When the cause of death does not exist: time for the WHO to close the ICD classification gap for Medical Aid in Dying [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Medical Aid in Dying: A Societal Challenge [PDF]
International Journal of Public HealthUwe Güth +3 more
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Medical Aid in Dying and Dementia Directives
Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2021 Although Canada recently expanded access to medical assistance in dying, intolerably suffering Canadians with dementia still face seven obstacles to qualify for MAID. Advance directives for VSED are an important, yet under-appreciated, alternative.
Thaddeus Mason Pope
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Communication Processes and Priorities in Medical Aid in Dying Conversations: A Cross‐Sectional Qualitative Study of Multidisciplinary Cancer Clinicians [PDF]
Cancer MedicineBackground Medical aid in dying (MAiD) is a practice that enables eligible individuals with a terminal, life‐limiting illness to end their lives in a self‐directed way.
Meghan McDarby +5 more
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ICD-Based Cause of Death Statistics Fail to Provide Reliable Data for Medical Aid in Dying [PDF]
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 +11 more
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A novel methodology to identify and survey physicians participating in medical aid-in-dying [PDF]
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 +7 more
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“The Razor’s Edge of Timing:” A Phenomenological Analysis of Decision-Making Processes Surrounding Medical Aid in Dying [PDF]
International Journal of Public HealthObjectivesThe study aimed to explore how terminally ill individuals in the United States approach medical aid in dying (MAID), including personal, interpersonal and structural factors that influence their decision-making processes.MethodsThis embodied ...
Jennifer Currin-McCulloch +3 more
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Medical Aid in Dying: Europe’s Urgent Medico-Ethical Challenge [PDF]
International Journal of Public Health, 2023 Uwe Güth +5 more
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Specialty Differences in Medical Aid in Dying Experiences: Results of a Survey of Physicians in Colorado. [PDF]
Oncologist, 2023 Hillary D Lum +2 more
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Current Oncology, 2022 Background: In 2019, cancer patients comprised over 65% of all individuals who requested and received Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada. This descriptive study sought to understand the self-reported symptom burden and complexity of cancer ...
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