Palliative Care for All - GIPPEC Symposium on Palliative & End-of-Life Care for Muslims

Dr. Ahmed Al Awamer

Palliative Care Education and Oncology Palliative Care Fellowship Lead,

Princess Margaret Cancer Center

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Staff Palliative Care Physician, University Health Network

Dr. Aasim Padela

Emergency Medicine Physician, Health Services Researcher, and Bioethicist

University of Chicago

Presentation Title: Vulnerability and Disparity at End-of-Life for Muslims

8:00-8:30             

Registration & Networking

8:30-8:40

Introduction and Welcome
Gary Rodin, Director GIPPEC and Ahmed al-Awamer, Palliative Care Physician

8:40-9:25

Religious and Ethical Issues on End-of-Life Care for Muslims
Abdulaziz Sachedina, Professor and IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, George Mason University

9:25-9:45

End of life is not the end of life: Reflecting on my experience with Muslim patients at the end of their life
Abdullah Aljoudi, Chair of Ethics Committee, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

9:45-10:35

Keynote Speaker: Islamic Theological Constructions of Human Dignity and Quality-of-Life: Implications for Decision-Making and Healthcare Near the End-of-Life
Aasim Padela, MD Director, Initiative on Islam and Medicine; Associate Professor, the University of
Chicago

10:35-10:50

Break

10:50-11:20

Advance Care Planning
Ahmed Al-Awamer, Palliative Care Physician and Ebru Kaya, Palliative Care Physician

11:20-11:50

OPCN Update and Adopting Culturally Sensitive Care
Ahmed Jakda, Provincial Clinical Co-Lead, Ontario Palliative Care Network

11:50- 12:15

Hydration and Nutrition at the End-of-Life
Shabbir Alibhai, Senior Scientist and lead of the Older Adults with Cancer Clinic, UHN

12:15-1:15

Lunch

1:15-1:45

Palliative Care for Muslims: Diversity and Gender Consideration
Shahina Siddiqui, Executive Director of the Islamic Social Services Association

1:45 -2:20

Reflecting in Knowledge Gaps and Healthcare inequities in Palliative and EOL Care for Muslims
Aasim Padela, MD Director, Initiative on Islam and Medicine; Associate Professor, the University of
Chicago

2:20-2:30

Patient Story

2:30-3:15

Panel Discussion – Strategies to Improve Palliative Care for Muslims
• Aasim Padela, MD Director, Initiative on Islam and Medicine; Associate Professor, the University
of Chicago
• Abdul Sachedina, Professor and IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, George Mason University
• Ebru Kaya, Palliative Care Physician, Toronto General Hospital, UHN
• Shahina Siddiqui, Executive Director of the Islamic Social Services Association
• Shabbir Alibhai, Senior Scientist and lead of the Older Adults with Cancer Clinic, UHN
• Moderator: Ahmed al-Awamer, Palliative Care Physician, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN

3:15-3:30

Break

3:30- 4:50

Small group discussion

4:50-5:00

Closing