Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Our palliative care training is woefully inadequate. At the University of Toronto, medical students get less than 16 hours in their whole curriculum. What kind of training have they had for exploring these kinds of requests? As a palliative care physician, I talk to patients abou

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I don't think the actual procedure itself is that complex; I think the ability to respond compassionately to a request to hasten death is complex. If you look at why people request euthanasia, it breaks down into four areas. It's often an expression of despair. As well, for som

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Good evening, everybody. It gives me great pleasure to come here. My intention is to be helpful and to really let you know the experience of a palliative care physician. I am a palliative care physician. I see patients in their homes in Toronto, and I am here trying to represent