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  • Medical Ethics
  • Palliative Care
  • Healthcare Policy

Background:

  • Advance care planning (ACP) is recognized as essential for end-of-life care.
  • Formal guidelines emphasize its importance in healthcare.
  • Patient autonomy and preferences are central to quality care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define advance care planning (ACP).
  • To highlight the significance of ACP in end-of-life care.
  • To underscore the role of structured discussions in future healthcare decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of guidelines and recommendations.
  • Analysis of expert consensus on end-of-life care practices.
  • Synthesis of policy documents from health authorities.

Main Results:

  • Advance care planning (ACP) involves structured discussions about future wishes.
  • ACP is a vital component of high-quality end-of-life care.
  • Recognition of ACP's importance is widespread among professional bodies.

Conclusions:

  • Advance care planning (ACP) is integral to patient-centered end-of-life care.
  • Structured discussions facilitate the respect of patient autonomy.
  • Implementing ACP is a marker of good medical practice.