Sally Bean, University of Toronto

Latest papers

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.
Palliative medicine · 2026
"Walk me through the final day": A thematic analysis study on the family caregiver experience of the Medical Assistance in Dying procedure day.
Palliative medicine · 2024
The impact of COVID-19 on the experiences of patients and their family caregivers with medical assistance in dying in hospital.
BMC palliative care · 2023

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Quality of Death in Hospital and Bereavement Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$294,525

All 1 grants and awards

23 publications.

01

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.

Kiatpanabhikul Y, Hales S, Tong E, Li M, Rodin G, Selby D, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Bean S, Nissim R

Palliative medicine2026

DOI: 10.1177/02692163261476488 PMID: 42635266

02

"Walk me through the final day": A thematic analysis study on the family caregiver experience of the Medical Assistance in Dying procedure day.

Nissim R, Chu P, Stere A, Tong E, An E, Selby D, Bean S, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Rodin G, Li M, Hales S

Palliative medicine2024

DOI: 10.1177/02692163241248725 PMID: 38720655

03

The impact of COVID-19 on the experiences of patients and their family caregivers with medical assistance in dying in hospital.

Tong E, Nissim R, Selby D, Bean S, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Thangarasa T, Rodin G, Li M, Hales S

BMC palliative care2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-023-01191-8 PMID: 37312178

04

Medical assistance in dying and the meaning of care: Perspectives of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers.

Mills A, Bright K, Wortzman R, Bean S, Selby D

Health (London, England : 1997)2023

DOI: 10.1177/1363459321996774 PMID: 33685263

05

Perception of roles across the interprofessional team for delivery of medical assistance in dying.

Selby D, Wortzman R, Bean S, Mills A

Journal of interprofessional care2023

DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2021.1997947 PMID: 34915784

06

An ethical framework adapted for infection prevention and control.

Tan C, Ofner M, Candon HL, Reel K, Bean S, Chan AK, Leis JA

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2023

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.121 PMID: 37424230

07

A Race to the End: Family Caregivers' Experience of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)-a Qualitative Study.

Thangarasa T, Hales S, Tong E, An E, Selby D, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Li M, Rodin G, Bean S, Bell JAH, Nissim R

Journal of general internal medicine2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07012-z PMID: 34287775

08

A framework for critical care triage during a major surge in critical illness

Downar J, Smith MJ, Godkin D, Frolic A, Bean S, Bensimon C, Bernard C, Huska M, Kekewich M, Ondrusek N

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia202215 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02231-2

09

High rates of psychiatric comorbidity among requesters of medical assistance in dying: Results of a Canadian prevalence study.

Isenberg-Grzeda E, Nolen A, Selby D, Bean S

General hospital psychiatry2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.12.017 PMID: 33450474

10

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): A Descriptive Study From a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital.

Selby D, Bean S, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Bioethics BHD, Nolen A

The American journal of hospice & palliative care2020

DOI: 10.1177/1049909119859844 PMID: 31256607

Quality of Death in Hospital and Bereavement Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nissim, Rinat; Hales, Sarah A

Keywords: Bereavement; Covid-19; Grief; Mixed Methods; Palliative Care; Quality Of Death

$294,525

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Clinical Public Health Division
Epidemiology Division
Family Medicine
Medicine
Psychiatry
Nursing
Department of Psychiatry
Other

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Gary Rodin

Epidemiology Division

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Jennifer Gibson

Clinical Public Health Division

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Kristin Bright

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Ann Heesters

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Blair Henry

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2010

Marianna Ofner

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Nancy Ondrusek

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Michael Szego

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Kevin Reel

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Ross Upshur

Earth, Environment & Society

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Rosalind Abdool

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Carrie Bernard

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Andrea Frolic

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

James Shaw

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Daniel Buchman

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Bean, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.

"Walk me through the final day": A thematic analysis study on the family caregiver experience of the Medical Assistance in Dying procedure day.

The impact of COVID-19 on the experiences of patients and their family caregivers with medical assistance in dying in hospital.

Medical assistance in dying and the meaning of care: Perspectives of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers.

Perception of roles across the interprofessional team for delivery of medical assistance in dying.

An ethical framework adapted for infection prevention and control.

A Race to the End: Family Caregivers' Experience of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)-a Qualitative Study.

A framework for critical care triage during a major surge in critical illness

High rates of psychiatric comorbidity among requesters of medical assistance in dying: Results of a Canadian prevalence study.

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): A Descriptive Study From a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital.

Quality of Death in Hospital and Bereavement Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era

Frequent collaborators

Sarah Hales

Gary Rodin

Rinat Nissim

Madeline Li

Dianne Godkin

Jennifer Gibson

Kristin Bright

Ann Heesters

Blair Henry

Marianna Ofner

Nancy Ondrusek

Michael Szego

Frank Rudzicz

James Downar

Kevin Reel

Ross Upshur

Rosalind Abdool

Carrie Bernard

Andrea Frolic

Mike Kekewich

James Shaw

Daniel Buchman