Session Details:

You don’t want to miss this workshop dedicated to understanding and navigating the intricate aspects of Medical Assistance in Dying. This event is specifically designed for health and social care providers who are looking to deepen their knowledge and skills in this sensitive area. Join our special guest Lauren Clark and discover how to effectively support patients exploring MAiD. 

The panel discussion will feature some of our local MAiD providers and assessors and give listeners an opportunity to gain broader understanding of what is happening in our region. A light breakfast and networking luncheon will be provided for those who attend in person.

We will follow up with registrants closer to the session date with more information.

Register for this free event by clicking HERE.

Note: Zoom link will be available for regional professionals who are unable to attend.

Speaker Bios:

Lauren Clark:

In early 2017, Lauren met Jan Ditchfield, the Founder of Bridge  C-14 and joined its founding Board of Directors. Lauren is deeply passionate about providing individuals touched by MAiD with compassionate support throughout their journey with assisted dying and took over the organization as President & CEO after Jan stepped down from day-to-day operations in June 2019. 

Lauren Clark is also a Social Worker at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH). She holds a permanent position in the Medicine Department at the Civic Campus and was a member of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Team at TOH and with the Champlain Regional MAiD Network.

Lauren holds a Social Service Worker diploma from Lambton College, a certificate in Dementia Studies from Lakehead University, as well as a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Carleton University. She is a registered Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) and the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW). 

Lauren was named as one of the OASW Inspirational Leaders for 2019 for her work with MAiD, has spoken at local, provincial and national conferences, and has been a guest instructor for the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)’s Advanced Practice Gerontological Social Work course for health professionals working in the Sinai Health System, the NICE Learning Series on Aging and with Wilfrid Laurier University’s Death, Dying and Bereavement Certificate Program. Lauren is also the instructor for the Bridge C-14 Educational Series.

​Lauren is most proud of her role, though, as wife to a very supportive husband, adoring mama to 2 young children, and fur-mama to 2 cats and a puppy.