End of Life

Why can’t my father get a medical marijuana prescription?

What happens in a physician-assisted death?

Changing Gears Completely: How Physicians Die and Frozen Fecal Transplant for C. difficile

Doctors don’t have enough guidance on physician-assisted death

Should people with mental health disorders have access to physician-assisted death?

Should someone with depression be assisted in ending their life? It’s a question that many in health care are currently wrestling with. And it’s not a hypothetical one.

Wishes and Pills: Fulfilling Wishes for Dying Patients and Medications for Back Pain

Sedation at the end of life: a legal grey zone

Canada needs to develop standards for Goals of Care conversations

Why are so many members of the palliative care community opposed to physician assisted death?

The evolving definition and scope of palliative care

A tribute to Dave Sackett

We turned one! “Too rich for my blood: Obesity, palliative care, hepatitis c”

Cy Frank – Canada’s health care system has lost one of its great leaders

You have a right to say “No” to CPR. And you may want to.

What you need to know about palliative care and dying at home

The changing face of end of life care

Medical education’s silence on death a disservice to doctors and patients

Medical assistance in dying: should it be legal or banned in Canada?

Why we need to rethink the nursing home model

More patients die in hospitals on the weekend – will we do anything about it?