SC Talk: James Downar, Head, Division of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa, “Early Experience with Medical Assistance in Dying in Ontario”
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September 8, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Speaker: James Downar, Head, Division of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa
Introducer/Host: Michael Hutcheon
Title: “Early Experience with Medical Assistance in Dying in Ontario”
Abstract: The learning objectives for the lecture include:
- Be aware of the demographics of people who request and receive MAID in Ontario
- Appreciate the issues that are driving (and not driving) the desire for MAID
- Understand the current issues being discussed as part of Bill C7
Bio: James Downar is a Critical Care and Palliative Care physician in Ottawa. He graduated from McGill Medical School and completed residency training in Internal Medicine, Critical Care and Palliative Care at the University of Toronto. He has a Master’s degree in Bioethics from the Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto. He is currently the Head of the Division of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa, and holds a Clinical Research Chair in Palliative and End of Life Care. He is the co-chair of the Pan-Canadian Palliative Care Research Collaborative and the Secretary of the Canadian Critical Care Society. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, has been principal investigator on more than 20 peer-reviewed grants, and is a former Associated Medical Services Phoenix Fellow. His research interests include communication and decision-making for seriously ill patients and their families; Palliative Care for the Critically Ill; and Palliative Care for Noncancer Illnesses.
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