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When the cause of death does not exist: time for the WHO to close the ICD classification gap for Medical Aid in Dying

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Medical aid in dying (MAID) is a highly controversial ethical issue in the global medical community. Unfortunately, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks coding for MAID.
Uwe Güth, Rolf Weitkunat, Shaun McMillan, Andres R. Schneeberger, Edouard Battegay   +4 more
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The Maid Vanishes [PDF]

Lateral, 2016
This essay begins with two brief accounts—one of arrival and the other of vanishing. It was the late summer of 2005 when we—my partner, young daughter, and I—moved to the UK, where I was to take up a lectureship at the School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies at the University of Warwick.
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Medical Assistance in Dying in health sciences curricula: A qualitative exploratory study

Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2020
Background: This paper offers insight into (1) the driving and restraining forces impacting the inclusion of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in health sciences curricula, (2) the required resources for teaching MAID, and (3) the current placement of ...
Janine Brown, Donna Goodridge, Lilian Thorpe   +2 more
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ICD-Based Cause of Death Statistics Fail to Provide Reliable Data for Medical Aid in Dying

International Journal of Public Health, 2023
Objectives: To evaluate the most recent developments of medical aid in dying (MAID) in Switzerland and to test the reliability of reporting this phenomenon in cause of death statistics.Methods: By reviewing the MAID cases between 2018 and 2020, we ...
Uwe Güth, Uwe Güth, Christoph Junker, Marion Schafroth, Shaun McMillan, Andres R. Schneeberger, Constanze Elfgen, Constanze Elfgen, Edouard Battegay, Edouard Battegay, Edouard Battegay, Rolf Weitkunat   +11 more
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This moral coil: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian medical student attitudes toward medical assistance in dying

BMC Medical Ethics, 2017
Background In February, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the ban on medical assistance in dying (MAiD). In June, 2016, the federal government passed Bill C-14, permitting MAiD.
Eli Xavier Bator, Bethany Philpott, Andrew Paul Costa   +2 more
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A novel methodology to identify and survey physicians participating in medical aid-in-dying

Scientific Reports, 2022
Physicians who participate in medical-aid-in-dying (MAID) cannot be easily identified and studied due to cost and anonymity barriers. We developed and empirically tested a novel methodology to identify and survey physicians highly likely to participate ...
Vinay Kini, Bridget Mosley, Julie Ressalam, Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic, Hillary D. Lum, Elizabeth R. Kessler, Matthew DeCamp, Eric G. Campbell   +7 more
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Should medical assistance in dying be extended to incompetent patients with dementia? : research protocol of a survey among four groups of stakeholders from Quebec, Canada [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Alzheimer's disease and related disorders affect a growing number of people worldwide. Quality of life is generally good in the early stages of these diseases. However, many individuals fear living through the advanced stages.
Arcand, Marcel, Bravo, Gina, Downie, Jocelyn, Dubois, Marie-France, Hertogh, Cees M, Kaasalainen, Sharon, Pautex, Sophie, Rodrigue, Claudie, Thériault, Vincent, Van den Block, Lieve   +9 more
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Perceptions and intentions toward medical assistance in dying among Canadian medical students

BMC Medical Ethics, 2019
Background Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada in 2016. As of July 2017, approximately 2149 patients have accessed MAID. There remains no national-level data on the perspectives of future physicians about MAID or its changing legal
James Falconer, Félix Couture, Koray K. Demir, Michael Lang, Zachary Shefman, Mark Woo   +5 more
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Backward electroproduction of pi0 mesons on protons in the region of nucleon resonances at four momentum transfer squared Q**2 = 1.0 GeV**2 [PDF]

