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November 2013 / Vol. 19 / No. 3
United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon has invited Professor Abdallah Daar (JCB member, Department of Surgery) to become a member of his new Scientific Advisory Board. This prestigious UN board will strengthen global partnerships for sustainable development to provide political leadership grounded in science.
Med.E.Mail, October 17, 2013
For the third consecutive year The Hospital for Sick Children (JCB partner healthcare centre) has landed in the top three of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals released Oct. 29 by Re$earch Infosource Inc.
The list uses data including research income, number of researchers and research intensity to rank the top 40 research hospitals in the country. Research intensity is determined by dividing the research income by the number of researchers employed by the organization. For SickKids, which employs 552 researchers and has a research income of $171,163,000, the intensity score amounts to $310,100 in funding per researcher.
SickKids, which was ranked second in 2011, saw its research intensity score dip slightly (about $1,000) despite earning two per cent more in research income in 2012, a change that can be attributed directly to an increase in the number of researchers working for the hospital.
Rounding out the top three is Toronto’s University Health Network (JCB partner healthcare centre), which took top spot.
In This Issue
1 Announcements
3 Master of Health Science
4 Employment Opportunities
6 Calls for Submission
11 Publications
12 Seminars, Events & Conferences
20 Submission & Contact Information
Announcements
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Announcements
RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. annually publishes Canada’s Innovation Leaders, putting the spotlight on the country’s most innovative universities, corporations, hospitals and colleges.
http://ht.ly/qhQjO, October 29, 2013
David M. Kaplan (JCB graduate and member) is the 2013 Innovation Award winner from the Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (IHPME). IHPME graduates are leaders in government, health care, academia and research – shaping our health care system through innovative and creative thinking and leadership. The Society of Graduates supports and celebrates this excellence through its Leadership, Innovation and Literary Awards. Presented annually, the awards recognize the accomplishments and contributions of IHPME Alumni.
http://www.ihpme.utoronto.ca/for/alumni/awards/2013sogwinners.htm
Anne Simmonds (CPB graduate) received the Academic Excellence Award from the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. She was among a group of teachers, mentors and leaders that were honoured for their commitment to providing Bloomberg Nursing students with an unparalleled educational experience.
http://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/bloomberg-nursing-2013-teaching-awards
New Resources for the JCB Library
The JCB has purchased 6 new books for the Phillipa Harris Bioethics Library from donations collected upon Christine Harrison’s retirement. They form the Christine Harrison Collection.
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www.utoronto.ca/jcb
MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCE (MHSc) IN BIOETHICS
This professional degree program is designed to help students address a variety of real-world ethical challenges in health, healthcare and research. The program’s interactive, problem-based learning approach emphasizes interprofessional exchange and practical experience informed by theory. The two-year, course-based program is offered in a modular format allowing high achieving professionals to earn a master’s degree without interrupting their careers.
CLASSES AT U OF TMHSc in Bioethics Program
The MHSc in Bioethics is designed to: • Provide an interactive learning environment; • Equip students with a solid interdisciplinary
grounding in the philosophical, legal, cultural and educational aspects of bioethics;
• Expose students to the breadth of clinical, organizational, and research ethics issues facing our health system today;
• Build students’ ethics awareness, ethical decision-making skills, and problem-solving abilities to become leaders in bioethics;
• Provide practical knowledge about ethics program development, ethical decision-making frameworks, research ethics review, ethics consultation, ethics policy development, and ethics education planning and delivery.
Apply Now
The University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics is recruiting now for September 2014. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2014 for both domestic and international applicants.
Who should apply?• Health Practitioners• Health Administrators or Research Ethics
Administrators• Ethics Committee Members or Research Ethics
Board Members• Lawyers, Journalists, Policy Analysts, Privacy
Officers, Regulators, Educators, and Researchers focusing on health
Questions?For more information, please visit www.utoronto.ca/jcb or contact Carmen Alfred, Academic Secretary at [email protected], (416) 978-0871.
