Friday, May 2, 2025

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

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Speaker(s)

Speakers: James Downer, Sandy Buchman, Hayden Rubensohn, Kevin Wade, Brittany Rance

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Session Details

Objectives: i. Review the WHO definition of Palliative Care and how it may impact the care of patients requesting MAID. ii. Analyze the culture that permits MAID and Palliative Care to work well together and delineate those factors that have facilitated this harmony. iii. Recognize the challenge of working with those who are not supportive of MAID and how a positive outcome can be achieved. iv. Describe the evolution in attitudes to MAID among Palliative Care Practitioners and any factors that might contribute to this evolution.