Status:
Completed
Purpose:
To encourage more frequent, earlier and better conversations between older adults, families and the health care team by introducing and evaluating advance care planning tools
Setting:
Long-term care homes, family doctor’s offices and hospitals across Canada
Funding provided by Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) (2017-2021).
Kaasalainen, S., Sussman, T., Nicula, M., Lawrence, J., Thompson, G., McCleary, L., Wickson-Griffiths, A., You, J. J., & SPA-LTC team (2021). Evaluating the Implementation of the Conversation Starter Kit in Long Term Care. SAGE Open Nursing, 7, 23779608211051824. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608211051824
Sussman, T., Kaasalainen, S., Lawrence, J., Hunter, P. V., Bourgeois-Guerin, V., & Howard, M. (2021). Using a self-directed workbook to support advance care planning with long term care home residents. BMC Palliative Care, 20(1), 121. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00815-1
Sussman, T., Mintzberg, S., Sinai-Glazer, H., Venturato, L., Strachan, P. H., & Kaasalainen, S. (2022). Slam Bam, Thank you, Ma’am: The Challenges of Advance Care Planning Engagement in Long-Term Care. Canadian Journal on Aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement, 41(3), 443–450. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980821000738
Vellani, S., Green, E., Kulasegaram, P., Sussman, T., Wickson-Griffiths, A., & Kaasalainen, S. (2022). Interdisciplinary staff perceptions of advance care planning in long-term care homes: a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 21(1), 127. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01014-2