The Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine

The Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine is an independent, peer-reviewed journal focused on the clinical aspects of aid-in-dying care in the United States. The Journal is jointly published on this site, and on our Cureus Journals Channel.

Lead Article

Disproportionate Use of Aid in Dying Among People with ALS

CAROLYN RENNELS, MD; STEVEN Z. PANTILAT, MD, FAAHPM, MHM; AMBEREEN K. MEHTA, MD MPH, FAAHPM; ALLISON KESTENBAUM, MA, MPA, BCC-PCHAC, ACPE; KELSEY NOBLE, DO; JESSICA BESBRIS, MD. ALI MENDELSON, MD; KARA BISCHOFF, MD

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Articles and Media

Overview Course of Aid-in-Dying Care
Overview of Aid-in-Dying Care, providing frontline clinicians with the information they need to confidently care for patients considering or completing medical aid in dying.
Author Interview: Disproportionate Use of Aid in Dying Among People with ALS
Journalist Esmé Deprez interviews authors Carolyn Rennels, MD and Kara Bischoff, MD
Ketamine Assisted Therapy in the Aid-in-Dying Context
Lonny Shavelson, MD; Michael Fratkin, MD; Charlotte Charfen, MD; Stewart Anderson, MD; Lucinda Grande, MD; Angelique Loscar, MBA
Pharmacology Update: Hydrocodone vs Morphine for Aid-in-Dying Medications.
Preliminary Data Presented/Explained in a 12-minute Video Podcast.

Journal Art

Green Ridge Fire Lookout, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon.

Angelique Loscar is the Director of Data Analysis for the Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine and a client volunteer for End of Life Choices Oregon.
“Entries in the lookout’s logbooks show that this is a place where people come during major life transitions — they get engaged here, come for comfort after a serious diagnosis, bring their new babies.”

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Video Blog

Talking with Patients: The case for clarity

10 minutes

Journal Art

Kenya Sunset

Susan Amina, MSN, NP, was a cancer care coordinator who also worked with aid-in-dying patients. Now retired, she’s on the Advisory Board for Hawaii End of Life Options.

Teaching and supporting best practices for the care of patients considering or completing medical aid in dying.

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