Improving Health Through Bioethics
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Employment Opportunities
Clinical Ethicist, Alberta Health Services, Cal-gary & South ZoneCalgary, AB
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is the largest healthcare organization in Canada, responsible for the delivery of healthcare to more than 3.9 million Albertans. We value the diversity of the people and communities we serve and are committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
SummaryThe Clinical Ethics Service of Alberta Health Services is seeking a Clinical Ethicist to fill a regular, full-time position. The Clinical Ethicist provides support in addressing, analyzing and resolving complex ethical issues arising in the delivery and planning of health care. As part of the Service, the Clinical Ethicist devel-ops collaborative relationships with team members, staff, physicians and external stakeholders in enhanc-ing the practice of ethical healthcare in Alberta Health Services (AHS).
Responsibilities• Conduct and facilitate consultations to help ad-
dress ethical issues arising in patient care and help to address moral conflict and distress.
• Assist in the review of policies, guidelines and practices that have significant ethical implica-tions.
• Assess the need for and plan, coordinate and deliver ethics education and training to clinicians, support staff, administrators, patients and fami-lies.
• Provide support for AHS and external initiatives that have significant ethical implications through participation on committees and task groups.
• Support the development of, and work collabora-tively with, ethics committees and other ethics
resources within AHS to continually build organi-zational ethics capacity.
• Contribute passionately to the on-going devel-opment of a quality, high-performing, vibrant, responsive and visible Clinical Ethics Service through contributions to team, portfolio and or-ganizational planning and by identifying, coordi-nating or supporting quality-enhancing initiatives.
• Build collaborative working relationships with other teams within the Quality Health Improve-ment (QHI) department and AHS towards achiev-ing department and organization objectives.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and inspiration to others within the organization to build a positive moral climate.
Affiliation The successful candidate will be considered for an Adjunct Professor appointment with the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta
Application ReviewApplications will be reviewed starting December 1, 2013 until the posting has expired or a suitable can-didate has been found.
Salary & BenefitsAHS offers a competitive salary & benefits packages based commensurate with experience.
To applyFor more information on the job posting, or to apply please visit: https://albertahealthservices.ats.hrs-mart.com/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=253716 or please contact: Lori Hardcastle at 403-943-1290 – [email protected] or Colleen Parker at 403-943-2821 – [email protected].
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Employment Opportunities
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Calls for Submission
• Call for Papers •
Special Issue: “Global Health and Global Health Ethics” - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
Guest Editor: Catherine Myser, Ph.D., Associate Editor of Global Bioethics, [email protected]
I invite the submission of papers for a forthcom-ing (2014) special issue of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry that will focus on “Global Health and Global Health Ethics.” (Please note that previous submission of a mere Abstract will not suffice.)
Summary:This special issue will provide a comprehensive over-view of global health and global health ethics, intro-ducing such topics to the multidisciplinary readership of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry and encouraging broader cross-disciplinary communication about them. Including:
• 8-10 Original Articles from a range of relevant disciplines and methodologies including, for example: bioethics/global health ethics, human rights, global health policy, global health gover-nance, global social justice, law, medical diplo-macy, anthropology, sociology, medicine, phi-losophy, global health economics, public health, cultural studies, and history
• Book Reviews: 2-3 reviews of recently published works related to global health & global health ethics
• “In that Case” will include a dilemma related to global health & bioethics education, research, funding, or service and 2-3 responses to this case.
Potential topics for the Special Issue:
• HIV/AIDS• Pharmaceuticals• Corruption at multiple levels in the health sector:
everyday, “on the ground” realities (e.g., “bribes” paid in conducting global health research), insti-tutional practices, and national and international policies - and possible mechanisms to tackle such problems
• Movement of peoples and refugee politics• Poverty• Inequity• Reducing health disparities• Foreign aid• Negative & Positive Roles of international devel-
opment funding, e.g. World Bank• Agendas of entrepreneurial economies of profit • Cross-cultural bioethics• Pros & cons of “the globalizing search for a com-
mon morality”• ‘Whiteness’ & other ethnocentrisms in bioethics
and global health• Human rights and capabilities• Global governance• Normative ethics in a globalized world• Religion, politics, and ‘nation-building’• Ethnography and bioethics• Teaching global health & global health ethics• Other
Paper submissions are due by December 1, 2013. Abstracts should be submitted to: [email protected].
It is anticipated that this special issue will be pub-lished in Winter 2014.
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Calls for Submission
Canada’s Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) Conference
The objective of this conference is to bridge a connec-tion between researchers and decision-makers, using health economics, services, policy and ethics research to improve cancer control and the delivery of cancer care.
