Excited to share our DimSum Daily Lifehacks article on five conversations families should have before a medical emergency demands rapid decisions.
Medical emergencies are not the moment to discover that everyone has a different view, no one knows where the documents are, and the family WhatsApp group is spiralling.
With Hong Kong’s new framework on Advance Medical Directives and Do-Not-Attempt CPR orders coming into effect on 31 July 2026, Winnie Chan and I wrote about five practical conversations worth having before a crisis:
1️⃣ What medical treatment would Mum or Dad actually want?
2️⃣ Who should speak to the doctors?
3️⃣ How do we make sure mental capacity is properly understood?
4️⃣ Where are the important documents and medical information?
5️⃣ What should we do if the family disagrees?
A little planning now can save a lot of confusion, guilt and conflict later — and help ensure the older person’s voice, values and dignity stay at the centre.
Read the article here:
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/what-families-should-do-when-medical-emergencies-demand-rapid-decisions
Learn more about our work at the Elder Mediation & Elder Law Academy:
https://hkelderacademy.org
好開心同大家分享我們刊登於 DimSum Daily Lifehacks 欄目的文章：關於醫療突發時需要迅速作決定前，家人應該先談好的五個對話。
醫療突發，絕對不是最適合的時候才發現：原來每個家人都有不同想法、重要文件不知放在哪裏，而家庭 WhatsApp 群組已經開始失控。
隨着香港有關預設醫療指示及不作心肺復甦術命令的新框架將於 2026 年 7 月 31 日生效，Winnie Chan 和我寫下五個家庭在危機發生前值得先談好的實用問題：
1️⃣ 媽媽／爸爸真正希望接受甚麼醫療處理？
2️⃣ 誰負責與醫生溝通？
3️⃣ 我們如何確保家人正確理解精神上行為能力？
4️⃣ 重要文件和醫療資料放在哪裏？
5️⃣ 如果家人之間意見不合，應該怎樣處理？
現在花一點時間計劃，可以避免日後在壓力下出現更多混亂、內疚和衝突，也有助確保長者的聲音、價值觀和尊嚴仍然放在中心。
閱讀文章：
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/what-families-should-do-when-medical-emergencies-demand-rapid-decisions
了解更多長者調解與長者法律學苑的工作：
https://hkelderacademy.org