scholarly journals Organ donation after medical assistance in dying at home

2018 ◽  
Vol 190 (44) ◽  
pp. E1305-E1306
Author(s):  
Johannes Mulder ◽  
Johan P.C. Sonneveld
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Medical Assistance In Dying ◽  
Dying At Home ◽  
At Home

Lung donation after medical assistance in dying at home

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 415-418
Author(s):  
Andrew Healey ◽  
Marcelo Cypel ◽  
Helen Pyle ◽  
Caitlin Mills ◽  
Jodie Heffren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Medical Assistance In Dying ◽  
Dying At Home ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Organ Donation after Medical Assistance in Dying — Canada’s First Cases

2020 ◽  
Vol 382 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Ball ◽  
Andrew Healey ◽  
Sean Keenan ◽  
Fran Priestap ◽  
John Basmaji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Medical Assistance In Dying

scholarly journals Organ donation after medical assistance in dying

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Silva e Silva ◽  
Amanda Ross-White ◽  
Laura Hornby ◽  
Ken Lotherington ◽  
Amina Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Medical Assistance In Dying

scholarly journals Québec health care professionals’ perspectives on organ donation after medical assistance in dying

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Allard ◽  
Fabian Ballesteros ◽  
Marie-Chantal Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
Medical Assistance In Dying ◽  
Operating Room Nurses ◽  
Potential Pressure

Abstract Background Medical assistance in dying (MAID) has been legal in Québec since December 2015 and in the rest of Canada since July 2016. Since then, more than 60 people have donated their organs after MAID. Such donations raise ethical issues about respect of patients’ autonomy, potential pressure to choose MAID, the information given to potential donors, the acceptability of directed donations in such a context and the possibility of death by donation. The objective of this study was to explore Québec professionals’ perspectives on the ethical issues related to organ donation after MAID. Methods We conducted semi-directed interviews with 21 health care professionals involved in organ donation such as intensivists and intensive care nurses, operating room nurses, organ donation nurses and coordinators. Results The participants were all favourable to organ donation after MAID in order to respect patients’ autonomy. They also favoured informing all potential donors of the possibility of donating organs. They highlighted the importance of assessing donors’ reasons for requesting MAID during the assessment. They were divided on directed donation, living donation before MAID and death by donation. Conclusion Organ donation after MAID was widely accepted among the participants, based on the principle of respect for the donor’s autonomy. The findings of this study only provide the perspectives of Québec health care professionals involved in organ donation. Future studies are needed to gather other stakeholders’ perspectives on this issue as well as patients’ and families’ experiences of organ donation after MAID.

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