Abstracts now open: Present your work in health eco-nomics, services, policy and ethics. Submit an abstract today at http://forms.f2fe.com/arcc/2014/abstractcall/Abstract submission process closes Friday, February 7, 2014. For more information about the Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC), please visit our website at www.cc-arcc.ca or contact [email protected].
• Call for Nominations •
Canadian Bioethics Society
Lifetime Achievement Award
The CBS Lifetime Achievement Award is given annu-ally to an individual whose demonstrated scholarship and/or leadership has contributed significantly to health care ethics in Canada. Criteria for selection include:
• A clear focus on health care ethics in his or her lifetime achievements
• National and international profile in health care ethics
• Call for Abstracts •
25th Annual Canadian Bioethics Society Confer-ence Looking Back; Looking Forward
The Call for Abstracts will be open until November 29, 2013. To make a submission in one of four excit-ing categories, please visit http://www.cbs-scb2014.ca/callforpresentations.php.
This year’s theme invites participants to celebrate and reflect on past Canadian bioethics achievements, to engage in an open discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing bioethics today, and to envision the future together. Add your voices to the dialogue and hear the voices of others.
Abstracts will be considered on any topic, however topics for the 2014 conference will include:
• Aboriginal health• Clinical ethics• Community and public health• End of life decision-making• Ethics and aging• Ethics education• Mental health ethics• Policy and organizational ethics• Professional ethics• Research ethics• Theoretical bioethics• Women’s and children’s health
Further details about the proposal process and the 25th Annual Canadian Bioethics Society Conference will be made available soon. We look forward to re-viewing your abstracts, and seeing you in Vancouver next Spring!
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Calls for Submission
• Outstanding leadership in shaping the field of health care ethics in Canada
• Primary consideration will be given to nominees whose major contributions have occurred in the Canadian context
CBS Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstand-ing and dedicated service to the Canadian Bioethics Society. The award will be presented to an individual or group that has advanced the mission of the CBS in a significant and lasting manner.
Criteria for selection include: • Service to the CBS in one or more capacities over
an extended number of years• Primary driver behind one or more major initia-
tives that have been crucial to the CBS’s develop-ment
• Recognized widely, both within and outside the CBS, as a key contributor and member of the CBS
• Embraces and reflects the values of the Society
Any member of the CBS may nominate an individual for either of the two awards. Nominees need not be members of the CBS. Nominations should be in the form of a letter demonstrating how the nominee matches the stated criteria. At least three letters of support should accompany the nomination. The dead-line for nominations is November 30, 2013.
The final decision will be made by the Awards Com-mittee and will be based on the stated criteria. If, in the opinion of the Committee, there are no nominees who fit the criteria, the Committee may decline to make the award in any given year. Only one nominee will be chosen in each award year.
Presentation of the award will be made at the annual general meeting of the society. The recipient will be invited to make a major presentation at the meeting.
Please submit nominations and letters of support to:Lydia Riddell, CBS/SCB, 561 Rocky Ridge Bay NW, Calgary, AB T3G 4E7
• Call for Associate Editors •
The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry is seeking Associate Editors in:
• Anthropology• Sociology• Global Health• Public Health• Science & Genetics
The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI) is seeking en-gaged individuals with an interest in bioethics to serve as Associate Editors for the above-listed portfolios.
Position DutiesAssociate Editors (AEs) oversee the peer review of manuscripts submitted in their area of expertise, in-cluding inviting appropriate peer reviewers, evaluating these reviews, and providing a final review of papers and a recommendation to the editor. AEs also partici-pate in monthly (telephone-based) board meetings, offering guidance on pressing issues as well as the long-term vision and growth of the journal, and may contribute to and/or develop special issues, symposia, case studies for the “In That Case” feature, “Recent Development” columns, and book, film, or art reviews.
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Calls for Submission
Key Selection CriteriaSuccessful AEs are expected to show leadership and vision that further the aims of the JBI and provide guidance with respect to the development and refine-ment of their portfolio. The principal criteria for selec-tion are as follows:
• Experience in writing and editing scholarly manu-scripts.
• Considerable experience in the area of expertise. • Written and verbal communication skills sufficient
to carry out position duties.
