Medical Assistance in Dying: An Ethnographic Study on the Practitioner’s Decision Making in Eligibility Assessments

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dc.contributor.advisorLeason, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorFasola, Cynthia Ngozi
dc.contributor.committeememberPeric, Sabrina
dc.contributor.committeememberYessenova, Saulesh
dc.contributor.committeememberApentiik, Rowland
dc.date2021-06
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T15:31:43Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T15:31:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-30
dc.description.abstractIn a historic ruling on the 6th of February 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada declared that sections of the Criminal Code of Canada prohibiting medical assisted dying were no longer valid. Following the court's mandate, government laws and provincial policies were passed to facilitate the implementation of this ruling. Regulatory bodies implemented frameworks and policies on the healthcare practitioner's practice of care in assisted dying. This ethnography aimed to examine how Albertan medical assistance in dying (MAiD) assessors and providers understand and apply Alberta Health Services (AHS) policies in determining a patient's eligibility for MAiD provisions. Eight healthcare practitioners participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews engaging their understanding of critical components of the policies and legislation on MAiD. The three main themes include 1) communication with the patient, 2) the practitioner's comfort level, and 3) the patient's life context. Practitioners centred their decision-making on communication, as well as the relationship between the patient and family. This demonstrates that policies need to reflect the important role of family members in end-of-life care and the practitioner's MAiD eligibility decision-making.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFasola, C. N. (2021). Medical Assistance in Dying: An Ethnographic Study on the Practitioner’s Decision Making in Eligibility Assessments (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38816
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113352
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectend-of-life careen_US
dc.subjectmedical assistance in dyingen_US
dc.subjectassisted dyingen_US
dc.subjecteuthanasiaen_US
dc.subjectpalliative careen_US
dc.subjectassisted dying policiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationAnthropology--Culturalen_US
dc.titleMedical Assistance in Dying: An Ethnographic Study on the Practitioner’s Decision Making in Eligibility Assessmentsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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