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The Island Medical Program, Physician Education Program is please to announce that registration has opened for our webinar Discussing MAiD: Compassionate Conversations on End-of-Life Care. This free accredited session will provide an introductory overview of end-of-life care options, with a primary focus on medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and engaging patients in MAiD conversations.
Our highly experienced and knowledgeable MAiD experts will answer your questions, share their own experiences, and recommend best practices when discussing MAiD.
Learning Objectives:
- Increase confidence and competence when talking about dying.
- Introduce community and palliative care options, advance care directives, and medical assistance in dying (MAiD) at various points in a patients journey.
- Identify barriers and tools to engaging in these discussions
- Provide resources about end of life and MAiD to patients and families.
The webinar will be hosted over Zoom on Tuesday November 1st, 2022, 5:30 – 7:00pm. We invite you to learn more about the webinar and register on the website.
If you have any questions, please email them to physicianeducation@uvic.ca.