Medical practitioners and registered nurses who are considering playing a formal role in the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) process can now access the Tasmanian Approved Voluntary Assisted Dying Training.
Voluntary assisted dying under the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (the Act) will commence in Tasmania on 23 October 2022.
Any medical practitioner or registered nurse who wants to play a formal role in the VAD process is required under the Act to undertake the Tasmanian Approved VAD Training before they can do so.
The training is provided as an offline application. Any medical practitioner or registered nurse wanting to undertake it should contact 1800 568 956 or vad@health.tas.gov.au to make a request, providing their name and a postal address to which the training can be sent.
Based on user testing, this training takes 5-10 hours, and includes an assessment.
Some additional detail on the training is available at Voluntary assisted dying training for participating practitioners | Tasmanian Department of Health.
Any health professional might be asked about VAD and will need to consider their level of involvement. A separate introductory learning module providing basic information about voluntary assisted dying, and the minimum obligations that are likely be relevant in the conduct of professional practice, will be made available shortly.
Voluntary assisted dying under the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 (the Act) will commence in Tasmania on 23 October 2022.
Any medical practitioner or registered nurse who wants to play a formal role in the VAD process is required under the Act to undertake the Tasmanian Approved VAD Training before they can do so.
The training is provided as an offline application. Any medical practitioner or registered nurse wanting to undertake it should contact 1800 568 956 or vad@health.tas.gov.au to make a request, providing their name and a postal address to which the training can be sent.
Based on user testing, this training takes 5-10 hours, and includes an assessment.
Some additional detail on the training is available at Voluntary assisted dying training for participating practitioners | Tasmanian Department of Health.
Any health professional might be asked about VAD and will need to consider their level of involvement. A separate introductory learning module providing basic information about voluntary assisted dying, and the minimum obligations that are likely be relevant in the conduct of professional practice, will be made available shortly.