About the JBIThe JBI, established in 2004, is an international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed bioethics journal that is published quarterly by Springer (in print and online). It endeavours to make a distinctive contribution to the field by actively seeking out and publishing work from academic, scientific, artistic, professional, and commu-nity contributors and connecting those interested in reflective debate and the analysis of bioethical issues in a global conversation.
ApplicationsExpressions of interest are welcome from all qualified candidates regardless of location or field of expertise. Please submit a cover letter and a CV or résumé to:
Professor Paul KomesaroffChair of the Editorial BoardDepartment of MedicineAlfred Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaE-mail: [email protected]: 0417 55 26 59
• Fellowship Opportunity •
Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthToronto, ON
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has established a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Com-munity-based Research through our Social and Epidemiological Research Department. The purpose is to provide a post-doctoral fellow with training in the techniques and principles of community-based re-search in mental health and addictions.
Fellows can propose research in any area related to mental health and addictions, and can be supervised by any CAMH scientist. Applications are due Decem-ber 5, 2013.
For details and an application package, please visit:http://www.camh.ca/en/research/students_and_fel-lows/Pages/Opportunities/Community-based-Re-search-Fellowships.aspx
2014-2015 CIHR Graduate Fellowships in Health Law, Ethics and Policy
The application deadline is March 15, 2014. The Graduate Program in Health Law, Ethics and Policy was created in 2001 with a Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research (STIHR) grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). It addresses the global shortage of experts in the field of health law, ethics and policy by facilitating multi-disciplinary training and supporting groundbreaking research. The program builds capacity in this field by
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Calls for Submission
preparing students to address challenges in health care systems within Canada and across the globe. Students come to the program from all over the world and are trained and mentored by internationally re-nowned faculty and equipped with world class skills in research, writing and presentation. In their research, students address emerging healthcare issues and graduate to careers in academia, government, non-governmental organizations, and private practice in Canada and abroad. Eligibility: The program welcomes applications from international and Canadian applicants pursuing a full-time master’s or doctoral degree at one of our four affiliated Canadian law schools. To be considered for admission to the program, applicants must first be ac-cepted into the graduate program at any of following law schools:
• Faculté de droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke• Faculty of Law, University of Alberta• Faculty of Law, University of Toronto• Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Selection criteria: Candidates must demonstrate an excellent academic record, an interest in multi-disciplinary research, and a strong commitment to research and knowledge translation in one or more cutting-edge topics in health law, ethics and policy. Funding*: The program provides varying levels of scholarship support to graduate students of up to $17,850 and support for meetings and program events. *Some conditions apply. Information on available funding can be found online: http://hlep.ca/informa-tion-for-candidates/funding-benefits/
For more information and/or to apply to the program, please visit the program website at http://hlep.ca.
Bodlean Libraries Special Collections, University of Oxford - Visiting Fellowships 2014-15
The Bodleian Libraries Special Collections are an out-standing resource for scholarly study and discovery, containing rare printed books, classical papyri, me-dieval and renaissance manuscripts, literary, political and historical papers, archives, printed ephemera, and maps and music in both manuscript and printed form. The Collections contain material from western and non-western cultures, of all dates and periods from antiquity onwards. They support a vibrant programme of public exhibitions as well as research and learning by students and scholars.
The Visiting Scholars’ Centre, a specially-designed area at the heart of the new Weston Library opening in 2014, has been planned to nurture an interdisciplin-ary research community. Located within the library, it is ideally placed for visiting scholars to consult not only the Bodleian’s collections but academics and expert curatorial staff whose knowledge can support their research.
Architect’s drawing of the Visiting Scholars’ CentreFellowships enable scholars to participate in research projects based within the library and to work collab-oratively with academic and curatorial colleagues.
Applicants should carefully consult the descriptions provided of each Fellowship, which define any special topics or other criteria for application. In every case, the selection committees will consider the potential of the proposed research to increase knowledge and understanding of the Bodleian Libraries’ Special Col-lections or the development of innovative research
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Calls for Submission
methods for the study of these materials.
Applicants are reminded that if they require a visa in order to take up a fellowship they must secure the
Recent Publications
Aborigo RA, Allotey P, Tindana P, Azongo D, Debpuur C. Cultural imperatives and the ethics of verbal autopsies in rural Ghana. Global Health Action. 2013;6:18570.
