DyingWithDignityVic

Join us on April 6, 2024, for a community forum on end-of-life choices. Featuring renowned speakers Dr. Blair Bigham and author Sandra Martin as well as many community partners. The fee is $10. To register please visit dyingwithdignity.ca/upcoming-event…

More screenings are coming to venues across Canada this fall! Register for one near you today: ow.ly/gGso50Q3FM0

Today, we join the @WFRtDS in recognizing World Right to Die Day and stand in solidarity with activists around the globe who are working to make the option of an assisted death legal and equitably available to suffering individuals. Learn more. ow.ly/j9rm50Q3byc

“Earlier intervention of palliative care can sometimes prolong life.” #TweetableMoment from Amber Hultink in “Your health care team: Community paramedics”

Have questions that only a MAID provider could answer? On Oct. 24, we’ll host a special webinar with Erica Maynard, NP & Dr. Aaron McKim, where registrants can submit their questions in advance & have them answered. Register today. ow.ly/xwvs50PVSuA

"Make sure your Substitute Decision-Maker (SDM) has a very clear understanding of how you live your life and what quality of life you would find acceptable should be become critically ill." ow.ly/zqUr50PRpCq

On October 11, we’ll be sitting down with Dr. SarahRose Black to hear about how music therapy can be incorporated into health care plans, who can qualify, and its potential to transform end-of-life care. ow.ly/GkrT50PR7SN

"I have been distressed lately by the tone & nature of the discourse about access to MAID. But I wonder perhaps if there is a silver lining to these dark & threatening, emotionally charged clouds—a place to find common ground & common purpose." Read more. ow.ly/fKZ750PPOae

"We have to arrive in the space, ready to treat the person we see in front of us based on who that person says they are, not who we assume or think they are supposed to be. " ow.ly/AB1f50PJweP

Reminder to register! What role does hospice play in end-of-life care? Is it the same as palliative care? Join us along with @VanHospice and @caseyhouseTO on Tuesday, September 12, to learn more. ow.ly/ul5N50PFA3b

In Canada, clinicians have a right to limit the health services they provide for reasons of conscience or religion – a conscientious objection. However, patients also have the right to access health care in a timely manner. Read more. ow.ly/MWmY50PoYrg

"I want to die and nobody is helping me." Those were the words Cindy's mom articulated when she was living with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. Watch the full video: youtu.be/kfucREOgF8w

Coming soon 👀 Can you guess what it is?

On Tuesday, August 29 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. BC Humanist Association is hosting a discussion about ending institutional religious obstructions. Special Guest: DWDC's CEO Helen Long will be joining for part of the discussion. Click below to register: bchumanist.ca/ending_institu…

Yesterday, @CAMAPCanada launched the Canadian MAID Curriculum (CMC), the first comprehensive, nationally accredited, evidence-based educational program to support the practice of medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada. 🇨🇦

“It took a lot of people, from multidisciplinary backgrounds, having faith in what we were trying to do and to focus on what is really best for the patient.” ow.ly/J4Ox50PB0wN

What role does hospice play in end-of-life care? On Sept. 12, we answer this question and more alongside @VanHospice and @caseyhouseTO, two organizations committed to compassionate care at the end of life. Register now. ow.ly/NkkQ50PANJE

"We need to move away from the idea that people with mental disorders cannot make decisions about their own lives by virtue of having a mental disorder." ow.ly/sZbj50PxSyJ

New on our blog: Don’s wife shares how Brûlée, their chocolate poodle, was present for Don’s death and how her presence provided unexpected comfort. Read more. ow.ly/a0zX50O2a8h

Gwen Anholt is Co-Chair of @DWDCVictoria & an Independent Witnessing Coordinator. In this video, she shares why she became involved in the end-of-life rights movement. "For me, it was really all around choice issues." Watch now. #NVW2023 #WeavingUsTogether ow.ly/X37Z50NL836