Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Assessment
Name: John Doe
DOB: 15 March 1950
Medicare: 1234-567-890
PPRN: 987654321
Family Practitioner: Dr. Emily Smith
Assessor: Dr. Thomas Kelly, Family Medicine Specialist
Second Assessor: Dr. Sarah Johnson
Diagnosis: Metastatic pancreatic cancer
Date of Diagnosis: 10 January 2024
MAID request date: 15 October 2024
CRITERIA:
☑ eligible to receive health services funded by the Government of Canada
☑ over 18 years of age
☑ capacity to make decisions with respect to their own health
☑ voluntary request for MAID that is not the result of external pressure
☑ grievous and irremediable medical condition: a serious and incurable illness, disease, or disability
☑ advanced state of irreversible decline in capability
☑ enduring physical or psychological suffering, caused by either the illness, disease, or disability, or by the advanced state of decline in capability, that is intolerable to the patient and cannot be relieved under conditions that they consider acceptable
☑ informed that they can withdraw their request for MAID at any time, in any manner
☑ I have informed of the risks associated with taking the medication to be prescribed; and the result of taking or being administered the medication prescribed
TRACK: 1, Reasonably Foreseeable Death
OPTIONS:
mediation route: IV
location of administration: Home
organ donation: Not specified
waiver of final consent: Not specified
Patient History and Status:
John Doe is a 74-year-old male with a diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer. He has been experiencing severe abdominal pain, significant weight loss, and profound fatigue. Despite aggressive treatment, his condition has continued to deteriorate. Mr. Doe states, "I am in constant pain and have no quality of life left." He has expressed a clear and consistent desire for MAID, emphasizing his wish to die with dignity and end his suffering.
Past Medical History:
- Metastatic pancreatic cancer, diagnosed 10 January 2024
- Hypertension, diagnosed 2010
- Appendectomy, 1995
Medications:
- Morphine 30 mg PO q4h
- Lisinopril 20 mg PO daily
Allergies:
- Penicillin (rash)