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Physician attitudes toward medical aid in dying

July 8, 2024 No Comments

National Surveys Organization Survey Question Agree or Support Disagree or Oppose Medscape (2020) Should physician-assisted suicide or physicianassisted dying be made legal for terminally ill patients? 55% 28% Society for…

2024 Doctors for Dignity End-of-Life Disparities Interns

February 23, 2024 No Comments

D’Monte Farley Doctors for Dignity End-of-Life Disparities Intern It was definitely a positive experience. There were parts [of the internship] that were sad, especially talking with families about making tough…

Healthcare Professional Associations that Recognize Medical Aid in Dying

January 30, 2024 No Comments

A growing number of national and state medical organizations have endorsed or adopted a neutral position regarding medical aid in dying as an end-of-life option for mentally capable, terminally ill…

National Emergency and Palliative Medicine Initiative

September 26, 2023 No Comments

The National Emergency and Palliative Medicine Initiative (NEPMI) strives to bring together emergency medicine and palliative care teams in the ER to improve end of life care for patients across…

Supervised Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in End-of-Life Care

May 31, 2023 No Comments

Clinical research demonstrates that supervised psychedelic-assisted therapy may decrease depression and anxiety in some patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses and may relieve distress.1 To promote quality end-of-life care and provide…

Survey of Illinois Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Medical Aid in Dying as an End-of-Life Option

January 10, 2023 No Comments

Background In order to determine Illinois physicians’ attitudes toward the practice of medical aid in dying (also known as physician-assisted dying), WebMD was engaged to conduct a survey using its…

Americans Support Medical Aid in Dying

October 14, 2022 No Comments

In multiple national surveys, across multiple demographics, people support having options to end their suffering. Steady Support Over Time “When a person has a disease that cannot be cured…doctors should…

Interview with Mikaela Swann, Doctors for Dignity Intern Summer 2022

August 24, 2022 No Comments

Over the summer, Howard University medical student Mikaela Swann has been collaborating with the Doctors for Dignity program at Compassion & Choices as the second summer intern in the program’s history. Mikaela…

Addressing Inequities in End-of-Life Planning and Care: Advancing Equity at Life’s End Summit Report

July 29, 2022 No Comments

Experts convened at Compassion & Choices’ Addressing Inequities in End-of-Life Planning & Care summit on November 4, 2021. The summit included 14 experts who responded to research about inequities in…

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