Brené Brown on Empathy
We can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.
The Right to Palliative Care
We just attended the Hospice Palliative Care Ontario 2016 Conference in Toronto. Wonderful event with nearly 800 attendees. Much talk about PAD (Physician Assisted Dying) or MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying). The following day there was an interesting opinion piece in the Globe and Mail by Dr Tom Koch, a gerontologist and ethicist, who provides chronic and palliative consultations. The […]
Personal reflection: Medical Assistance in Dying
Today Bill C-14 was presented to parliament. Today the Canadian Government introduced legislation to make medical assistance in dying legal. The facts about the proposed legislation can be found here. People have asked what I think about Medical Assistance in Dying. I have not presented my thoughts openly on this topic, for a number of […]
Advance Care Planning Day – Speak Up!
Advance Care Planning Day in Canada, and National Healthcare Decisions Day in the USA, is quickly approaching. On April 16, 2016, it’s time to speak up – and have discussions with friends and family members about your wishes for end-of-life. Life and Death Matters created Care Planning Cookies, edible cookies with a message inside, each one […]
