Medical Assistance in Dying: Letter

To the Editor: In their Medicine and Society article, Li et al. (May 25 issue)1 describe the implementation of medical assistance in dying (referred to as MAiD in Canada) after the legalization of the program in that country. In their report, the authors acknowledge the need to support staff members who are involved in MAiD.2 As a large Canadian academic center, the Ottawa Hospital developed a Resiliency Program with the implementation of MAiD. This program was based on the Road to Mental Readiness Model developed by the Department of National Defense, which was designed to mitigate in-the-moment stress and improve long-term mental health . . .