MGH campus transformation
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work this winter and spring. Patients and visitors can expect to experience hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Read more here.
MGH’s campus transformation continues with major renovation work this winter and spring. Patients and visitors can expect to experience hallway closures and detours around the hospital. Read more here.
Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) supports ethical practice when providing quality healthcare. In our everyday work we aim to live out the hospital's values of Compassion, Integrity, Courage and Accountability, which include caring and respect.
Bioethics helps with discussions when patients, families and healthcare professionals face tough moral or value-based decisions.
The term ‘bioethics’ refers to the area of knowledge and study of ethics in biology and medicine.
Anyone involved in the patient's care may ask for help from a bioethicist. This includes the patient, family members of the patient, or members of the healthcare team.
You may ask to speak to a member of the bioethics team by:
Michael Garron Hospital's bioethicists have advanced training in ethics. They can help to:
Bioethicists are also involved with:
There are many ethics resources available on the internet. Here is a list of some resources that we find helpful.
Advance Care Planning |
Speak-up Ontario, materials for advance care planning Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, How Powers of Attorney Work Powers of Attorney Forms and Booklet from the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee |
Consent and Capacity |
Health Care Consent Act, 1996. Ontario legislation which helps to enhance the autonomy of persons by providing rules for determining capacity in treatment decisions and for obtaining informed, voluntary consent from either the capable patient or his or her substitute decision maker (SDM). Aid to Capacity Evaluation Tool, a tool which helps clinicians systematically evaluate capacity when a patient is facing a medical decision. Consent and Capacity Board (CCB), an independent provincial tribunal. The CCB's key areas of activity are the adjudication of matters of capacity, consent, civil committal, and substitute decision making. |
Decision-Making Guides for Patients |
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End of Life |
Dying with Dignity, a national human-rights charity committed to improving quality of dying, protecting end-of-life rights. |
Organ Transplantation |
Trillium Gift of Life Network, the Government of Ontario agency responsible for delivering and coordinating organ and tissue donation and transplantation services across the province. |
Medical Assistance in Dying |
Government of Ontario, Medical assistance in dying and end‑of‑life decisions |
Mental Health |
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health provides a wide range of clinical care services from assessment to brief interventions, inpatient programs, day hospital services, continuing care, outpatient services and family support. Ontario Health Association, A Practical Guide to Mental Health and the Law in Ontario, 2016 |
Pandemic Planning and COVID-19 Updates |
City of Toronto Public Health COVID-19 Updates Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Emergency Planning and Preparedness |
Privacy
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Senior’s Rights |
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, a community based legal clinic for low income senior citizens |
Substitute Decision-Making |
Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. Ontario legislation which establishes the legal criteria determining when a person has the ability to make decisions (apart from healthcare decisions) that are fundamental to his/her well-being.
Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, A Guide to the Substitute Decisions Act, 2000.
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, and the role of the PGT |