BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7b1e75acf24c3fae7b738c74d286a12213 CATEGORIES:Webinar SUMMARY:Medical Aid in Dying: A Physician's Perspective DESCRIPTION:
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Seven states and the District of Columbia currently a
uthorize the practice of medical aid in dying by which a terminally ill adu
lt may ask for and receive a prescription medication for a peaceful death.
Compassion & Choices Medical Director, David R. Grube, M.D. will share
his personal, professional and clinical experience with implementation of O
regon's
now twenty-year-old Death with Dignity law, including writin
g prescriptions for patients and integrating medical aid in dying into hosp
ice care. He will also discuss the ethics of end-of-life care from the pers
pective of patients, health professionals and health care organizations.
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Upon completion of this activity you will be able to:
1. Descri
be the clinical competencies necessary for participating in medical aid in
dying and the requirements
of aid-in-dying laws
2. Address ba
rriers to implementation and interface with hospice care
3. Explain
the importance of appropriate terminology
4. Discuss ethical perspec
tives concerning end-of-life options