Most of us avoid thinking about end-of-life options until we are already in crisis, which is exactly when clear thinking is hardest. Learning about your choices calmly and ahead of time is one of the most empowering things you can do, for yourself and for the people who love you. Knowledge is its own kind of relief.
In one clear, compassionate session, you will come to understand exactly how Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) works in Canada: the history, who is eligible, and the protections built around it. Not so that you choose any particular path, but so that whatever you decide, you decide from a place of knowledge.
What you'll walk away with
- The history of MAiD in Canada
- The current MAiD eligibility criteria
- The safeguards around MAiD
This webinar is for:
- People living with chronic suffering they worry may become unbearable
- Family members, partners, and caregivers who want to understand end of life options
- Anyone who would rather face these questions with clarity than avoid them
The webinar will last approximately 90 minutes.
- 5-10 minute introduction
- 15-20-minute presentation
- 10-minute break
- up to 45 mins of Q&A
Join us on Wednesday, July 8, 2026
at 10:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am Mountain / 1:00 pm Eastern
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This presentation is part of Dr. Stein's Expert Speakers Series. These will be held approximately monthly, and each session will feature a different guest expert on topics of interest to people with complex chronic disease, chronic disease in general, and people interested in living healthier, longer.
All webinars are recorded. When you register, you get indefinite access.
ALL presentations in the Expert Speakers Series are free with a membership to Live! with Dr. Stein.
Purchase Options
Low Income
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About the Presenters
Dr. Chantal Perrot, AB, MD, CCFP, FCFP, MDPAC(C)
Dr. Chantal Perrot is a family physician in Toronto. She has been providing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) assessments and procedures to patients since July 2016.
Chantal is a past Director of Dying with Dignity Canada (DWDC) (2018-2026), where she continues to co-chair the DWDC Clinicians Advisory Council. She is Co-Founder and Past-Chair of the Board of Directors of MAiD House. She is a member of CAMAP (Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers), moderator of the CAMAP MAiD Providers Forum, and she has been part of the CAMAP team developing and delivering the Canadian MAiD Curriculum. She serves on several other MAiD-related committees.
Chantal received an A.B. in History from Brown University, after which she graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. She completed a family medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, also in Toronto.
Eleanor Stein, MD
Dr. Eleanor Stein brings a rare combination of over 35 years of lived experience and medical expertise in myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, environmental sensitivities, long COVID and chronic pain.
She became ill with ME, CFS, FM and MCS in 1989. Since then, she has experienced, studied, and treated the full alphabet of related conditions, including joint hypermobility, orthostatic dysfunction and mast cell activation syndrome. She has personally tried hundreds of approaches, attended hundreds of medical conferences, and reviewed thousands of peer-reviewed papers to determine what works best for the greatest number of people.
Since retiring from medical practice at the end of 2022, Dr. Stein has dedicated her time to integrating emerging research in neuroplasticity, hormesis, circadian biology, and related fields. While traveling in her camper van, she continues to study and translate this research into practical, accessible programs designed to make the healing journey easier, safer, and more effective.
