#  Mastering Advance Care Planning: Skills to Empower Patients in Expressing Medical Preferences 

 





This module is designed to help health center staff understand best practices for prioritizing what matters to older patients and their caregivers in determining end-of-life preferences.

**After completing this module, participants should be able to** :

- Understand the goal of advance care planning and the value of evolving conversations about patient preferences
- Describe the purpose of healthcare proxies and the process of appointing a proxy in accordance with state laws
- Utilize shared strategies for engaging older patients in advance care planning conversations and addressing related concerns

Access the course [here](https://sites.google.com/view/ncece-modulemacp/home)