Meeting Report
Medical Aid in Dying: Ethical and Practical Issues
Presented by Jonathan Treem, MD
From Hospice and Palliative Medicine, University of Colorado Palliative Care, Aurora, Colorado
Presenter’s disclosure of conflict of interest is found at the end of this article.
J Adv Pract Oncol 2023;14(3):207–211 |
https://doi.org/10.6004/jadpro.2023.14.3.5 |
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ABSTRACT
At JADPRO Live 2022, Jonathan Treem, MD, of the University of Colorado Palliative Care, explained medical aid in dying in order to prepare advanced practitioners to feel confident to counsel a patient who inquiries about aid in dying. He explained the law and protocol for participation, the history, ethics, and data behind the intervention, and steps for what is required. Finally, Dr. Treem discussed ethical considerations that may arise as patients and clinicians consider these types of interventions.
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