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National Professional AssociationsAustralian Association of Gerontology : http://www.aag.asn.au Australian Association of Social Workers : http://www.aasw.asn.au Australian Medical Association : http://www.ama.com.au Australian Nursing Federation : http://www.anf.org.au Thoracic Society Australia : http://www.thoracic.org.au The Australian Psychological Society : http://www.psychology.org.au National Professional CollegesRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners : http://www.racgp.org.au Royal Australasian College of Physicians : http://www.racp.edu.au Royal College of Nursing Australia : http://www.rcna.org.au
Accreditation and StandardsAged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency : http://www.accreditation.org.au Australian Council on Healthcare Standards : http://www.achs.org.au
National Peak BodiesAlzheimer’s Australia : http://www.alzheimers.org.au The Australian Lung Foundation : http://www.lungnet.com.au Aged & Community Services Australia : http://www.agedcare.org.au Australian General Practice Network (ADGP) : http://www.adgp.com.au The Cancer Council of Australia : http://www.cancer.org.au Haemophilia Foundation Australia : http://haemophilia.org.au The Muscular Dystrophy Association Australia : http://www.mda.org.au Motor Neurone Disease Association : http://www.mnd.asn.au Post Polio Network : http://www.psv.svhm.org.au Royal District Nursing Service : http://www.rdns.com.au The Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) : http://www.rsl.org.au Council on the Ageing (COTA) : http://www.cota.org.au/ Palliative Care Australia : http://www.pallcare.org.au National Seniors Association Australia : http://www.nationalseniors.com.au
Carers Australia : http://www.carersaustralia.com.au GovernmentAustralian Government Department of Health and Ageing : http://www.health.gov.au Care Search Knowledge Network : http://www.caresearch.com.au Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) : http://www.pepaeducation.com/ Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U) : http://www.caresearch.com.au/Home/Default.aspx?alias=www.caresearch.com.au/home/pcc4u Department of Veteran Affairs : http://www.dva.gov.au Victorian Department of Human Services : http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au
Medico-LegalVictoria Office of the Public Advocate (VIC) : http://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au Fact sheet on Enduring Power of Attorney (Medical Treatment) For a Do-It-Yourself kit regarding powers of attorney (Vic) download the Take Control kit New South Wales For more information on the person responsible: Visit the Common questions page of the Office of the Public Guardian (NSW) web site. For more information on Enduring Guardianship: Visit the Planning for incapacity page of the Office of the Public Guardian (NSW) web site For the Patient Information and Consent to Medical Treatment Circular 2004 and Policy Directive 2005 www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/opg The NSW Health mandatory Policy Directive based on Circular 2004/84 (Patient Information and Consent). http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/PD/2005/pdf/PD2005_406.pdf Queensland For information on Advance Health Directives visit The Queensland Government Department of Justice and Attorney-General web site To appoint an enduring power of attorney for personal/health matters, visit the Queensland Government Department of Justice and Attorney-General website South Australia For further information on palliative care (SA), visit the Palliative Care Council of South Australia web site The Office of the Public Advocate (South Australia) Western Australia For information on Guardianship & Administration, visit The Department of the Attorney General WA The State Administrative Tribunal, Human Rights stream, appoints guardians and administrators for persons with decision-making disabilities. Click here to download PDF Northern Territory Click here for a copy of the prescribed form under the Natural Death Act. NT Health Palliative Care Information NT Health Advance Care Planning Information Australian Capital Territory Office of the Community Advocate For more information on consent, capacity and substitute decision-making, read the Public Advocate of the ACT Guidelines for health care professionals. Visit the section on enduring power of attorney on the Public Advocate of the ACT web site Tasmania Information on Enduring Guardianship, Office of the Public Guardian (Tasmania) Guardianship and Administration Board; www.guardianship.tas.gov.au
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