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Developments in Advance Care Planning in Australia: Potential Opportunities and Roadblocks for an Increasingly Digital World

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Australia is committed to looking at ways to modernize its healthcare delivery further by integrating digital health. Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an area of healthcare that would likely benefit from further digitalization. However, while greater integration of technology in the delivery of ACP could help improve practices and lead to increased uptake, the extent to which this is achievable will be influenced, in part, by current approaches to ACP regulation. This article canvasses recent developments and trends in Australian law relevant to ACP and reflects on how these developments may impact the further digitalization of ACP.

Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

DOI: 10.1007/s11673-024-10396-2

Author: Casey M. Haining

Institutions: Queensland University of Technology, The University of Melbourne

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,390