Refer to the email templates from the Community Partner Guide to help you share these resources with participants.
Please do not share the link to this web page with participants.
Share before Part 1 of online sessions; during Part 1 of in-person sessions
An overview of the information sessions that you can share with participants ahead of time. Participants may use this handout to follow along during the sessions and take notes, if they wish.
Note: please do not share this resource outside of the project’s activities.
Share after Part 1 of online sessions; at the end of Part 1 of in-person sessions
A step-by-step guide to help participants think about and record what matters most to them – their values, beliefs and wishes for future health care and personal care.
A record of what matters most is a key component of an advance care plan.
A template to help participants record the contact information of their potential temporary substitute decision makers, with notes on who does not qualify.
This is a key component of an advance care plan.
Share after Part 2 of online sessions; at the end of Part 2 of in-person sessions
A booklet summarizing the information shared during the sessions, with a link to resources to help participants get started on their Advance Care Planning. (bc-cpc.ca/acpresources).
Note: please do not share this resource outside of the project’s activities.
A guide to help participants understand the role and responsibilities of substitute decision makers: temporary substitute decision makers and representatives.
Note: please do not share this resource outside of the project’s activities.
The full list of questions from the guided group conversation event.
These questions can help participants explore what matters most to them. Sharing their answers with family and friends can help start the conversation.
Note: please do not share this resource outside of the project’s activities.
Additional resources to be aware of
BCCPC’s Advance Care Planning Resources
This link is included in the handouts:
- Advance Care Planning Information Booklet, and
- You’ve been asked to be a substitute decision maker, now what?
Please be familiar with this web page. It includes the resources below, and more (eg. information on dementia, COVID-19, Medical Assistance in Dying, organ donation, accessing affordable legal services, etc.).
You are welcome to share any of these resources publicly, even beyond the activities of the project.
Examples of what a record of what matters most can look like
- Letter from Mom – a simple example record of values, beliefs and wishes written as a letter to family
- Mr. Zhang, who is 65 and retired, records what matters most to him in English and Traditional Chinese.
- CL, a 55-year-old grandmother records what matters most to her.
- JK, a 58-year-old registered nurse records what matters most to her.
A record of what matters most is a key component of an advance care plan.
Wallet card (extracted from My Voice)
A wallet card that participants can use to record their advance care planning information.
Resources to make an Enhance (Section 9) Representation Agreement
Three guides to help participants understand and complete an enhanced representation agreement (section 9) using a standard template provided by the B.C. government.
- What you need to know about enhanced representation agreements (section 9)
- A guided tour of BC government’s representation agreement (section 9) form
- What you need to know about being a representative in an enhanced representation agreement (section 9)
Advance Directive template (page 50-51, My Voice)
A template provided by B.C. Ministry of Health.
Please always include this disclaimer when sharing this template:
It is extremely important to talk with a health-care provider before you make an advance directive to make sure that it is clear and specific.
