Nov

20 2016

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): A Jewish Physician’s Perspective

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

First Narayever Congregation
Talk 11:00-12:00. Light refreshments provided 12:00-12:30. 187 Brunswick Av.
Toronto, ON M5S 2M4
4169270546 narayever@gmail.com
http://narayever.ca

Contact Reuven Shlozberg
education@narayever.ca
http://narayever.ca

A conversation about a difficult and challenging subject: how to deal with hastening death to relieve irremediable suffering by “physician-assisted suicide” (also known as MAiD: Medical Assistance in Dying) from the perspective of an observant Jewish palliative care physician.

Dr. Albert Kirshen is a modern orthodox Jew who came to palliative care after training in internal medicine and geriatrics. He is an Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine and Internal Medicine, at the University of Toronto, with a Master’s degree in Community Health Sciences, and another Master’s degree in Medical Education. His daughter calls him a perpetual student. He is proud to have lost his identity to his wife, children, and grandchildren. Dr. Kirshen is a self-confessed addict of bad jokes and science fiction.

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