First of all, I think there are educational curricula currently being developed by CAMAP. Certainly, the Canadian Psychiatric Association has been very involved in its working group around trying to develop some standards for practice. I think that all of these things need to proceed. I think the various regulatory colleges for both physicians and nurse practitioners need to weigh in on this. I think the work is well under way and needs to keep moving along in a rapid pace to meet the deadlines.
You asked about the main concerns. The main concern is the uncertainty that currently exists about what the standards are going to be. The sooner this can be firmed up, the more reassured the practitioners will be.
I conducted some research with 131 Canadian MAID assessors and providers from across Canada, now published in the Journal of Palliative Care. It was very clear that one of their main concerns, their main stressors, was wanting to know what the standards were going to be so they felt as though they were operating within the safety of clear standards, rather than having to make decisions that weren't clearly defined at the present time.
I would urge you to include the expert panel recommendations very clearly and to endorse some of the CAMAP educational materials and the college regulatory requirements as they appear.