ACP-C

for info about ACP status collection, see ACP Status collection in ICU

ACP C stands for Advanced Care Plan. C = Comfort Care-Goals of Care and interventions are directed at maximal comfort, symptom control and maintenance of quality of life excluding attempted resuscitation

We collect related information in

• Medicine - Comfort Care
• Critical Care - ACP Status collection in ICU

In terms of our program, the concept is related to end of life data.

see also

• WRHA ACP C
• PDF of ACP form used in Region (2013): WRHA Advanced Care Plan Form

use as Transfer Ready DtTm

• Can we use the date/time of ACP C as our Transfer Ready DtTm ?vs are stopped /meds are usually stopped except for sedation ect
  • We do that at HSC because the patient can be transferred to either palliative care or a lower type of care unit or they are discharged home.--CMarks 11:14, 2016 November 22 (CST)
    • Designating someone ACP C sometimes means they would be willing to discharge them. Does it always mean that? Or does it sometimes mean that they just don't want any heroic measures? Just making sure we are not over-generalizing. Ttenbergen 12:22, 2016 November 23 (CST)
      • under the new transfer ready guidelines, deeming a patient ACPC is considered ready for transfer to a lower level of care Lisa Kaita 13:27, 2017 April 20 (CDT)