We are pleased that so many attended our inaugural Zoom meeting on November 5 - again thank you to Alan and Elaine Brown for guiding us through the process.
Our December meeting date is changed to Friday, December 4 to accommodate our speaker DR. TANJA DAWS who will speak to us about MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying). Members are encouraged to send any questions they would like Dr. Daws to answer to Sandy Dreger before the meeting (sandydreger@gmail.com)
Dr. Daws was born and raised in South Africa. She obtained a BSc and BSc Honours degree in human physiology before entering medical school at the University of Pretoria. She graduated in 2000 and practiced as a family physician before moving to Canada in 2009. She provides Family Medicine care to patients in her own full practice and consults on patients with chronic neuropathic pain, migraine and MAID on referral from other physicians.As one of the first providers of Medical Assistance in Dying upon it becoming legal in 2016, she teaches and mentors physicians, nurse practitioners and medical residents in MAID. She assesses and provides for patients who wish to have MAID locally and in other communities as needed. Dr. Daws is a consultant for the RACE line for physicians in BC and Yukon . She is a founding member and board director of CAMAP (Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers) and is a member of the Physician Advisory Council for Dying With Dignity Canada. She has presented on MAID internationally. She is a clinical instructor in Family Medicine at UBC.
Join us for a thought provoking afternoon.
Our December meeting date is changed to Friday, December 4 to accommodate our speaker DR. TANJA DAWS who will speak to us about MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying). Members are encouraged to send any questions they would like Dr. Daws to answer to Sandy Dreger before the meeting (sandydreger@gmail.com)
Dr. Daws was born and raised in South Africa. She obtained a BSc and BSc Honours degree in human physiology before entering medical school at the University of Pretoria. She graduated in 2000 and practiced as a family physician before moving to Canada in 2009. She provides Family Medicine care to patients in her own full practice and consults on patients with chronic neuropathic pain, migraine and MAID on referral from other physicians.As one of the first providers of Medical Assistance in Dying upon it becoming legal in 2016, she teaches and mentors physicians, nurse practitioners and medical residents in MAID. She assesses and provides for patients who wish to have MAID locally and in other communities as needed. Dr. Daws is a consultant for the RACE line for physicians in BC and Yukon . She is a founding member and board director of CAMAP (Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers) and is a member of the Physician Advisory Council for Dying With Dignity Canada. She has presented on MAID internationally. She is a clinical instructor in Family Medicine at UBC.
Join us for a thought provoking afternoon.