Meeting
Abstract Number: 351
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient was a 79‐year‐old male Jehovah's Witness who had been newly diagnosed with vasculitis and was near the end of life and requiring blood products. After 2 weeks of daily hemoptysis and severe dyspnea, this patient presented with acute blood loss anemia and in acute renal failure requiring intermittent hemodialysis. He was […]
Abstract Number: 351
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016. Health authorities across the country have grappled with how to ensure equitable access for patients. In Victoria, British Columbia, a small group of pioneering community physicians were responding to all community and hospital MAiD requests. The lack of a coordinated system, coupled with […]