Bioethics ISSN 0269-9702 (print); 1467-8519 (online) doi:10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01939.xSubmission 660 End-of-Life Decision-Making in Canada: The Report by the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision-Making UDO SCHÜKLENK, JOHANNES J. M. VAN DELDEN, JOCELYN DOWNIE, SHEILA A. M. MCLEAN, ROSS UPSHUR AND DANIEL WEINSTOCK TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Introductory Remarks and Objectives 2. Terminology 3. Outline CHAPTER ONE: END-OF-LIFE CARE IN CANADA 1. Introduction 2. Canadian Experience at the End of Life a. Mortality and Life Expectancy Trends in Canada b. Location of Death c. Quality of and Access to Palliative Care 3. Expanding the Range of Palliative Care a. Dementia b. Chronic Kidney Disease c. Congestive Heart Failure d. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease e. Disability 4. Demographic Transition in Canada a. Aging b. Diversity c. First Nations 5. Advance Directives and Substitute Decision-Making 6. Sedation Practices 7. Paediatric End of Life Care 8. Attitudes of Canadians Toward Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide a. General Public b. Health Care Professionals c. Patients 9. International Comparisons 10. Conclusions Address for correspondence: Prof. Udo Schüklenk, Department of Philosophy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7l 2G3, Canada. E-mail:
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