Advance Care Planning Australia is excited to welcome you to Yugambeh Country on the Gold Coast, Australia, for the 9th Advance Care Planning International Conference.

​Advance Care Planning is a crucial starting point in the journey towards person and family-centred care. The conference theme ‘Are we there yet?’ aims to embrace these journeys by interweaving advance care planning best practices and research through cultural, personal, organisational, system, and societal lenses. It promises to stimulate insightful discussion and healthy debate, providing grassroots perspectives from consumers and health professionals. This will include sharing stories and diverse lived experiences, exploring approaches to advance care planning in a culturally safe and inclusive environment, with attention to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and global First Nations communities.

​The conference’s call to action is to inspire new ways of thinking, and approach advance care planning in a way that positively shapes the outcomes that matter most to individuals, families and communities.

Conference objectives​

• Showcasing developments in policy, health systems organisation and technology that advance the practice of advance care planning.
• Informing on emerging trends, opportunities and challenges that impact the practice of advance care planning and generate discussion on how our systems and practitioners can respond.
• Sharing stories and diverse lived experiences, exploring approaches to advance care planning in a culturally safe and inclusive environment, with attention to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and global First Nations communities.
• Enabling productive engagements and the sharing of best practices and ideas across countries, sectors, and roles.

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