2019
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20180155
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Information needs of francophone health care professionals and the public with regard to medical assistance in dying in Quebec: a qualitative study

Abstract: I n 2014, the province of Quebec adopted the Act Respecting End-of-life Care, 1 which allows competent adults with terminal illness to request medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Medical assistance in dying is defined as "care consisting in the administration by a physician of medications or substances to an end-of-life patient, at the patient's request, in order to relieve their suffering by hastening death." 1 At the federal level, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Carter v. Canada, declared that Criminal Code… Show more

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“…However, our results also indicate that most participants had not received formal education on psychiatric aspects of MAiD before practicing it and showed a strong interest to be better trained in those topics. This finding is consistent with recent data indicating that significant informational needs have been found among health care professionals, and members of the public as well, on the relational, emotional and symbolic aspects, which go beyond medical and legal aspects of this practice (34).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…However, our results also indicate that most participants had not received formal education on psychiatric aspects of MAiD before practicing it and showed a strong interest to be better trained in those topics. This finding is consistent with recent data indicating that significant informational needs have been found among health care professionals, and members of the public as well, on the relational, emotional and symbolic aspects, which go beyond medical and legal aspects of this practice (34).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Having knowledge about the medications, time until death and potential complications of MAiD may enable them to make more informed choices. 24…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Health care professionals must then continuously adjust to changes in legal requirements and would like to be better informed about its relational, symbolic, psychological, and even spiritual aspects. 9 Continuous medical education (CME) efforts must persist in addressing these gaps.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%