Improving paediatric advance planning for children with severe neurodisability

Improving paediatric advance planning for children with severe neurodisability

Chief Investigator: Professor Lynn Gillam
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Advance care planning (ACP) helps families and paediatricians prepare and plan for end-of-life decision-making. However, there remains inconsistency in its practice with the limited literature describing what this preparation involves, and whether paediatricians recognise a difference between the process of ACP and its outcomes, such as resuscitation plans. This study aims to understand how paediatricians conceptualise ACP when caring for children with life-limiting conditions (LLC) who are unable to participate in decision-making for his/herself.