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The Gerontology Research Centre
The Gerontology Research Centre was
established in 1982 both to stimulate and
to undertake research on topics relating
to aging and the aged. The research focus
of the Centre is on applied gerontology
with concentration on prevention of
victimization and exploitation of the
elderly; population aging and changing
lifestyles; health and aging; aging and the
built environment and older adult
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Quality of Life
at the End
of Life: Decisions
and Choices
The John K. Friesen
Conference Series
This conference is the fifteenth offering in
the John K. Friesen Conference Series in
Gerontology. The series is designed to meet
the continuing education needs of agencies
and individuals responsible for planning,
administering and providing services to the
elderly. The series embraces two of John
Friesen's lifetime interests – the education
of adults and the special needs of an aging
population.
John Friesen is one of Canada's leading
contributors to the field of adult education.
In his more than forty year career, Dr.
Friesen served in university extension work
in Canada and overseas and was involved in
enhancing life in many different ways from
community arts to credit unions. For his
leadership role in adult education, Simon
Fraser University awarded him an
Honourary Doctor of Laws Degree in 1985.
Gerontology Research Centre
Simon Fraser University
#2800 – 515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3
Phone (604) 291-5062 Fax (604) 291-5066
E-mail: gero@sfu.ca www.sfu.ca/grc
15TH JOHN K. FRIESEN
CONFERENCE
June 6th & 7th, 2005
SEGAL CENTRE, SFU VANCOUVER CAMPUS
515 W. HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER
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RESPONSIVENESS to the needs
and wishes of people nearing the end
of their lives is often considered a
marker of a society’s health and its
progressiveness. However, Canadians
have greatly differing perspectives about
what an “appropriate response” is and
how far we should go to “respect
people’s choices” about the timing
and circumstances of their death. Law,
medicine, ethics, religion, culture,
and personal values make this a very
complex area.
This year’s John K. Friesen conference,
“Quality of Life at the End of Life”
offers a thought provoking examination
of issues affecting the lives of people
who are dying and their loved ones, the
options currently available to people
in these circumstances, and the consequences of the decisions and choices
they make, and others make for them.
The conference sponsored by Simon
Fraser University’s Gerontology
Research Centre highlights policies,
programs and services currently available to citizens of British Columbia
and Canada from the perspective of
our ability to respect choices, while
respecting life. Presenters will identify
actions that can be taken to ensure
quality of life for all who are at the
end of life.
PROG RAM June 6th, 2005
PROG RAM June 6th, 2005
PROG RAM June 7th, 2005
8:00–9:00 am—Registration
9:00–9:30—Welcome and Introduction
John Pierce, PhD, Dean of Arts and Social
Sciences, SFU
Gloria Gutman, PhD, Director,
Gerontology Research Centre, SFU
John K. Friesen, CM, DFC, EdD, LLD
(Hon.) Conference patron.
9:30–10:30
The Right to a Compassionate Choice
at Life’s End
Paul A. Spiers, PhD, Forensic Neuropsychologist; Assistant Professor, Psychiatry,
Boston University School of Medicine;
Visiting Scientist, Clinical Research,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Co-Chair, Legislative and Legal Advocacy
Committee, Compassion & Choices; and
Past-President, Board of Directors, End-ofLife Choices (was Hemlock Society)
10:30–10:45—Coffee break
10:45–11:30
Respecting Choices: Medical, Legal & Ethical
Considerations
Charmaine Spencer, LLM, Research
Associate, Gerontology Research Centre, SFU
Alister Browne, PhD, Chair, Philosophy
Department, Langara College; and
Member, Board of Directors, BC Civil
Liberties Association
Duncan Robertson, MD, Chair, Geriatrics
and Palliative Care Committee, BC Medical
Association
11:30–12:00—Audience Participation
12:00–1:00—Lunch Break
1:00–2:00
What Dying People Want
David Kuhl, MD, PhD, Author; Associate
Professor, Family Practice, UBC; and
Director, Centre for Practitioner Renewal,
UBC-PHC
2:00–2:30
Celebrating Julienne Video-Portrait of a
“Good” Death
2:30–2:45—Coffee break
2:45–3:30
Personal Stories About Death of a Loved One
Mrs. Cherie Scott, Capt. L.J. (Bud) Black,
and Charmaine Spencer
3:30–4:30
Perspectives on “Physician Assisted
Deliverance”
David Jackson, BTh, Former Director of
Pastoral Care, Sherbrooke Community
Centre (Saskatoon) and Pacific Health
Care Society (New Westminster, Burnaby);
and Health Services Manager, Fellburn
Care Centre.
Rodger Nelson, MD, Former Medical
Director, Queen's Park Hospital and
Fellburn Care Centre
Ruth Von Fuchs, MA, President, Right-toDie Society
Barry Worsfold, MSW, Dip. Gero, Sessional
Instructor, Dept. of Gerontology, SFU
4:30–5:00—Audience Participation
9:00–9:30 am
Canadian Strategy on Palliative and End-ofLife Care: Where Are We Heading?
The Honourable Senator Sharon
Carstairs, Former Leader of the
Government in the Senate and Former
Minister with Special Responsibility for
Palliative Care
9:30–10:00
Three Years Since the Discussion Paper was
Published: Status of the BC Strategy for
End-of-Life Care
Ministry of Health Services Representative
10:00–10:30—Audience Participation
10:30–10:45—Coffee break
10:45–12:00
The Way Forward – Recommendations and
Action Strategies
Pierre Allard, Director, Service Bureau,
Dominion Command, Royal Canadian
Legion
Carolyn Tayler, President, BC Chapter
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Assn.;
and Director, End-of-Life Care, Fraser
Health Authority
Kirsten Maier, Executive Director,
Caregivers Association of BC
12:00-12:30—Concluding Remarks
12:30—Adjourn
7:00 pm—PUBLIC LECTURE ROOM 7000
The Time to Die–Whose Choice? A Dialogue
About Celebrity Cases and Ordinary People
SPEAKERS: Evelyn Martens, acquitted of
suicide assistance and her lawyer,
Catherine Tyhurst, LLB, Firestone and Tyhurst,
Barristers and Solicitors
RESPONSE PANEL: Jim Cormack, MSW, Social
Worker, North Shore Palliative Care Program
Romayne Gallagher, MD, Clinical Professor,
Division of Palliative Care, UBC; Palliative
Care Physician, Vancouver Home Hospice;
and Co-Chair, Public Information and
Awareness Working Group of the National
Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
Tom Koch, PhD, Bio-ethicist, author and
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Gerontology, SFU
and Dept. of Geography, UBC
Ruth Von Fuchs, MA, President, Right-to-Die
Society
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Gloria M. Gutman; Shirley Schmid, President,
Choices in Dying; Charmaine Spencer;
and Barry Worsfold.
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FOR MORE DETAI LS ABOUT
TH E PROG RAM.
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