Category Long-Term Care
Ethical Considerations for Using Tracking Technology in Dementia Care
Madalena Liougas and Alisa Grigorovich highlight that, when it comes to the use of tracking technologies in dementia care, surveillance isn’t safety, and safety shouldn’t mean surrendering dignity.
Pathogens of Pandemic Potential: Decision-Making by Consensus
Françoise Baylis outlines principles for consensus building on research with pandemic risks.
Solidarity, social dignity and Ontario’s Bill 7 (Part 2)
Monique Lanoix opposes Ontario’s legislation allowing transfer patients to long-term care without their consent because the legislation violates human rights, social dignity, and solidarity.
Solidarity, social dignity & Ontario’s Bill 7 (Part 1)
Monique Lanoix suggests that Bill 7 will harm people who are forced to move to a long-term care home that is not their choice.
MAiD and the Oral Protocol: Time for a Closer Look
Daryl Pullman compares the number of deaths due to MAiD in Canada in 2020 to the dramatically lower number that occurred in California under its end-of-life option. He argues for wider use of the oral protocol in Canada.
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