Join a community deeply committed to dignity, ethics, and evidence-based care. As Executive Director, you will empower clinicians, set standards, and drive lasting impact at The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine. Help us strengthen support for end-of-life care nationwide: aadm.org/academy-news

Do you have a commitment to ethical, informed, and compassionate care at life’s end? The Academy is searching for an executive director who shares this vision and is eager to lead with heart. Join us in shaping support for clinicians across the country: aadm.org/edaapplication

Seeking a mission-driven leader! Our next Executive Director at The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine will guide an organization whose flexible location supports a national network and whose next chapter depends on visionary leadership. Review the details here: aadm.org/academy-news

Are you ready to lead with compassion and purpose? The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine invites applications for Executive Director, a leadership opportunity to advance clinician education, promote equity, and champion ethical integrity in medical aid in dying. Apply today: aadm.org/edapplication

AADM is seeking a compassionate and visionary leader for the Executive Director role. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of ethical, patient-centered end-of-life care and advanced clinical education for impact nationwide. Learn more here: aadm.org/academy-news

Compassion. Choice. Expertise. Coordinated aid-in-dying hospice care prioritizes patients, supporting their autonomy, guiding families, and empowering your care team.

Over 90% of patients considering or completing aid in dying are enrolled in hospice at the time of their death. In the evolving landscape of end-of-life care, medical aid in dying presents opportunities and challenges for hospices.

Through the Academy’s confidential intake form, patients and families can be connected with qualified providers in their area. Learn more and access the form here: www.aadm.org/for-patients...

The Academy offers advice and mentoring for clinicians seeking support in caring for patients pursuing medical aid in dying. We encourage all care providers to reach out with any clinical questions—big or small. No concern is too minor, and no case too complex.

The Academy supports a conversational Listserv on the clinical practice of medical aid in dying, discussions among professionals interested in aid-in-dying medicine — from doctors to doulas — and information about Academy activities. www.aadm.org/join-our-mai...

Many don't know that aid-in-dying is legal, even in states where it has been legal for many years. This article shows the need for public education, policy initiatives, and patient-clinician discussions to ensure equitable access to patient-centered end-of-life options and informed decision-making.

As of 2025, medical aid in dying is legal in twelve US jurisdictions, while there are aid-in-dying organizations represented as follows: (See comment section) Learn more about this in Issue 2 of the Journal, on page 128.

This article, co-authored by the Academy’s Nursing Education and Hospice Outreach Coordinator, Thalia DeWolf, RN, CHPN, and the Director of Education, Lonny Shavelson, MD, is an aid-in-dying update to the Bay Area clinical community. Link: www.aadm.org/wp-content/u...

“Thanatology, the science of dying, death, and grief, provides an overarching framework to study the social and personal influences of death. In the aid-in-dying context, a thanatology perspective can clarify the framework of the end-of-life decision.” - Kim Mooney Link: heyzine.com/flip-book/2c...

Read the poem, "Crushed Fruit, for Mary A." in Issue 2 of the Aid-in-Dying Medicine Journal, on page 127. heyzine.com/flip-book/2c...

Hospice nurses, social workers, and spiritual care providers give crucial care to patients considering or completing medical aid in dying, plus support for their families. Share experiences, challenges, insights, or questions with your peers: www.aadm.org/courses/hosp...

Are tense ascites and portal hypertension Factors for Prolonged Aid-In-Dying Death? The data collected by the Academy indicate they are. (The Academy listserve members received the details from our Director of Education. Join here: www.aadm.org/join-our-mai...) www.aadm.org/courses/redf...

Now! Search our website for PDFs, our journal articles, and more. Look for the Search field in the the top right corner of each page.

Calling all hospice staff! Our private support groups are a safe space for you to connect with peers, share your experiences, and find support. Your emotional well-being matters. Apply today! Here is the link to the application page: www.aadm.org/courses/hosp...

Looking for somewhere to start or advance your knowledge in medical aid in dying? Our 2025 Overview of Best Clinical Practices video session is a free resource designed for healthcare professionals. Watch now and learn more about how to support best practices: www.aadm.org/courses/2025...

