If not you, who? If not now, when?
Who would you trust to make your health and personal care decisions?
How would they know what you want?
April 16 is Advance Care Planning Day in Canada, and it’s the perfect time to start conversations with your loved ones about what’s important to you when it comes to future health care.
Advance Care Planning is part of life planning – like planning for education or retirement – and can help to make sure you get the care that’s right for you, even if you can’t speak for yourself.
Advance Care Planning is a process of thinking about your values, beliefs, and wishes for future health and personal care, and sharing them with the people you trust. It can also include choosing who would make care decisions for you if you cannot.
get involved
Run a campaign
Run your own ACP Day campaign, check out the BC-specific ACP resources from BCCPC and the national ACP Day toolkit.
Advance Care Planning Canada has created campaign tools for you to use, including co-brandable posters, social media posts, inspirational stories and fun challenges.
BC Centre for Palliative Care has an extensive ACP resources hub, with everything you need, including materials in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Punjabi and Hindi.
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Year-round momentum
ACP Day comes around once a year, but advance care planning can (and should!) take place anytime, anywhere.
BC Centre for Palliative Care offers year-round support and resources, so you and your clients can create or update an advance care plan, no matter the season.
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Make your own plan
Do you have an advance care plan? Now’s the time! We have easy-to-understand resources and workbooks available to help your advance care planning journey.
get inspired
Get inspired
Need the extra ‘oomph’ to get started? Check out our stories and videos to inspire you take the crucial first step.
