scholarly journals Physicians’ Attitudes and Experiences with Medical Aid in Dying in Colorado: a “Hidden Population” Survey

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric G. Campbell ◽  
Vinay Kini ◽  
Julie Ressalam ◽  
Bridget S. Mosley ◽  
Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Survey ◽  
Medical Aid ◽  
Hidden Population ◽  
Aid In Dying

The discursive context of medical aid in dying: A paradox of control?

2021 ◽  
pp. 114501
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Young ◽  
Chrystal Jaye ◽  
Richard Egan ◽  
Janine Winters ◽  
Tony Egan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying ◽  
Discursive Context

Situating requests for medical aid in dying within the broader context of end-of-life care: ethical considerations

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Seller ◽  
Marie-Ève Bouthillier ◽  
Veronique Fraser
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying

BackgroundMedical aid in dying (MAiD) was introduced in Quebec in 2015. Quebec clinical guidelines recommend that MAiD be approached as a last resort when other care options are insufficient; however, the law sets no such requirement. To date, little is known about when and how requests for MAiD are situated in the broader context of decision-making in end-of-life care; the timing of MAiD raises potential ethical issues.MethodsA retrospective chart review of all MAiD requests between December 2015 and June 2017 at two Quebec hospitals and one long-term care centre was conducted to explore the relationship between routine end-of-life care practices and the timing of MAiD requests.ResultsOf 80 patients requesting MAiD, 54% (43) received the intervention. The median number of days between the request for MAiD and the patient’s death was 6 days. The majority of palliative care consults (32%) came less than 7 days prior to the MAiD request and in another 25% of cases occurred the day of or after MAiD was requested. 35% of patients had no level of intervention form, or it was documented as 1 or 2 (prolongation of life remains a priority) at the time of the MAiD request and 19% were receiving life-prolonging interventions.InterpretationWe highlight ethical considerations relating to the timing of MAiD requests within the broader context of end-of-life care. Whether or not MAiD is conceptualised as morally distinct from other end-of-life options is likely to influence clinicians’ approach to requests for MAiD as well as the ethical importance of our findings. We suggest that in the wake of the 2015 legislation, requests for MAiD have not always appeared to come after an exploration of other options as professional practice guidelines recommend.

scholarly journals Getting MAD (Medical Aid in Dying) in Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 423-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey Max Chochinov
Keyword(s):  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying

scholarly journals Quebec physicians’ perspectives on medical aid in dying for incompetent patients with dementia

2018 ◽  
Vol 109 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 729-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Bravo ◽  
Claudie Rodrigue ◽  
Marcel Arcand ◽  
Jocelyn Downie ◽  
Marie-France Dubois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying

Nurses' Values and Perspectives on Medical Aid in Dying

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy E. Davidson ◽  
Genesis Bojorquez ◽  
Michele Upvall ◽  
Felicia Stokes ◽  
Marcia Sue DeWolf Bosek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying

Conflicts between Religious Institutional Directives and State Laws for Medical Aid in Dying

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-448
Author(s):  
Maryam Guiahi ◽  
Andrew S. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
State Laws ◽  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying

Clinicians’ Perspectives on the Duty to Inform Patients About Medical Aid-in-Dying

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Brassfield ◽  
Mara Buchbinder
Keyword(s):  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying ◽  
Duty To Inform

Reports offer window on medical aid in dying

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 413-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Traynor
Keyword(s):  
Medical Aid ◽  
Aid In Dying
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