This document is intended to provide healthcare organizations with best practices and resources for:
- Developing policies and procedures to support patients who inquire about or choose medical aid in dying
- Developing policies and procedures to support of clinicians and staff in providing patient-centered care to patients who inquire about or choose medical aid in dying
The goal of good end-of-life care is to provide patient-directed options that improve quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering. Quality care in the final phases of terminal illness addresses physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual needs, and facilitates patient autonomy, access to information and choice in care.
