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4 days ago | 
qualitysafety.bmj.com | Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott |Ben White
AbstractBackground Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in Victoria, Australia, is governed by a stringent legislative framework, designed and enforced by the state, as well as other forms of regulation. However, there remains limited understanding about how these various forms of regulation operate at the frontline or how clinicians themselves can influence regulation.
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1 week ago | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott |Ben White
CNS Care Navigation Service GP General Practitioner SPS Statewide Pharmacy Service VAD voluntary assisted dying VADANZ Voluntary Assisted Dying Australia and New Zealand Introduction All Australian jurisdictions, except the Northern Territory, have passed voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
jme.bmj.com | Casey M Haining |Julian Savulescu |G Owen Schaefer |Hui Jin Toh
MethodologyThe primary objective of this study was to ascertain public attitudes towards gene-based technologies/services with the potential for improving educational outcomes.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
agedcareinsite.com.au | Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott |Rachel Feeney
Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is expected to almost double in the next 30 years. There is ongoing public discussion about whether dementia should be a qualifying illness under Australian voluntary assisted dying laws. Voluntary assisted dying is now lawful in all six states, but is not available for a person living with dementia.
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May 21, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott |Rachel Feeney
Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is expected to almost double in the next 30 years. There is ongoing public discussion about whether dementia should be a qualifying illness under Australian voluntary assisted dying laws. Voluntary assisted dying is now lawful in all six states, but is not available for a person living with dementia.
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May 20, 2024 | 
lsj.com.au | Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott |Rachel Feeney
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Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure is expected to almost double in the next 30 years.
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May 20, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott |Rachel Feeney
Two Alzheimer’s sufferers claim to have 'beaten the deadly disease' by one major changeA man and woman claim to have seen multiple benefits after making some changes in order to beat Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s can often prove to be …
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Feb 18, 2024 | 
mja.com.au | Ben White |Madeleine Archer |Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott
Med J Aust 2024; 220 (3): 129-133. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52183 Published online: 19 February 2024 Voluntary assisted dying is now lawful in all Australian states, with territories likely to follow.1 As this new end‐of‐life choice becomes more widely available and known, we should anticipate it arising during end‐of‐life care discussions with patients.
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Dec 12, 2023 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ben White |Madeleine Archer |Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott
Voluntary assisted dying is now lawful in all Australian states, with territories likely to follow.1 As this new end-of-life choice becomes more widely available and known, we should anticipate it arising during end-of-life care discussions with patients. In Australia, unlike some international models,2, 3 voluntary assisted dying is not available to people without decision-making capacity.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Casey M Haining
From today, eligible people in New South Wales can ask for voluntary assisted dying. NSW is the last Australian state to have its voluntary assisted dying laws begin. These laws come into effect following an 18-month implementation period. Here is who’s eligible to request voluntary assisted dying in NSW and how its laws compare with those in other Australian jurisdictions. Read more: Voluntary assisted dying will be available to more Australians this year.
