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Characteristics and outcomes of peer consultations for assisted dying request assessments: Cross-sectional survey study among attending physicians

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundIn most jurisdictions where assisted dying practices are legal, attending physicians must consult another practitioner to assess the patient's eligibility.
Stijn Vissers, Stijn Vissers, Sigrid Dierickx, Sigrid Dierickx, Luc Deliens, Luc Deliens, Freddy Mortier, Freddy Mortier, Joachim Cohen, Kenneth Chambaere, Kenneth Chambaere   +10 more
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Access to voluntary assisted dying in Victoria: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators

Medical Journal of Australia, 2023
To investigate barriers to and facilitators of access to voluntary assisted dying in Victoria under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic).
B. White, R. Jeanneret, Eliana Close, L. Willmott   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers to connecting with the voluntary assisted dying system in Victoria, Australia: A qualitative mixed method study

Health Expectations, 2023
Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is increasingly being legalised internationally. In Australia, all six states have now passed such laws, with Victoria being the first in 2019.
B. White, R. Jeanneret, L. Willmott
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Breaching the stalemate on assisted dying: it’s time to move beyond a medicalised approach

British medical journal, 2023
Despite growing legal and medical support for assisted dying, many healthcare professionals do not want to be directly involved. Could a de-medicalised approach help to overcome this?
Nancy C. Preston, S. Payne, S. Ost
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Institutional Objection to Voluntary Assisted Dying in Victoria, Australia: An Analysis of Publicly Available Policies

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2023
Background Victoria was the first Australian state to legalize voluntary assisted dying (elsewhere known as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia). Some institutions indicated they would not participate in voluntary assisted dying.
Eliana Close, L. Willmott, L. Keogh, B. White   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A meta-synthesis exploring nurses' experiences of assisted dying and participation decision-making.

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2023
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore nurses' experiences of assisted dying and understand how their perspectives inform their participation decision-making.
Heather Bustin, Isabel Jamieson, Christopher Seay, Kate Reid   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Feasibility of organ donation following voluntary assisted dying in Australia: lessons from international practice

Medical Journal of Australia, 2023
Feasibility of organ donation following voluntary assisted dying in Australia: lessons from international practice All Australian states have passed voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation.
J. Bollen, C. Hempton, Neera Bhatia, J. Tibballs   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Should palliative care teams be involved in medical assisted dying?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2023
Palliative care teams offer holistic care for patients experiencing serious illness and related suffering, nevertheless, there are times when clinicians are asked by patients for help to obtain assisted dying. Patients in a growing number of areas may be
S. Gerson, C. Gamondi, E. Wiebe, L. Deliens   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Social determinants of health and slippery slopes in assisted dying debates: lessons from Canada

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021
The question of whether problems with the social determinants of health that might impact decision-making justify denying eligibility for assisted dying has recently come to the fore in debates about the legalisation of assisted dying.
J. Downie, U. Schuklenk
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An international expansion in voluntary euthanasia/assisted dying: The implications for nursing.

International Nursing Review, 2022
AIM To provide an update on the international position of assisted dying legislation and its implications for nursing policy. BACKGROUND Assisted dying legislation has been introduced in health systems in Europe, North America and Australasia ...
S. Richardson
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