Wayne State University School of Medicine

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Zoom and Scott Hall - Blue Lecture Hall, 3rd floor

Speaker:

Samuel J. Malian, MD

Resident

General Psychiatry Residency Program

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Discussant: Richard Balon, MD

No Commercial Relationship

TOPIC:

"Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and Mental Illness"

Objectives:

1.  Define the various terms associated with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).

2.  Identify the laws regarding MAiD across the globe. 

3.  Analyzed the arguments made in favor and against MAiD in patients with mental illness as the sole underlying condition.

4.  Describe the views/opinions of various individuals/organizations regarding MAiD in patients with mental illness as the sole underlying condition.

5.  Discuss the challenges that psychiatrists face regarding MAiD in patients with mental illness as the sole underlying condition.