Completely: I think it doesn't make any sense for the same person to be doing both. We really definitely need to separate this.
Not only is there a conflict of interest, but there is also conflict within our community: We're competing for the same resources.
Health care nurses in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and Nova Scotia are doing MAID assessments instead of health care. In Ontario, billing codes are used for MAID assessments. Financial incentives created to encourage family doctors to do primary health care are being given to MAID providers instead. MAID providers can also bill for indirect clinical work, such as travel time and paperwork, yet palliative care providers cannot, so there is a lot of conflict within our community, as well as conflict of interest for MAID providers.