, 2004
Exclusive electroproduction of pi0 mesons on protons in the backward hemisphere has been studied at Q**2 = 1.0 GeV**2 by detecting protons in the forward direction in coincidence with scattered electrons from the 4 GeV electron beam in Jefferson Lab's ...
A. Deur, A. Gasparian, A. Glamazdin, A. J. Sarty, A. Ketikyan, A. Leone, A. Saha, A. Serdarevic, A. T. Katramatou, B. B. Wojtsekhowski, B. D. Anderson, B. Frois, B. Vlahovic, C. Cavata, C. E. Hyde-Wright, C. F. Perdrisat, C. Furget, C. Glashausser, C. Howell, C. Jutier, C. Marchand, C. W. de Jager, C.-C. Chang, D. G. Zainea, D. J. Margaziotis, D. L. Prout, D. M. Manley, D. Marchand, D. Neyret, D. Rowntree, D. S. Dale, E. A. J. M. Offermann, E. Burtin, E. Chudakov, E. Cisbani, E. J. Brash, E. Tomasi-Gustaffson, E. Voutier, F. Garibaldi, F. Merchez, F. Renard, F. T. Baker, G. Audit, G. E. Dodge, G. Fournier, G. G. Petratos, G. J. Lolos, G. Kumbartzki, G. Laveissière, G. M. Huber, G. M. Urciuoli, G. Quémenér, G. Rutledge, G. Smirnov, G. W. Miller, H. Breuer, H. Fonvieille, H. Gao, H. Tsubota, H. Ueno, H. Voskanyan, J. A. Templon, J. Ahrens, J. Berthot, J. Gao, J. Gomez, J. J. Domingo, J. J. Kelly, J. J. LeRose, J. Jardillier, J. M. Finn, J. Marroncle, J. Martino, J. McIntyre, J. O. Hansen, J. R. Calarco, J. S. Real, J. W. Watson, J. Y. Mougey, J. Zhao, J.-P. Chen, K. A. Aniol, K. Arundell, K. B. Unser, K. G. Fissum, K. G. Fissum, K. Kino, K. Maeda, K. McCormick, K. S. Kumar, K. Soldi, K. Wijesooriya, L. A. Ewell, L. Auerbach, L. B. Weinstein, L. Bimbot, L. C. Alexa, L. Elouadrhiri, L. H. Kramer, L. S. Cardman, L. Tiator, L. Todor, L. Van Hoorebeke, M. B. Epstein, M. Baylac, M. Holtrop, M. Iodice, M. K. Jones, M. Khayat, M. Kuss, M. Liang, N. Degrande, N. d’Hose, N. Liyanage, O. Ravel, P. A. M. Guichon, P. A. Souder, P. E. Ulmer, P. Grenier, P. M. Rutt, P. Markowitz, P. Sorokin, P. Vernin, P. Y. Bertin, R. A. Lindgren, R. D. Ransome, R. De Leo, R. Di Salvo, R. Gilman, R. Holmes, R. L. J. Van der Meer, R. Madey, R. Michaels, R. Perrino, R. Pomatsalyuk, R. Suleiman, R. Tieulent, R. Van De Vyver, R. W. Lourie, R. Wilson, S. Capstick, S. Frullani, S. Gilad, S. Incerti, S. Jaminion, S. K. Nanda, S. Kamalov, S. Kato, S. Kerhoas, S. Kox, S. Malov, S. Mehrabyan, S. Platchkov, S. S. Kamalov, T. Pussieux, T. Saito, T. Smith, T. Terasawa, V. A. Punjabi, V. Breton, V. D. Burkert, V. Gorbenko, W-M. Zhang, W. Albrecht, W. Bertozzi, W. Kahl, W. U. Boeglin, Y. Roblin, Z. E. Meziani, Z. Papandreou, Z.-L. Zhou   +170 more
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Characteristics of Older Adults Accessing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): a Descriptive Study

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2021
Background  Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is an end-of-life option for Canadians accounting for 2% of all deaths in Canada in 2019. Adults over 80 years old represent a significant proportion of these deaths, yet little is known about how they ...
Debbie Selby, Brandon Chan, Amy Nolen
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