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Koda Health Secures Funding to Expand Advance Care Planning Capabilities
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The Myton Hospices embrace innovative No Barriers Here approach to Advance Care Planning
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If Not You, Who Will Make Your Medical Decisions?
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Objectives: The Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT™) has been used to identify patients at risk of deteriorating and dying within 1 year. Early identification and integration of advance care planning (ACP) provides the opportunity for a better quality of life for patients. The aims of this study were to identify the number of patients who were SPICT™ positive; their mortality rates at 6 and 12 months of the SPICT™ assessment; and level of adherence to ACP documentation. Methods: A retrospective audit of the Supportive and Palliative Care database was conducted at an acute aged care precinct in a major metropolitan tertiary referral hospital in New South Wales, Australia. Data comprising demographics, clinical conditions, SPICT™ positivity and compliance with ACP documentation were collected. SPICT™-positive patients and mortality were tracked at 6 and 12 months, respectively. Results: Data from 153 patients were collected. The mean age of the patients was 8