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General Members’ Meeting
When: 2.00pm Sunday 27 July 2008
Where: SMSA 280 Pitt St Sydney
(Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts)
Guest Speaker: Prof. Colleen Cartwright
End-of-Life Issues and Advance Care Directives
Professor Colleen Cartwright is Foundation Professor of Aged Services and Director of the Aged Services Learning and Research Collaboration at Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour. She has extensive teaching and research experience in ageing, ethics and medical decisions at the end of life, at national and international levels, with publications in major journals and a number of book chapters.
Colleen assisted with the development and implementation of the Queensland Powers of Attorney Act (1998) and the Guardianship and Administration Act (2000) and regularly runs training sessions for staff of Residential Aged Care Facilities on ethical and legal issues, including advance care planning, PEG feeding, informed consent and capacity, as well as information sessions for community groups on Advance Care Planning.
How to get there
THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BUILDING WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 1.45PM
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