Background: Ethical issues are increasingly being reported by care-providers; however,
little is known about the nature of these issues within the nursing home. Ethical issues are …

Background Individuals who accompany a loved one through medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
have to live with the experience and the psychological, moral and social …

Background HHS is a family of six hospitals and a cancer centre in Hamilton, Ontario,
serving more than 2.3 million residents of Central Southwest Ontario. HHS is affiliated with …

This paper provides a description of the role of the clinical ethicist as it is generally
experienced in Canada. It examines the activities of Canadian ethicists working in healthcare …

Objectives The purpose of this study is to map the characteristics of the existing medical
literature describing the medications, settings, participants and outcomes of medical assistance …

The availability of willing providers of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada has
been an issue since a Canadian Supreme Court decision and the subsequent passing of …

This paper focuses on the ethics of how to approach the introduction of MAiD as an organizational
ethics challenge, a focus that diverges from the traditional focus in healthcare ethics …

Hospital ethics committees (HECs) and ethicists generally describe themselves as engaged
in four domains of practice: case consultation, research, education, and policy work. Despite …

This paper explores the theory and practice of embodied epistemology or mindful embodiment
in ethics case consultation. I argue that not only is this epistemology an ethical imperative …

Empathy is an essential attribute for medical professionals. Yet, evidence indicates that
medical learners' empathy levels decline dramatically during medical school. Training in …