Research

Call for Abstracts

CAMAP is now accepting abstracts for the MAiD Research Forum, taking place as part of MAiD2026 annual conference. The Research Forum will be held in person on April 30, 2026, in Montreal, QC. We welcome submissions from researchers across disciplines and career stages.

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Questions? Please contact programs@camapcanada.ca

 

MAiD2026 Call for Abstracts

Grants

Please check back for updates on 2026 grant opportunities early this fall!

Questions? Please contact programs@camapcanada.ca

Research Projects

CAMAP values quality, evidence-based research on MAiD to help us better understand this important and sometimes complex new field of health care.

We support the research community by offering research grants and hosting Research Forums twice a year where researchers share their current work.

Through our Research and Knowledge Transfer Grants, CAMAP is proud to share some of the important work that we have supported:

MAiD Info for Patients  – Translation of this document has been supported by CAMAP (2023/2024)

MAiDHouse: a qualitative study on structured community-based support for grief and bereavement

Experiences of patients, family members and healthcare providers with Track-2 Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Process in the Island Health Authority (2023)

 

The following abstracts were presented at the MAiD2024 Research Forum:

Insights from the nursing perspective on the evolving context of MAID communication challenges – Sally Thorne & Barb Pesut

The role of ethicists in Medical Assistance in Dying: Perspectives of healthcare professionals and ethicists – Vanessa Finley-Roy

Medical assistance in dying for incompetent people with neurocognitive disorders: Perspectives of people living with neurocognitive disorders, caregivers, healthcare professionals and ethicists – Vanessa Finley Roy

Research Literature

 

Research on MAiD is continually being done throughout Canada with a list that is updated on a regular basis. If you know of any research that should be added to this list, please email us and we will ensure it is considered.