87: Public Health Law (Jess Szabo)
This week, we're speaking with Jess Szabo about all things related to public health law: MAID and mental illness; forced transfers to long-term care homes; and private actors in the public healthcare system.
\u26ab How will the federal government decide whether persons suffering "only" from a mental illness will have access to medical assistance in dying? (9:38)
\u26ab What is the role of consent within a new Ontario bill that would allow patients to be transferred from nursing homes? (20:33)
\u26ab Do recent permissions for private sector bodies open the door for the privatization of public healthcare? (31:24)
\u26ab Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (39:14)
\U0001f535 How do you envision the partnership between government and business in unleashing the potential of Canada's citizens? (37:22)
\U0001f535What are your thoughts on the means by which the government provides care services for those impacted by the opioid crisis? (40:03)
\U0001f535 What sorts of protections are currently in place to protect patients' health care data? (43:59)
\U0001f535 What is the legal basis for Nurse Practitioners providing access to primary care services in private medical clinics? (46:22)
\U0001f535 What changes or trends do you anticipate we will see (or are seeing) regarding the future of public health in Canada? (49:20)
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