Lessons Learned from the Coroner
| Friday, May 3, 2024 |
| 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM |
Speaker(s)
Dr. Dirk Huyer
Session Details
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify key insights, best practices, and challenges associated with the coroner's role in monitoring and reviewing MAiD cases in Ontario
- Apply these key insights and best practices to their own regions or jurisdictions, fostering improved practices and ensuring ethical, legal, and procedural considerations are met when overseeing MAiD cases
Speaker
Dirk Huyer
Chief Coroner
Office Of The Chief Coroner
Speaker
Biography
In March 2014, Dr. Dirk Huyer was appointed Chief Coroner for Ontario.
Dr. Huyer received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1986. He has served as a coroner in Ontario since 1992 and served as Regional Supervising Coroner for five years prior to becoming Chief Coroner. He has been directly involved in over 5,000 coroner’s investigations. He is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto.
Since early 2016 Dr. Huyer has been actively involved in Ontario’s response to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). He led the implementation of the reporting and oversight process provided by the Office of the Chief Coroner. Dr. Huyer has continued involvement with MAiD bringing perspective of the post death review process to policy tables and professional meetings. The approach to MAiD deaths has continued to evolve under Dr. Huyer’s leadership with successful implementation of a team of specialized nurse investigators dedicated to MAiD review and oversight.
I do not have an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.
I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e., “off-label” use of medications).
Dr. Huyer received his medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1986. He has served as a coroner in Ontario since 1992 and served as Regional Supervising Coroner for five years prior to becoming Chief Coroner. He has been directly involved in over 5,000 coroner’s investigations. He is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto.
Since early 2016 Dr. Huyer has been actively involved in Ontario’s response to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). He led the implementation of the reporting and oversight process provided by the Office of the Chief Coroner. Dr. Huyer has continued involvement with MAiD bringing perspective of the post death review process to policy tables and professional meetings. The approach to MAiD deaths has continued to evolve under Dr. Huyer’s leadership with successful implementation of a team of specialized nurse investigators dedicated to MAiD review and oversight.
I do not have an affiliation (financial or otherwise) with a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.
I do not intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e., “off-label” use of medications).
