For personal learning or CME/CE credit, use the link to watch this video and explore prognosis management and the role of aid-in-dying in modern healthcare. 🔗: www.aadm.org/courses/danc...

The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine, a non-advocacy teaching non-profit, has developed a free, seven-course Overview of Aid-in-Dying Care series designed for clinicians of all stripes, doctors to doulas.  Access is FREE!  CEs are available for purchase.   courses.aadm.org

Medical aid-in-dying continues to be one of the most carefully reviewed areas of modern medicine—examined across clinical, ethical, and legal dimensions. Read this New York State Bar Association article for thoughtful insight: nysba.org/another-voic...

As New York moves forward with the Medical Aid in Dying Act, it’s a timely moment to learn more about the medical, ethical, and clinical aspects of aid-in-dying care. The Academy remains dedicated to supporting clinicians in providing informed, compassionate care. 🔗: www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-...

Hospice compliance might sound like dry paperwork, but it’s the heartbeat of ethical, effective end-of-life care. Our new webpage breaks down the essentials every hospice clinician, admin, and volunteer should understand, without the jargon or legal maze. Link: www.aadm.org/courses/gene...

The Washington Death with Dignity Act went into effect on March 5, 2009.

Complex end-of-life cases can raise difficult questions. Our Ethics Consultations provide expert guidance to support clinicians, patients, and families in navigating aid-in-dying decisions with compassion and clarity. Explore how an ethics consult can help your team: www.aadm.org/courses/ethi...

Considering your end-of-life options? You're not alone. The Academy of Aid-in-Dying Medicine offers compassionate, expert guidance to help you navigate the process of medical aid in dying. Your choices matter. We're here to support you every step of the way. Learn more at www.aadm.org/patientinfo

The Academy’s "Factors for Prolonged Deaths (Red Flags)" resource highlights clinical, medication, and psychosocial issues that can complicate medical aid-in-dying. Learn more: aadm.org/courses/redflags

Our new 7-course Aid-in-Dying Care Series prepares frontline clinicians to support terminally ill patients. The curriculum is grounded in evidence-based best practices and years of real-world experience from skilled aid-in-dying clinicians. Learn more on our website!

Everyone deserves expert, compassionate medical care through their final breath. Your gift will help hospices, doctors, nurses, social workers, and end-of-life doulas develop expertise in providing aid-in-dying care to people with terminal conditions. Donate today!

We're pleased to add Ms. Kiskadden-Bechtel to our team. She brings over a decade of expertise in bioethics, public policy, and nonprofit leadership to our critical role in advancing compassionate end-of-life care.

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