Dying Well Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) The operational definition of MAID is when an individual deemed competent, assisted and authorized by a physician, takes a lethal dose of medication to end their life. Other terms used interchangeably include Voluntary-Assisted Dying (VAD), death with dignity, and physician-assisted suicide. Several countries around the world have legalized some form of MAID, with…
Deathcare In Community: 4 Models from Around the World The Dying Well Initiative is excited to announce Deathcare in Community: Four Models from Around the World. This FREE ONLINE event, taking place on March 5, 12-1:30pm ET, is sponsored by the Dying Well Initiative – Global Wellness Institute of the Global Wellness Institute, and moderated by Christine Caldwell, DWI Vice Chair. The panel discussion features deathcare practitioners from…
Revisiting Bereavement & Grief in the Workplace The Dying Well Initiative’s Trend #5 for the year 2022 was, “A refocus on bereavement leave policies in workplace bereavement.” Better late than never, we recently hosted a webinar exploring this important topic, which is more pressing than ever following the global pandemic. With the significant loss and grief that was wrought by COVID-19, alongside population aging, there…
Dying Well Initiative Additional Websites Lantern: Dealing with death is hard. Get your free step-by-step guide on how to navigate your life before and after a death. The Virtual Funeral Collective: Death, Grief and Funerals in the COVID Age What’s your Grief: 64 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief The Art of Dying Well: Rethinking the art of accompaniment at the end of…
GWI Initiative Collaborations Dying Well Initiative: The Importance of Grief and End of Life Support in the Workplace While end of life, loss and grief are difficult topics, the disruptive impact of COVID-19, social injustice and loss from natural disasters are impacting the people who make our businesses succeed. We met Candi Cann, PhD, death scholar and researcher and associate professor at Baylor University; Liz…
