Medical Assistance in Dying: An Evening of Updates, Evidence, and Conversation

Join us for an overview of current legislation and upcoming changes that govern MAID in Canada. Hear from experts and researchers who study MAID from a variety of perspectives and help us to set future research priorities.

PANEL EXPERTS
Barbara Pesut , RN, PhD
Professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Principal Research Chair in Palliative and End of Life Care

Lori Verigin, RN, MSN, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Interior Health Authority
Principal Knowledge User

Caroline Variath, PhD
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Human Services, Vancouver Island University
Researcher

Janine Brown, RN, PhD, CCNE
Associate Dean, Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina
Researcher

Laurel Plewes, RN, MScN
Director, Vancouver Coastal Assisted Dying Program
Knowledge User

MODERATOR
Sally Thorne, RN, PhD, CAHS, CM
Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Vancouver

Free and open to the public – Everyone is welcome

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Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Café Scientifique hosted by the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan; and the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia