Medical Assistance in Dying in Alberta: Implementation of a Provincial Care Coordination Service for an Unprecedented Clinical Activity

In June 2016 Bill C-14 was enacted by the Federal Government. This bill decriminalized the assistance of suicide, by physicians and nurse practitioners, with very detailed patient eligibility requirements. The Bill, as well, reinforced the freedom of any health care worker to be permitted to be a non-participant. With health care a provincial responsibility in Canada each province was tasked to have a means for patients to access or inquire about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) where none existed before.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - February 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Jo Heggerud, D. Faulder, J. Heggerud Tags: Quality Improvement Source Type: research