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Information videos about the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016

The information in these short videos is for health practitioners in Victoria, Australia, and is about the application of Victoria’s Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 to adults in Victoria. 

Emergency treatment and consent 1:50 min

The Public Advocate and medical treatment decisions 3:45 min

Advance Care Directives 5:28 min

Health practitioners and medical treatment definitions 2:59 min

Palliative care 1:40 min

Notifications to the Public Advocate 1:22 min

Special medical procedures 1:27 min

Decision making capacity 4:15 min

Medical treatment decision makers 4:41 min

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

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.

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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