Palliative Care ECHO: 
Person-Centered Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care | August 30, 2023

Presented by: 
Eleanor Jones, M.Ed.
Director, Honoring Choices Virginia
Certified Advance Care Planning Facilitator and Instructor
National Faculty, Respecting Choices
&
Heather Zelle, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research
Department of Public Health Sciences
Associate Director of Mental Health Policy Research
Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy
University of Virginia

Objectives: 

1. Identify and describe the elements of an advance directive for health care that address mental health
2. Explain the interaction of capacity, mental health, and advance care planning in medical decision-making
3. Describe barriers to effective communication regarding patient goals of care and mental health
4. Illustrate the importance of advance care planning and patient-specific considerations including mental and physical health and personal beliefs

Attachment: slide deck (pdf)