Sandy Buchman

Dec 10, 2023 | yvesengler.com | Sandy Buchman |Yoni Freedhoff |Leslie Shulman

An exaggerated sense of self-importance and entitlement, hubris, chutzpah, racism while claiming victimhood and massively flawed thinking are the descriptors that come to mind when considering the 555 doctors at the U of T who signed an Open Statement to the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (TFOM) from Jewish Physician Faculty.

Oct 16, 2023 | cmaj.ca | James Downar |Susan MacDonald |Sandy Buchman

KEY POINTSDespite fears that availability of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for people with terminal illness would lead to requests for MAiD driven by socioeconomic deprivation or poor service availability (e.g., palliative care), available evidence consistently indicates that MAiD is most commonly received by people of high socioeconomic status and lower support needs, and those with high involvement of palliative care.

Feb 28, 2023 | thestar.com | Sandy Buchman

Talking about end-of-life care is rarely easy, but when it happens with thoughtfulness and compassion, most people share their desire to die at home. Not a surprise, since it’s a natural impulse to spend time with the ones we love in an environment that is comfortable and nonclinical. The recent news that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has decided to cease treatment and receive hospice care at home, is a decision to which many people contemplating their own end of life can relate.