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The preliminary opinion of Canadian spine surgeons on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID); a cross-sectional survey of Canadian Spine Society (CSS) members

open access: yesNorth American Spine Society Journal, 2020
Background: On June 17, 2016, providing medical assistance in dying became legal in Canada. This controversial change has had reverberating implications for the entire medical community. This is especially true for physicians that regularly deal with end-
Erika Leck   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Assistance in Dying in Oncology Patients: A Canadian Academic Hospital’s Experience

open access: yesCurrent Oncology, 2022
Background: Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legislatively enacted in Canada in June 2016. Most studies of patients who received MAID grouped patients with cancer and non-cancer diagnoses.
Tony Liu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dying and death in Canada

open access: yes, 2022
"Dying and Death in Canada provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying, death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective. The fourth edition covers current issues and recent developments in the field, such the implementation of Medical ...
Northcott, Herbert C. 1947-   +1 more
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How does Medical Assistance in Dying affect end-of-life care planning discussions? Experiences of Canadian multidisciplinary palliative care providers

open access: yesPalliative Care and Social Practice, 2021
Background: More than a dozen countries have now legalized some form of assisted dying, and additional jurisdictions are considering similar legislations or expanding eligibility criteria.
Anita Ho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utilization of liver grafts obtained from donation after medical assistance in dying: A Canadian multicenter experience.

open access: yesJournal of Hepatology
BACKGROUND & AIMS Given country-specific variance in legislation, limited information is available regarding outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) using medical assistance in dying (MAiD) donation after circulatory death (DCD type-V) grafts. We compared
Alessandro Parente   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ewing Sarcoma in Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age: A French Retrospective Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewing sarcoma, the second most common primary bone cancer in children, requires intensive treatment that may lead to significant long‐term sequelae, particularly in infants. We retrospectively analyzed data from 1621 French patients treated between 1988 and 2015 within the EW88/93/97 or EE99 trials, focusing on 17 infants diagnosed before 24 ...
Elodie Verdier   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical assistance in dying: The Canadian experience

open access: yes, 2017
Canada is in the midst of implementing new and rapidly evolving policies on medical assistance in dying (MAID). Following the landmark Canadian Supreme Court Carter v.
K. Gaind
core   +1 more source

Medical assistance in dying: A paediatric perspective [PDF]

open access: yesPaediatrics & Child Health, 2018
The Supreme Court decision in Carter v. Canada (2015) has led to changes to the Canadian Criminal Code, such that physician-assisted death is now a legal option for consenting adult patients who have a 'grievous and irremediable medical condition' that causes 'enduring' and 'intolerable' suffering.
openaire   +2 more sources

Provider and Parent Perspectives on Prioritizing the “Asking and Monitoring” Pediatric Cancer Psychosocial Standards of Care

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families (“Standards”) are evidence‐based guidelines for psychosocial care in pediatric oncology. Care related to the three “Asking and Monitoring” Standards—Assessment of Psychosocial Needs, Assessment of Financial Needs, and Monitoring Neurocognitive Problems ...
Julia B. Tager   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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