The Medicare beneficiary deaths occurring under hospice care reflects a shift toward less-medicalized end-of-life experiences, prioritizing comfort, autonomy, and grief support. As aid in dying and palliative options evolve, critical questions remain: Who controls the dying process?

"You," a poem by EOL Doula and bedside volunteer, Alyssa Siegal, in JADM Issue 2. heyzine.com/flip-book/2c...

Your prescriber or hospice can guide you on whether, when, and how to proceed. Keep your options open: Make plans for a non-aid-in-dying death. Have a nurse, doula, or volunteer at your bedside to manage the details so your family doesn't have to.

Medical Aid in Dying: A Guide for Patients and Their Supporters, originated from the questions, interests, and needs of dying patients, their families, their loved ones, and the many others who support them. Its goal is to demystify and facilitate the process of medical aid in dying.

How to handle this situation is a common question! The answer is, "It depends." Read our clinical discussion of concerns and considerations for various scenarios here: lnkd.in/gTpStv5Y. Or contact the Academy’s Clinicians Hotline at lnkd.in/gtAWvKgX.

After you die, your family calls hospice or the prescriber, who contacts the mortuary. Legally, the death certificate must list your underlying medical condition as the cause of death, and life insurance must honor policies. Families may want specialized grief support; contact us for details.

Oregon Then and Now deathwithdignity.org/news/2017/09...

A significant number of hospices in U.S. states where medical aid in dying is legal have policies that require nurses to leave the room when a patient ingests the medication. What are the ethics of these policies? www.aadm.org/wp-content/u...

A recent temporary morphine unavailability enabled our collection of data about the use of hydrocodone in Aid-in-Dying formula. Lonny Shavelson, MD, the Academy's Director of Education, explains in this 12-minute video. youtu.be/5Gc491YLzRU

Colorado End of Life Options Colorado (EOLO CO) is proud to host its inaugural conference, to be held in Denver. The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine, the premier clinical education platform in this field, proudly endorses the conference. To register: givebutter.com/akeo1j

In the Academy's continued efforts to reach out to you with information in a variety of formats, we've just produced a video-podcast interview with the authors of one of our journal's article. Watch or listen on our YT channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYXk...

Clinical roles: physicians and advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, psychiatrists & psychologists, spiritual care providers, end-of-life doulas, volunteers (aid in dying trained). Non-clinical roles: ethicists, lawyers, administrators. aadm.org

"Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters." -Margaret Wheatley

Patients must make a direct, uncoerced request to a participating MD who confirms they are 18+, have a terminal diagnosis, less than 6 months to live, mental capacity, and can self-administer the medication. The practical requirements are complex. www.aadm.org/patientinfo

For the 27th year, the Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Center for Health Statistics has published the statistics they collect under the Death with Dignity Act. 2024's Data Summary is available at www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVI...

People considering Aid in Dying, as well as those around them, benefit from existential and emotional care, which can be provided by trained spiritual care providers. The article includes case samples. www.aadm.org/courses/spir...

Register for this March’s webinar MAiD: A Personal Story of Family, Policy and Commitment to Care which will feature Thalia DeWolf, RN and INELDA’s Janine Cuthbertson as they recount the story of Janine’s mother’s end-of-life journey with Medical Aid in Dying. inelda.org/events/ineld...

The aid-in-dying procedure is generally very peaceful when you and your loved ones know what to expect and are well supported by a knowledgeable clinician at your bedside, such as a hospice nurse or doula. For details, see our enactment video: youtu.be/DakS28dn7AM

Look for ""DEATHDOULAS"" in this Word Search puzzle at www.aadm.org/aid-in-dying... Once you've solved the puzzle and sent in for your prize, stay and explore the website to see how the Academy can help you help your clients.

After 5 years of remarkable success, the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying is transitioning to the Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine. Here's a welcome message from the new Academy's Director of Education, Dr. Lonny Shavelson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC7q...

The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine is proud to announce the launch of The Journal of Aid-in-Dying Medicine, Issue 2, an independent, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to clinical aid-in-dying care in the U.S. Learn more and explore our second issue. tinyurl.com/JAIDM-Issue2

Welcome to the new website of the Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine - www.aadm.org

"The Academy of Aid-In-Dying Medicine advances, teaches, and supports best clinical practices for expert, attentive care of patients considering or completing medical aid in dying.”