Events for Health-Care Professionals
The team at BCCPC has gathered links to education events designed for Health Care Providers caring for people affected by life-limiting illness. The events are not created or endorsed by BCCPC unless stated in the description.
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Session 8 Topic – Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)–Bill C-7 Legislative Changes May 2021
May 27, 2021 @ 12:00 am PDT
Presenter – Tammy Dyson, MSW, RCSW, Lead, Medical Assistance in Dying, Fraser Health
Competencies –
- Domain 5 – Care planning & collaborative practice. Explores MAiD-related feelings, worries, and hopes with people and their family. May provide leadership in case reviews and debriefings.
- Leads/facilitates inter-professional team and family meetings to plan care that addresses complex psychosocial issues. Advocates for the role of the social worker/counsellor in responding to complex situations.
- Domain 7 – Professional & ethical practice. Facilitates inter-professional team reflection to identify group values and ethical practices, and the impact of these on people, families, and the team
- Describe the context of MAiD including changes with new legislation, Bill C-7
- Distinguish between desire to die statements and requests for MAiD and describe strategies for responding appropriately to each Identify areas for assessment with a request for MAiD, including the patient, family, and staff
- Understand how to contact MAiD co-ordinators in each health authority Understand where to look for additional information and resources on MAiD
