It seems as though my last few blogs have all started off with a report on COVID-19 in Long Term Care residences and the number of residents who have died. As of Sunday, May 2, 2020 there are now 170 long term care residences which have outbreaks and 954 confirmed…
The sun is finally shining, we are having double digit temperatures and it is the start of the week. While today’s blog topic on end of life treatment may sound like a downer, thinking, talking and preparing for it, I feel is positive. The New York Times article, ‘How to…
End of life decisions are some of the most fraught decisions individuals will ever face. Patients and doctors likely approach end of life decisions differently and from differing perspectives. The Law Commission of Ontario (“LCO”), an independent organization that recommends law reform measures for the province, has produced two reports…