A reflection on advance care planning

By Andria Bianchi National Advance Care Planning (ACP) day was on April 16, 2019. The purpose of ACP day is to encourage people to have discussions about their values, wishes, and beliefs in relation to their health and personal care. For many, ACP is a difficult (and, perhaps, taboo) topic since it involves having conversations about and/or documenting how a person would like others to make potentially life-altering decisions for them just in case they become incapable of making healthcare decisions for themselves. Given that a person of any age may become unable to make healthcare decisions for various reasons (e.g. temporary cognitive impairment, lack of consciousness, a dementia diagnosis, etc.), ACP is, indeed, important. I have engaged in a few conversations with colleagues, friends,

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