Did you know there are almost 29,000 Australians living with younger onset dementia in 2024? On Dementia Australia’s Hold the Moment podcast, Catherine speaks candidly about her diagnosis. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts or at dementia.org.au/hold-the-momen…

Please re-Tweet to help raise awareness that not all #dementia is Alzheimer's disease. There are 100+ different types of dementia, including #Alzheimers. Learn more: alzheimers.gov/alzheimers-dem… (image: Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🖤💛)

There are few people in this world, whom upon meeting for the first time, make a profound impression. Emma is one. It was a privilege to meet such a warm, genuinely caring & courageous human being. @emmaVulin FightMND MND Victoria springstreet Victorian Government

Jason Dixon Nowhere in the world where assisted dying is legal does it require the ingestion of 60+ pills. Opponents will say anything to scare and confuse.

Des Anglais favorables à l'#aideamourir. #FindeVie

#VoluntaryAssistedDying is often requested at a critical point in a patient's life. Our new module on #VAD in Acute Hospitals provides the knowledge & skills to support you, your patients & their families through these deeply personal decisions▶️ mailchi.mp/flinders/eole-… #EOLCare

Specific education in #VoluntaryAssistedDying helps healthcare professionals to confidently and compassionately navigate sensitive conversations. Read more from our project Co-Lead, Dr Caroline Phelan ➡️ endoflifeessentials.com.au/News-and-Resou… #VAD

We have rarely heard more eloquent or reasoned arguments in favour of assisted dying. A must listen 👏

This doctor was fired over medical aid in dying. #MAID #CBR #CBO Now she helps patients and providers navigate Colorado’s law cpr.org/2024/12/02/int…

1/ Canada's 5th #MAID report came out last week. More information (82 pages!), less fanfare, likely due to people being better at interpreting observational data. Here's a 🧵 with some key findings canada.ca/en/health-cana…

Only 33% of participants in a Queensland study knew voluntary assisted dying was legal. Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) QUT theconversation.com/voluntary-assi…

Dr Andrew Green Chair, BMA Medical Ethics Committee: “Please do not pass legislation that makes it harder for doctors to understand their patients.” Doctors should be allowed to have honest and open conversations about assisted dying.

New paper describing doctors’ and nurses’ perspectives on how regulation shapes their assisted dying practice academic.oup.com/medlaw/article… Lindy Willmott Kenneth Chambaere Luc Deliens Ben White Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR)

We have also produced a Research Briefing "How best to regulate #voluntaryassisteddying in Australia" which is a summary of the paper: research.qut.edu.au/voluntary-assi… @CaseyHaining Lindy Willmott Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) #VAD #assisteddying #regulation

New paper in Palliative Care and Social Practice identifies the key challenges Belgian health professionals experience when providing #assisteddying journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Ben White Lindy Willmott Kenneth Chambaere Luc Deliens Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR)

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An important change down under: “There’s no other medical treatment where you are banned from telling someone what their legal and viable medical options are. There’s no other circumstance where the patient is required to know about their options and a doctor can’t tell them.