Preamble In June 2016, the Federal Government enacted Bill C-14 legalizing assisted death under certain circumstances and adopted the term ‘medical assistance in dying’. As implemented in Bill C-14 (2018) medical assistance in dying includes both euthanasia (“the administering by a physician or nurse practitioner of a substance to a person, at their request, that […]
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Submitted to the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying on May 24, 2022 By Laurel Gillespie, CEO of Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and Leah Salvage, Executive Director, Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians Introduction Palliative care provides medical assistance in living every day to patients and their families, to help them live […]
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This position statement has been revised as of June 8, 2023. the updated version can be found here In June 2016, the Federal Government enacted Bill C-14 legalizing assisted death under certain circumstances and adopted the term ‘medical assistance in dying’. As implemented in Bill C-14 (2018) medical assistance in dying includes both euthanasia (“the […]
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COVID-19 and Hospice Palliative Care : An Overview of Emerging Issues and Recommendations COVID-19 has certainly placed a strain on all healthcare workers including hospice palliative care providers. This strain on the hospice palliative care sector in particular is exponentially increasing due to funding, access issues, PPE, equipment and safety, vulnerable populations and research issues. […]
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Grief and Bereavement Resource Repository This repository of grief and bereavement resources is a collection of useful links and resources to help you and your loved ones cope with grief. Please note this page will be updated on regular basis with new and other suggested resources. If you would like to add other resources to […]
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