Videos of Previous Events Archives - Page 2 of 2

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) as a way to Hasten Death

November 20, 2016 - Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking . Video not available - only Power Point. (VSED) can sometimes be quicker than using California's End of Life Option Act, which requires a 15-day waiting period between requests for life-ending drugs.

Canada’s New Assisted Dying Law More Advanced Than the U.S

September 18, 2016 - Canada has an assisted dying law for the entire country, which may include voluntary euthanasia rather than just self-administration; and, may extend its provisions to people not just terminally ill.

Stroke and End-of-Life Care

July 17, 2016 - Stroke and End of Life Care. Stroke is in the top 5 most common causes of death in the U.S. Many persons have a range of disabilities following a stroke. This talk explains strokes and how they effect people, and the importance of quick treatment after a stroke.

If You Don’t Qualify For The End Of Life Option Act What Then?

May 17, 2016 - What if you can't qualify for California's End of LIfe Option Act? SpeakersSally Hall, MD and Final Exit Network guide, and Bob Uslander, MD, discuss alternatives, Final Exit Network, VSED, holistic hospice, palliative care, terminal sedation.

Implementing the End-of-Life Options LAW

Nov. 19, 2015 - How does the law work in Oregon? What will hospice do?

What we can Learn from How Doctors Die

Sept. 27, 2015 - Our distinguished speaker was Dr. Ken Murray, author of the seminal paper, How Doctors Die. He is a retired family practitioner in Los Angeles. There were two excellent discussants: local, practitioning doctors who have registered their support for aid in dying.