Medical Assistance in Dying committee  With respect to the federal-provincial challenge of managing uniform standards across the country, I am sorry, but I do not have the expertise to judge which standards are preferable and whether it is better to respect the provinces' views. Originally, medical assistance in dyin

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Indeed, psychiatric practice is capable of assessing the presence of a mental disorder and its severity, as well as establishing if this is an isolated moment of crisis or not. In general, we work with multidisciplinary teams. That is already the case, and it should remain so fo

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Could you specify which expert panel conclusion you are referring to? I am sorry, I don't follow exactly what this is about.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I am sorry, but I cannot answer that question on behalf of my association, as we have not discussed it specifically.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  In our report, we did propose a process to follow, a way of setting up safeguards to make sure that the assessment is done appropriately. I imagine it would vary somewhat from province to province, as there are some differences. In our view, two psychiatrists must be involved in

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That depends on the region we're talking about. Whether or not there are enough psychiatrists is a constant issue as people come and go. I'm sure it's the same throughout Canada. I think that access to services and care is an extremely important issue which must not be resolved

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I would answer that the same concern exists in physical medicine. This might be the perception among doctors treating various neurological conditions and different disorders. I don't want to pass any judgment on their level of paternalism. From my personal clinical experience, I

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That's an excellent question. It's one of the points we tried to clarify in our paper. There are indeed some extremely invasive types of treatments in psychiatry. One example is implanting a vagus nerve stimulator. This is a device implanted in the brain. Some people might decid

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Good morning, members of the committee. I think it is appropriate for me to address you in French. My name is Guillaume Barbès-Morin and I am a psychiatric physician. I appear before you today as a representative of the Advisory Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying of the A