Brief Introduction to
This collection of academy materials is curated to quickly prepare frontline staff to guide and support patients. You can cover the video and text content in 15-minute segments, totaling 3 to 6 hours, depending on your needs. (Listed in order of importance)
- Watch (64 min video) “2025 Overview of Best Clinical Practices” vimeo link https://vimeo.com/1039529840
- Read (40-page PDF, 13048 words) “Medical Aid in Dying: A Guide for Patients and Their Supporters” (PDF link)
- Watch (27 min video)- Nursing Best Practices Part 1: Introduction and Becoming Eligible (vimeo link https://vimeo.com/483773164)
- Read (2 pg PDF/ 1,269 words)- Initial Patient Information: https://www.aadm.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AADM-initial-patient-info.pdf) –
- Check out (15 min of 1 hr 9 min video) – from 7:40 to 21:25 – Nursing Care 101: Evaluating, Informing, Following, Attending (vimeo link https://vimeo.com/815512427)
- Check out these webpages to share with patients:
- Watch (22 min) –Nurse Best Practices Part 2: Monitoring and Preparing (vimeo link: https://vimeo.com/491951666)
- Read (1.5 pg PDF, 220 words) Factors for Prolonged or Complex Death https://www.aadm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/factors-associated-with-prolonged-or-complicated-aid-in.-dying-deaths-1.pdf
- Check out (7 min of 1 hr 9 min video) – from 43:30 to 50:00 – Nursing Care 101: Evaluating, Informing, Following, Attending (vimeo link https://vimeo.com/815512427)
- Check out (1pg PDF, 228 words) – Patient Intake and Monitoring Checklist https://www.aadm.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/intake-and-monitoring-checklist.pdf
- Read (3 pg PDF) Instructions for Staff, Oral Self-Administration
- Watch (20 minutes) – Nurse Best Practices Part 3: The Aid-in-Dying Day
- Check out (webpage) – For Patients and Families – Planning, Preparing, and the Aid-in-Dying Day
- Watch (59 min) The Pharmacology of Aid-in-Dying and a Red Flags Update
- Read (webpage) Non-Oral Routes of Self-Administration
- Check out (1 hr 5 min) – Medically Challenging Cases: Complex Gut Function, Self-administration By Oral Rectal, PEG, and Ostomy Routes
- Watch (56 min, 1CE) – Socially Challenging Settings and Circumstances
- Read (7 pg journal article)Journal Of Aid-in-Dying Medicine: Spiritual Care for Patients Considering Aid-in-Dying
- Read (4 pg journal article) Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine: Bereavement Support Groups for Medical Aid in Dying Family Members
- Check out (54 min) Race, Religion, and Spiritual Considerations in Aid-in-Dying