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Watch online: Information sessions for professionals

Video: An introduction to the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016

Aimed at health practitioners, this presentation provides an overview of advance care planning under the Act, as well as the consent process when a patient does not have decision-making capacity.

Webinar: On Guardianship – when can physical restraint be authorised?

If a person under guardianship does not consent to medical treatment and restraint is required to be used in order to administer the medication, appointed guardians must seek an order from VCAT

Resources to promote Healthy Discussions

Resources, including information sheets, for health practitioners and people with disability promoting the right of all people to make decisions about their own medical treatment.

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