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Medications and dosages used in medical assistance in dying: a cross-sectional study

Igor Stukalin, Oluwatobi R. Olaiya, Viren Naik, Ellen Wiebe, Mike Kekewich, Michaela Kelly, Laura Wilding, Roxanne Halko and Simon Oczkowski
January 18, 2022 10 (1) E19-E26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200268
Igor Stukalin
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Oluwatobi R. Olaiya
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Viren Naik
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Ellen Wiebe
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Mike Kekewich
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Michaela Kelly
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Laura Wilding
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Roxanne Halko
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Simon Oczkowski
Department of Medicine (Stukalin), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Division of Plastic Surgery (Olaiya), Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; The Ottawa Hospital (Naik, Kekewich, Wilding); Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Naik), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Family Practice (Wiebe), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Kelly), University of London, London, UK; Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Halko), Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Medicine (Oczkowski), and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Olaiya, Oczkowski), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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Medications and dosages used in medical assistance in dying: a cross-sectional study
Igor Stukalin, Oluwatobi R. Olaiya, Viren Naik, Ellen Wiebe, Mike Kekewich, Michaela Kelly, Laura Wilding, Roxanne Halko, Simon Oczkowski
Jan 2022, 10 (1) E19-E26; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200268

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Medications and dosages used in medical assistance in dying: a cross-sectional study
Igor Stukalin, Oluwatobi R. Olaiya, Viren Naik, Ellen Wiebe, Mike Kekewich, Michaela Kelly, Laura Wilding, Roxanne Halko, Simon Oczkowski
Jan 2022, 10 (1) E19-E26; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200268
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