Who can benefit from using the game?

The game offers a great tool to facilitate discussions, getting people to think and talk about positive values and goals for having the best end of life possible.

• Social workers, health educators and care home staff, or anyone meeting with patients and their loved ones to start conversations about end of life care
• Hospice workers to stimulate discussions about what the patient may hope for
• Physicians can use the game with a patient who doesn’t have anyone to act on their behalf, to give them a chance to understand what goals and values are guiding the treatment decisions the patient is making
• A Patient to help them articulate their priorities and concerns
• A Mother, daughter, father, sister, brother (healthy or ill) who wants to open the conversation with a partner, parent, family member or friend
• In health education classes on advance care planning to help patients and their potential advocate compare and discuss priorities that they hold in common, and to discover where their priorities differ
• Community members in local meetings, at family gatherings and in religious discussion groups
• Individuals with elderly parents or young adult children to help prepare for their possible role as health care spokesperson
  

The cards have been field tested in the US and the UK and are licensed for distribution to the Conversations for Life programme by Coda Alliance USA.

For More Information about the cards, how they work, and where they came from, download our full FAQ here.

How do I order a set?

The cards are available for purchase through the Conversations for Life programme by general public and health professionals individually, as part of our public and professional facilitator workshops, and through our community awareness initiatives.

To pay by credit card or Paypal, click the appropriate “Add to Cart’ button on this page.

To pay by BACs or Post, click here to download and print the order form.

Please note VAT will be charged at 20% due to the 4th January 2011 required VAT increase.

OR e-mail or phone us at  015398 22343 for information about bulk orders for your organization.

Proceeds from sales support the Conversations for Life public and professional education programs under our not-for-profit social enterprise, Stories to Change, CIC.