Advance directives

Confronting advance directives means giving voice to an individual's journey of maturation and self-determination that allows one to be cared for in accordance with one's wishes.

Adult protection law

In this context, the new law in force since 1.1.2013 on the new adult protection law is well situated. To give utmost importance to this expressed need, health and social workers play a key role in patient care in terms of:

  • Correct information.
  • Disclosure.
  • Compilation of one's advance directives.

Since fall 2011, a short booklet has been available that collects essential information on the topic for caregivers and patients.

Templates for advance directives in a variety of forms and contents are offered by various organizations including:


The EOC Palliative Care and Support Clinic is available for support in the discussion and possible completion of advance directives.

The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.
The original version is the page in Italian.