Advance Care Planning Australia

Home
Advance Care Planning Australia

Encouraging Australians to think about their future healthcare preferences and start the conversation.

Advance Care Planning Australia is an Australian Government initiative administered by Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative, Metro South Health Advance care planning gives you the opportunity to plan your future health care and medical treatment while you're healthy and can make decisions for yourself. Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) works to ensure advance care planning discussions become a key part of routine healthcare conversations across Australia. We deliver an extensive range of programs, services, training and education to foster innovation and research in this important area. To find out more, please visit https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/

Advance Care Planning Australia is an Australian Government initiative administered by Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative, Metro South Health.

16/02/2026

Have you registered your Advance Care Planning Week 2026 activity yet?
Register now to go in the running to win a $200 catering voucher for your activity! Competition ends soon⏰

Register now: https://bit.ly/4q29Twc

12/02/2026

🚨New resource alert!🚨
Our new plain‑language consumer guide, Advance Care Planning Made Easy, is now available!
Download here https://bit.ly/4tl0p1V
Or order bulk at cost price here: https://bit.ly/3E0AZBl

10/02/2026

“It’s never too early”: Marie shares why planning ahead matters.
In the spirit of this year's theme 'your story, your choice,' we hear from Marie, who shares why she believes advance care planning is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family.
Read her story here 👉 https://bit.ly/3O18Krp

04/02/2026

📢 Register your 2026 Advance Care Planning Week activity!
Are you hosting a morning tea, webinar, information booth or lunchbox session in your community or workplace?
👉 Register now to receive your FREE activity pack and go in the running to win a $200 catering voucher! https://bit.ly/4q29Twc

02/02/2026

Welcome to the first 2026 edition of our eNews for health professionals!
We’re starting the year with momentum as we prepare to launch National Advance Care Planning Week 2026.

👉 Read the January issue: https://qrtrac.link/aBrY
👉 Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues: https://qrtrac.link/akL

28/01/2026

This National Advance Care Planning Week, Advance Care Planning Australia invites all Australians to pause and reflect on what matters most. Our 2026 theme, Your story, your choice, celebrates individuality and empowers people to think, talk and plan for the care they would want if they were unable to speak for themselves.

Looking for ways to get involved? Why not host a morning tea, webinar, information booth or lunchbox session in your community or workplace? Register your activity for your chance to win a $200 catering voucher 👉 https://bit.ly/4q29Twc

06/01/2026

Want to help shape research on end-of-life choices?
Advance Care Planning Australia and QUT Australian Centre for Health Law Research are seeking older Australians (65+) with experience supporting loved ones through end-of-life decisions to join a Consumer Reference Group for a research project.

• Up to 4 meetings per year
• Paid honorarium
• Expressions of Interest close 📢 18 Jan 2026

Learn more and apply: https://qrtrac.link/o2l
Any questions? Email Dr Madeleine Archer at mj.archer@qut.edu.au

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you for being part of our community - we’re looking forward to 2026.

19/12/2025

✨ The last eNews for health professionals for the year is out! Have you read it yet?

This year has been a milestone for Advance Care Planning Australia. Find out the highlights!

✔️ Read the December issue https://qrtrac.link/xh1
✔️ Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues https://qrtrac.link/akL

16/12/2025

Advance Care Planning Australia would like to wish you a safe and happy festive season! ✨

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your ongoing support and commitment to advance care planning. Your engagement has been vital in helping us raise awareness and start conversations about future health care across Australia.

Our office, including the National Advisory Line 1300 208 582, will close at 12pm on 24 December 2025 and reopen on 5 January 2026.

04/12/2025

📢 Order your CareSearch Project GP Kit today

GPs play a vital role in delivering person-centred and coordinated care for people approaching the end of life. The newly launched CareSearch GP Kit provides practical, evidence-informed tools and resources to support quality palliative care.
The resources cover:
✔️ Assessing patient and carer needs
✔️ Planning and discussing care
✔️ Symptoms and their management
✔️ The dying patient
✔️ Bereavement
✔️ Professional practice Each kit also includes a Patient Carer resource pack that GPs can easily share with patients and families.

This pack is also available to order separately. Order or download your GP Kit today👉 https://bit.ly/GPKit_NPCP

03/12/2025

Advance Care Planning Australia, in partnership with Ageing Australia, has released a new resource to support retirement living and seniors housing operators in helping residents understand and plan for their future health care.

The guide provides practical advice on raising resident awareness, understanding the different types of advance care planning documents, and setting clear boundaries around organisational roles. Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/48iTHRK

Address

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 16:00
Thursday	08:00 - 16:00
Friday	08:00 - 16:00

Website

http://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Advance Care Planning Australia posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic?

Country:

City: