Starting points and considerations for the wellbeing of family and friends of someone choosing a MAiD death.

Professionals, ResourcesCarolyn SmithSeptember 18, 2021medical aid in dying (MAID), caregivers, friends and family

So Now What? Grief and bereavement following MAiD

A client handout describing how grief and bereavement may unfold for family and friends of someone who has chosen a medically-assisted death in Canada.

ResourcesCarolyn SmithApril 30, 2019bereavement, Hazel Burns Hospice, grief, medical aid in dying (MAID), PAD, physician assisted death, euth, dying with dignity, dying, caregivers, family, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO)

Handout: So Now What? Grief and bereavement following MAiD

A client handout describing how grief and bereavement may unfold for family and friends of someone who has chosen a medically-assisted death in Canada.

ProfessionalsCarolyn SmithApril 29, 2019bereavement, Hazel Burns Hospice, grief, medical aid in dying (MAID), PAD, physician assisted death, euth, dying with dignity, dying, caregivers, family, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO)

Reading List: Supporting friends and family around a medically-assisted death

An academic reading list used to develop support materials for friends and family of someone who has chosen MAiD.

ProfessionalsCarolyn SmithApril 23, 2019medical aid in dying (MAID), bereavement, grief, dying with dignity, Bereavement Authority of Ontario, Hospice palliative social work, Hazel Burns Hospice

A (scholarly) reading list for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada

On Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) policy in Canada: history and future trends reference list

Carolyn SmithFebruary 5, 2019medical aid in dying (MAID), reading list, euthanasia, dying with dignity, physician assisted death, PAD, Carter V. Canada, assisted suicide

Social policy: Medical Assistance in Dying

An analysis of Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation, with ideas for how it might be expanded and improved drawn from other countries further ahead in the process.