Open AccessMedical Assistance in Dying: Canadian Registry Recommendations
Author(s) -
Q.C. Rose M. Carter,
Brandyn Rodgerson,
Michael Grace
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr2497
Subject(s) - data collection , cancer registry , medical care , medicine , political science , family medicine , cancer , sociology , social science
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a relatively new phenomenon in Canada, and is therefore a growing area of interest in the legal and medical communities. Research is hampered, however, by the lack of a standardized approach to collecting data on MAID cases. The authors first discuss the importance of having comprehensive data to improving preventative and end-of-life care across Canada. The authors then canvas the existing framework for reporting MAID cases in Canada before noting its deficiencies, most importantly, a lack of comprehensive, nation-wide data collection. The authors then propose a model for national data collection based on the existing Canadian cancer registry system.