BIOETHICS SEMINAR April 1, 2015, 4:10-5:30 pm 155 College St., Room 610 (6th Floor Auditorium) This event will be webcast: https://jcb.adobeconnect.com/bioethicsseminars/ Care at the End of Life: An Evolving Canadian Landscape Jeff Blackmer, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Vice-President, Medical Professionalism, Canadian Medical Association Abstract: The past few years have seen major changes in our approach to care at the end of life in Canada. From advances in palliative care to a Supreme Court decision paving the way to physician assisted dying, the landscape seems to shift near daily under our feet. This discussion will provide an update on the current situation with a focus on the work of the Canadian Medical Association in this area. 155 College Street, Ste. 754, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P8 Canada Tel.: [416] 978-2709 Fax: [416] 978-1911 jcb.utoronto.ca A partnership among the University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Centre for Clinical Ethics, a joint venture of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, and St. Michael’s Hospital; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab; The Hospital for Sick Children; Humber River Hospital; Mount Sinai Hospital; North York General Hospital; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Community Care Access Centre; Trillium Health Partners; and University Health Network (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and Toronto Western Hospital).