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Join us on December 13th at noon for the next À¦°óSMÉçÇø Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. Ìý

Medical aid in dying (MAiD) in the context of dementiaÌý

Jocelyn Downie is a Professor Emerita in the Faculties of Law and Medicine at Dalhousie University with a particular interest in end-of-life care.Ìý She served as Special Advisor to the Canadian Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide and was involved in several national and provincial expert panels that address end-of-life decision-making and physician-assisted dying.ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Professor Downie is the author of Dying Justice: A Case for the Decriminalizing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada, which was awarded the Abbyann D. Lynch Medal in Bioethics from the Royal Society of Canada. She was named a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and made a member of the Order of Canada in recognition of her work advocating for high quality, end-of-life care.ÌýÌýÌý

Professor Downie will discuss whether, and how, people living with dementia can request Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD).Ìý

This English webcast is free and open to the public.

À¦°óSMÉçÇø CaresÌýis supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.Ìý

at 12 pm EST on December 13, 2023, when the link will become public and available.Ìý