Stefanie Green, MD
Stefanie Green, MD spent 10 years in general practice and another 12 years working exclusively in maternity and newborn care before changing her clinical focus in 2016 to medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
Dr. Green is the founding president of the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP), a national professional organization dedicated to supporting the multidisciplinary professionals that provide assisted dying across the country. She is involved in teaching, research, and guideline development. Dr. Green was co-lead of the Canadian MAiD Curriculum Project, a multi-year, federally funded initiative to help standardize a clinical approach to care. She is a medical advisor to the B.C. Ministry of Health MAiD oversight committee, moderator of CAMAP’s national online community of practice, and has hosted several national conferences on the topic.
Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Green frequently speaks about MAiD to a wide range of audiences locally, nationally and internationally, and she has provided expert testimony to subcommittees of both the Canadian House of Commons and the Senate.
She is also the author of the internationally bestselling book This is Assisted Dying – A Doctor’s Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life, a memoir about her first year providing assisted dying Canada, which is currently available in 7 countries and 4 languages. Her TEDx talk – The Truth About Assisted Dying – is available online. For more about Dr. Green, see her website at stefaniegreen.com.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Stefanie Green is the Founding President and co-founder of the Canadian Association of MAiD and CamapCanada.com and has employment relationships with University of British Columbia and University of Victoria. She receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Green receives a grant from the Canadian MAiD Curriculum Project. She is the Medical Advisor for Province of British Columbia MAiD Oversight Committee and is the owner/provider of Gentle Touch Circumcision. Dr. Green receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Stefanie Green is a member of the Clinician Advisory Council for Dying With Dignity Canada and is a member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Doctors of BC, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Federation of Medical Women.
