There are a lot better places to die than Canada

Description: [of the article from The Globe and Mail]

Referring to the Economist Intelligence Unit's recent Quality of Death Index, Andre Picard writes:
Canada didn't fare so well on the index. It is renowned for its technical abilities - using medication and other techniques such as music therapy to lessen pain and suffering - but scored a middling ninth out of 40 countries.

There are four principal reasons for the mediocre showing: End-of-life care is poorly co-ordinated; it is expensive (many services and drugs needed at the end of life are not covered by medicare); patient-centred care is lacking (meaning the wishes of patients are not respected nearly enough) and there is a shortage of policy leadership (with the exception of the tireless work of Senator Sharon Carstairs, the issue is ignored by politicians).

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, in a report released in June titled Quality of End-of-Life Care? It Depends on Where You Live … and Where You Die, also underscored these issues. In Canada, only 16 to 30 per cent of those who die receive specialized hospice or end-of-life care. Worse still, the availability and quality of care vary wildly across the country. (If you're wondering, the best places to die in Canada are Victoria, Edmonton and the Niagara region of Ontario.)

[There is information in the Notes section below.]

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Picard, Andre. "There are a lot better places to die than Canada". The Globe and Mail. Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010 10:11AM EDT. <www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/there-are-a-lot-better-places-to-die-than-canada/article1647604/>. The Globe and Mail, 444 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2S9, Canada.

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Tags (or keywords) briefly indicate some major topics of the report.

  • quality of death

  • hospice

  • Canada

Notes:

  • The July 2010 issue of The Voice is available. [Dying With Dignity Canada]
    http://dwdcanada.blogspot.com/2010/07/below-is-link-to-our-july-2010-issue-of.html

    The focus of this issue is on our Annual General Meeting, held on June 05 in Toronto, with summaries of most presentations and questions asked. We were happy to have had almost 60 members attend our AGM - however, many more were not able to attend. For those who were not in attendance, we hope you find this summary full and inclusive of topics discussed at the three hour meeting.

    If you were among the members at the AGM, there is also new information for you in this 8 page issue: new Canadian cancer statistics, international news, new Canadian polls, book reviews and more.

    [A PDF of The Voice is available from a link on the above web page.]

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