Pre-conference Courses @ UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, BC

Care Cooridnation Workshop - Models, Challenges and Solutions
Target Audiences: Nursing, Social Workers, and Administrative Teams
Limit: 40 registrants
Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Room C400 at UBC Robson Square
Registration Fee:  $150
Course Description: Join with your colleagues from across the country to learn about one another’s programs in coordinating patients, assessors and providers in medical assistance in dying. Discuss the benefits of various models of support, as well as common challenges and innovative solutions in this new and dynamic field of health services delivery. Researchers investigating various aspects of care coordination will speak about the progress of their research, and there will be ample opportunity for dialogue and networking, exploring improvements for the clinical team, family and friends, and - most importantly - the patient experience.

Note: This is not an accredited course.

Intro to MAiD
1st session: 8:30am to 12:00pm; Limit: 30 registrants 
2nd session: 1:00pm to 4:30pm; Limit: 30 registrants
Location: Room C100 at UBC Robson Square
Registration Fee: $150 per session
Course Description: This Introduction to performing assessments for MAiD will review current interpretation of eligibility criteria and through a number of case scenarios allow participants to develop an approach to interview and evaluation techniques. Participants will also be introduced to resources for more complex assessments, and an outline of the provision of MAID, with a focus on the community setting. 
Accreditation: up to 15.0 Mainpro+ credits

Simulated "Hands On" MAiD Procedural Experience
1st session: 8:30am to 11:30am; Limit: 24 registrants
2nd session: 1:00pm to 4:00pm; Limit: 24 registrants
Location: Room C420 & C440 at UBC Robson Square
Registration Fee: $200 per session
Course Description: By the end of this hands on workshop, the participant will be able to:

• Demonstrate the placement of intravenous vascular access (using simulator)
• Administer a MAiD procedure in a simulated environment

Accreditation: up to 9.0 Mainpro+ credits

RESEARCH FORUM
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN (Deadline Mar 15, 2019) - Click here to download the instructions

Research Forum
Limit: 50 registrants
Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Room C680 at UBC Robson Square
Registration Fee: $100
Course Description: In the Research Forum, researchers will present peer-reviewed oral abstracts on various aspects of Medical Assistance in Dying. This session will facilitate dissemination and discussion of current scholarly activities investigating MAID. Potential future research projects and collaborations will also be explored.

Accreditation: TBC

Subject to change
07:15 am Registration & Networking Breakfast 
08:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
08:30 am Keynote: MAiD and the Media | Dr. Andre Picard
09:00 am Cross country checkup: Challenges and Solutions | Ms. Julie Campbell, Dr. Darren Kopetsky, Dr. Aaron McKim & Dr. Robert Weiler
09:45 am Nurse Practitioner Issues | Ms. Pamela Trant
10:15 am Networking & Health Break
10:45 am Integration of MAiD into Palliative Care | Ms. Paula Chidwick, Dr. Jyothi Jayaraman & Dr. Ed Weiss
11:30 am MAiD to Last: Creating and Sustaining Hgh-Quality Assisted Dying Services | Dr. Andrea Folic
12:15 pm Networking Lunch
01:15 pm Legal and Advocacy Update: What's the Latest on Faith-Based Institutions, the Lamb Case and the Quebec Challenge? | Ms. Cecile Bensimon, Mr. Daniel Boivin, Ms. Shanaaz Gokool & Ms. Kate Oja (Moderator: Dr. Stefanie Green)
02:15 pm Report from the Council of Academies | Ms. Jocelyn Downie & Dr. Jennifer Gibson
02:45pm Networking & Health Break
03:15pm The New MAiD Clinical Practice Guidelines: 1. Offering Information about MAiD 2. MAiD in Dementia Cases 3.What o do About MAiD Failures | Dr. Francis Bakewell, Dr. Tanja Dawes & Dr. Ellen Wiebe
03:45 pm Capacity Assessments in Patient with Psychiatric Illness and/or Cognitive Impairment | Dr. Justine Dembo & Dr. Derryck Smith
04:30 pm Conference Adjourn
04:30 pm Welcome Reception

Subject to change
07:30 am Registration & Networking Breakfast
08:30 am Providing MAiD near the edge of the law (frailty, quadriplegia, etc) | Dr. Ellen Wiebe
09:30 am Disability rights vs. Protecting the vulnerable | Dr. Tim Stainton & Ms. Jessica Shaw
10:00 am The Patient Perspective | Ms. Monica Milne
10:15 am Networking & Health Break
10:45 am Avoiding Provider Burnout | Dr. Melissa Melnitzer
11:30 am Teaching MAiD | Ms. Pamela Trant, Dr. Konia Trouton & Dr. Kim Wiebe
12:00 pm Networking Lunch
01:00 pm Best Oral Abstracts from the Research Forum | Dr. Simon Oczkowski
01:15 pm Get the Most Out of the CAMAP Forum/Listserve | Dr. Ed Weiss
01:30 pm International Panel: What's Happening in Australia, Columbia, Switzerland and the US, etc? | Dr. Rob Jonquiere, Dr. Alida Lancee, Dr. Erika Preisig, Dr. Bob Uslander & Dr. Cristina Villarreal
02:30 pm VSED in the days of MAiD | Ms. Jocelyn Downie & Mr. Daniel Quellet
03:00 pm Networking & Health Break
03:20 pm Difficult Cases | Dr. Jonathan Reggler
04:15 pm Time to Complete Evaluations
04:30 pm Conference Ends

Post-Conference LEAP (Learning Essential Approach to Palliative Care) Course @ UBC Robson Square, Vancouver, BC
Limit: 30 registrants
Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Room C100 at UBC Robson Square
Registration Fee: $399
Course Description: One-day introductory palliative care course for health professional teams working in the community. 

• Provides learners with the essential, basic competencies of the palliative care approach
• Ideal for established teams, enhancing teamwork, promoting inter-professional collaboration, enhancing collaboration amongst providers in different agencies who need to work together
• Course adapted specifically with MAiD assessor/provider in mind

Accreditation: This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 16.50 Mainpro+ credits.