MSSNY Will Convene Task Force on Death and Dying


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For Immediate Release

MSSNY Will Convene Task Force on Death and Dying

May 10, 2018, Westbury, NY—The Council of The Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) today voted to convene a Task Force on Death and Dying to develop a white paper regarding the physicians’ role in end of life and palliative care. The paper will also discuss the impact of death and dying on the disparate and the disabled populations.

“These are complex issues and it is very important that we address this controversial issue in the most appropriate way,” said MSSNY President Dr. Thomas Madejski. “The Task Force will be ethnically and philosophically diverse and will include members from across MSSNY’s membership—including physicians from the Long-Term Care and Disparities committees.”

MSSNY has a long-standing policy that opposes physicians’ participation in accelerating a patient’s natural death. 

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