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Thomas McMorrow

Associate Professor, Legal Studies, Ontario Tech University
Verified email at ontariotechu.net
Cited by 119

Decolonizing law school

RA Macdonald, TB McMorrow - Alta. L. Rev., 2013 - HeinOnline
This article provides an examination of the future of law school in Canada through the
framework of colonization and decolonization. The authors identify five interconnected forms of …

How the experience of medical assistance in dying changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: a qualitative study of providers

E Wiebe, M Kelly, T McMorrow… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: In March 2020, all levels of government introduced various strategies to reduce
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to document how the …

Assessment of capacity to give informed consent for medical assistance in dying: a qualitative study of clinicians' experience

E Wiebe, M Kelly, T McMorrow… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Under the Canadian Criminal Code, medical assistance in dying (MAiD)
requires that patients give informed consent and that their ability to consent is assessed by 2 …

Interpreting eligibility under the medical assistance in dying law: the experiences of physicians and nurse practitioners

T McMorrow, E Wiebe, R Liyanage… - McGill JL & …, 2020 - HeinOnline
This study examines the experiences of physicians and nurse practitioners interpreting the
statutory criteria determining patient eligibility for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). The …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical assistance in dying in Canada and the relationship of public health laws to private understandings of the …

S Tremblay-Huet, T McMorrow, E Wiebe… - Journal of Law and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Drawing on interviews we conducted with 15 medical assistance in dying (MAiD) providers
from across Canada, we examine how physicians and nurse practitioners reconcile respect …

Treatment of subcutaneous abscesses in children with incision and loop drainage: a simplified method of care

…, BM Elger, JR Esparaz, TJ McMorrow… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to expand on our previous report of 115 patients after
more than a decade-long experience using incision and loop drainage for pediatric …

MAID in Canada: Debating the constitutionality of Canada's new Medical Assistance in Dying law

T McMorrow - Queen's LJ, 2018 - HeinOnline
In 2016, the Parliament of Canada amended the Criminal Code to permit health care
professionals to provide assistance in ending a patient's life under certain circumstances.'…

[HTML][HTML] Quality improvement targeting non-pharmacologic care and as-needed morphine improves outcomes in neonatal abstinence syndrome

TJ McMorrow, K Byrnes, M Gates… - Pediatric Quality & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We developed a protocol for NAS treatment emphasizing early transfer to general
pediatric units, maximization of non-pharmacologic care, and use of as-needed morphine …

Wedding a critical legal pluralism to the laws of close personal adult relationships

RA Macdonald, T McMorrow - Eur. J. Legal Stud., 2007 - HeinOnline
Amongprivate lawyers trained in Western European or Western European-derived legal tr
aditions there is broad consensus about the centralfeatures of law. This consensus crystallizes …

The Waxing & Waning of Informed Consent: Medical Assistance in Dying and the Question of Advance Requests

TB McMorrow - Osgoode Hall LJ, 2021 - HeinOnline
This paper traces the impact of the principle of informed consent on Canadian legal developments
in the area of advance directives, medical assistance in dying (MAID), and (where the …