MAiD in the Media and in Rural Communities: Disrupting Death with Dr. Julia Brassolotto

In this episode of Disrupting Death, Kathy and Keri chat with Dr. Julia Brassolotto about rural healthcare challenges and how media shapes our perceptions. Don't miss this insightful conversation! 

Julia Brassolotto is an Associate Professor in the Public Health program at the University of Lethbridge. She is a qualitative researcher and a social scientist. Her research program looks at care for older adults, with a focus on continuing care, community, and end-of-life contexts. Broadly, her research interests include aging and care work, death and dying, social determinants of health, and health care ethics.

Julia began learning about MAiD during her M.A. in Philosophy and Bioethics. During her Ph.D. in Health Policy and Equity, she became interested and engaged in health services research. Years later, these interests converged, and she led a SSHRC-funded project on MAiD in rural Alberta. Findings from that study are available at www.maidinsights.com. She is the Principal Investigator of a new SSHRC Insight project that will use a feminist political economy lens to examine notions of autonomy and vulnerability in MAiD discourse and practice.

For additional information about Dr. Brassotto’s work, please click on the links below:

• Project website: www.maidinsights.com
• Publications on MAiD: https://www.maidinsights.com/publications
• Recent press: https://www.mylethbridgenow.com/45634/news/u-of-l-researchers-receive-insight-and-insight-development-grants/

Music for Disrupting Death was created by the ever-lovely Sarah McInnis. Sarah is a music therapist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and End-of-Life Doula. In 2021, Sarah began The Legacy Song Project, writing original songs for folks at the end of life, and for those who have lost loved ones. To learn more about Sarah, visit her website: https://sarahmcinnis.com.

This episode of Disrupting Death was produced by Sadie Mallon.