Resources on Advance Care Directives
General Guides
Understanding the options – a decision aid for patients in the ICU puiblished by the Ottawa Hosital Research Institute
Speak Up – A campaign and tools developed by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association to start the conversation about end-of-life care (en francais – Let’s Talk!)
Canada
Canada-wide resources
Speak Up: start the conversation about end of life care workbook
Links to Resources by Province
A Guide to Advance Care Planning (Ontario Seniors Secretariat) pdf
Health Link BC resources – includes links to videos and workbooks in English, Chinese and Punjabi
United States
American Bar Association Consumer’s Toolkit for Health Care Advance Planning (pdf)
Links to State-by State forms (each state is different)