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Medical Aid in Dying: A Guide for Patients and Their Supporters is a pdf guide from The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying for patients and their supporters. It originated from the questions, interests, and needs of dying patients, their families, their loved ones, and the many others who support them. Its goal is to demystify and facilitate the process of medical aid in dying. (This resource is also available for purchase in book form).

The Academy on Medical Aid in Dying also provides:

• A patient-to-doctor referral system
• An Aid-in-Dying updates and discussions listserve
• A Patient Information Portal
• Research and data analysis to advance the pharmacology of aid in dying
• Certified online continuing medical education for nurses, social workers, and physicians
• A clinicians hotline to provide expert consultations in response to urgent requests by all clinicians facing complex bedside decisions about medical aid in dying.

About the organization: The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying grew from the remarkably successful 2020 National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying at UC Berkeley, and the 2023 National Clinicians Conference on Medical Aid in Dying, in Portland, Oregon. The Academy extends the work of these conferences, informing and educating clinicians about medical aid in dying, from clinical discussions to evidence-based knowledge, from nursing care to the work of volunteers at the bedside, from medical ethics to pharmacology, and more.  

Unlike many medical academies, the American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying does not have specially-privileged members. We advocate open and accessible information, so all clinicians and interested parties are welcome to every aspect of the Academy’s work. 

Keywords: Advanced Care Planning, Death, Dying, Euthenasia