, specified medical treatments and that articulate care and lifestyle preferences in anticipating future events or scenarios.
    They become effective in situations where the person is no longer able to make decisions. For this reason advance care directives are also, though less frequently, referred to as living wills.

    Reference: Palliative Care Australia. Palliative and end of life care glossary of terms. Internet. Accessed October 3, 2009. Available at http://www.palliativecare.org.au/Default.aspx?tabid=2028


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