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Palliative Care, Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Journal of Research and Reports in Gynecology and Obstetrics | Volume: 3
Talking about end-of-life: The last taboo topic
Austin-Crowe Z
Health Issues Centre, Australia
I
t used to be taboo to talk about contraception and same sex
relationships, but not so today. Yet when it comes to talking
about preferences for end-of-life carepeople squirmandchange
the subject. By not planning, discussing and making known
one’s preferences, people are risking having the very ending
they can’t bear thinking about. Health Issues Centre (HIC) is
an Australian consumer health peak-body and aims to ensure
consumers have a voice in healthcare decision-making and the
information they require to make informed health decisions.
In particular, HIC seeks to hear the voices of the marginalized,
diverse and vulnerable through aModel of Consumer Influence.
Using a social listening methodology (eight focus groups),
HIC identified that a consumer awareness campaign around
end-of-life decision making was going to need a re-envisaged
approach. More posters, brochures and even a better form
weren’t going to encourage people to have the important
conversation about end-of-life care preferences, let alone
develop an advance care plan. In response, HIC has developed
innovative ways of engaging with consumers using art,
performance, Vox-pop videos and workshops to create a safe,
humorous and contemplative environment to encourage end-
of-life conversations.
Incorporating videos, this presentation will explore two such
interventions: Unspoken: What will become of me? (a touring
art and performance event which has travelled to over ten
locations in 2018); and Is this what I would want in the end? (a
wax model of an elderly lady requiring intensive care).
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zoe.austin-crowe@hic.org.auRes Rep Gynaecol Obstet, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4066/2591-7366-C1-003