Navigating Grief In The Context of MAiD: Ethical And Quality Considerations

The University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) has been a global leader in bioethics for over 20 years. We are an Ethics Observatory dedicated to addressing complex ethical issues of contemporary health systems through bioethics research, education and practice in partnership with other academic and health sector institutions. At the JCB, we put theory into practice.

University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics

16th Annual Sue MacRae Lecture - JCB Seminar Series 2024-25

JCB Bioethics Seminar Series

A free weekly seminar on a wide variety of bioethics topics with speakers come from the local, national and international community in bioethics. These seminars are open to the public and we encourage anyone to attend.

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The Sue MacRae Lecture on Ethics and Patient-Centred Care aims to explore the felt ethical experience of those who are sick or unwell, perhaps in their relationship to themselves, family members, caregivers, and/or systems of care. The goal is to understand how patient-centred or relationship-centred frameworks and best practices – inclusive of patient and/or family perspectives – can help illuminate and address common bioethical problems. Full Title: Navigating Grief In The Context of MAiD: Ethical And Quality ConsiderationsSpeaker:Tekla Hendrickson Executive Director MAiDHouseDr. Kristie Serota PhDDr. Han Yan MD, MSc Nikki GouzopoulosAbstractMedical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a medical procedure administered under strict legal and clinical guidelines in the Canadian healthcare system. In its first decade since legalization, MAiD has introduced new demands on the healthcare system and its providers, spurring unique challenges and innovation in end-of-life care. One aspect of MAiD that is receiving increased attention is the grief experiences of people seeking MAiD and their family members. Grief is an inevitable part of death and dying. While some aspects of MAiD grief share similarities to other end-of-life contexts and experiences, there are also unique qualities that are specific to the MAiD context. The four presenters on this panel have diverse yet complementary experiences with MAiD and will speak to the ethical and quality considerations in their work navigating grief in the MAiD context. Kristie Serota will present her findings as a social scientist researching MAiD bereavement, Han Yan will speak about her work providing patient-centred care to patients and their families as a MAiD assessor and provider, Nikki Gouzopoulos will share reflections on the lived experience of MAiD bereavement, and Tekla Hendrickson will describe her experiences engaging with those eligible for MAiD and their families as the Executive Director of MAiDHouse, a non-profit community-based organization. The panelists will discuss the practical implications of their experiences and work in the MAiD context, describe current challenges, innovative solutions, and recommendations for improving care for people seeking MAiD and their families. Suggested Background Reading:<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10497323231208540" title="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10497323231208540" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mapping MAiD Discordance: A Qualitative Analysis of the Factors Complicating MAiD Bereavement in Canada - Kristie Serota, Daniel Z. Buchman, Michael Atkinson, 2024</a><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36100431/" title="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36100431/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Grief and bereavement of family and friends around medical assistance in dying: scoping review - PubMed</a><a href="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html#s1" title="https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html#s1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MAiD Eligibility Criteria</a>Additional Details:The event is free and is open to the general public.The direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our <a href="https://youtube.com/channel/UCV1FanK51llV351jZq5K-gA" title="https://youtube.com/channel/UCV1FanK51llV351jZq5K-gA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a>. If you don't receive the link 2 hours before the event, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events.Questions?Please email Terry Yuen, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca.

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