Breslin J. A life or death decision. Hospital News. 2013;26(11):1,14.
Caulfield T, Evans J, McGuire A, McCabe C, Bubela T, Cook-Deegan R, Fishman J, Hogarth S, Miller FA, Ravitsky V, Biesecker B, Borry P, Cho MK, Carroll JC, Etchegary H, Joly Y, Kato K, Lee SS-J, Rothen-berg K, Sankar P, Szego MJ, Ossorio P, Pullman D, Rousseau F, Ungar WJ, Wilson B. Reflections on the Cost of “Low-Cost” Whole Genome Sequenc-ing: Framing the Health Policy Debate. PLoS Biology. 2013;11(11):e1001699.
Cook D, Rocker G, Heyland D. Enhancing the qual-ity of end-of-life care in Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2013;185:1383-4.
Gershon A, Croxford R, Calzavara A, To T, Stan-brook MB, Upshur R, Stukel TA. Cardiovascular Safety of Inhaled Long-Acting Brochodilators in Indi-viduals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2013;173(13):1175-84.
Keusch GT, Rosenberg IH, Denno DM, Duggan
C, Guerrant RL, Lavery JV, Tarr PI, Ward HD, Black RE, Nataro JP, Ryan ET, Bhutta ZA, Coovadia J, Lima A, Ramakrishna B, Zaidi AK, Burgess DC, Brewer T. Implica-tions of acquired environmental enteric dysfunction for growth and stunting in infants and children living in low-and middle-income countries. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 2013;34(3):357-64.
Parsa-Parsi R, Blackmer J, Ehni H-J, Janbu T, Kloiber O, Wiesling U. Reconsidering the Declaration of
Helsinki. [Letter] Lancet. 2013;382(12):1246-7.
Peter E. Advancing the Concept of Moral Distress. Bioethical Inquiry. 2013;10:293-5.
Peter E, Liaschenko J. Moral Distress Reexamined: A Feminist Interpretation of Nurses’ Identities, Re-lationships, and Responsibilities. Bioethical Inquiry. 2013;10:337-45.
Shorter E. Partnership for Excellence: Medicine at the University of Toronto and Academic Hospitals. Univer-sity of Toronto Press:Toronto;2013.
Simmonds A. Book Review of Nursing Ethics in Ev-eryday Practice. Bioethical Inquiry. 2013;10:407-9.
appropriate visa and, once a proposal has been ac-cepted, award of the fellowship will be conditional on fulfilling this requirement.
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Seminars, Events & Conferences
JCB Bioethics Seminars This MonthSeminars are held on Wednesdays at 4:10-5:30pm, 155 College Street, Room 108 (first floor).
To remotely join the JCB seminars series online, please log on to https://jcb.adobeconnect.com/bioethicsseminars/
November 6, 2013 Véronique Morin, Science Journalist, Webster McConnell Fellow, Massey College, University of Toronto“The Role of Journalists in Communicating Research”
November 13, 20136th Annual Sue MacRae Lecture on Ethics and Patient-Centred CareThe Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Room #1246 Hollywood Theatre (Main Auditorium), Black Wing, 1st Floor This event will also be webcast: Log in to http://webcast.otn.ca/. Under Live events, click public. Conference # 31090972.Pam Hubley, RN, MSc, Chief, Professional Practice and Nursing, The Hospital for Sick Children and Asst. Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto“Listening to patients, finding strengths, and leveraging the power of relationships to improv health outcomes”
November 20, 2013Elia Abi-Jaoude, MSc, MD, FRCPC.Research Fellow. Department of Psychiatry. University of Toronto“The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Medicine and How to Mitigate It”
November 27, 2013Irene Ying, MD, MHSc, CCFP, Division of Palliative Care, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital“Therapeutic Doublethink: A Novel concept to Ethically Justify Unrealistic Optimism in Patients with Advanced Cancer”
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Whose Dignity? Whose Risk?
“Dignity: In all our interactions we will demonstrate profound respect for human dignity. We will be responsive and sensitive to the diversity among our clients and staff groups.”
-Code of Ethics for the Community Health and Support Sector
Exploring Ethics in Community Health and SupportThursday, November 14, 2013
8:30AM - 4:00PM Ramada Plaza Toronto at 300 Jarvis St. Toronto
Underground parking available, parking cost covered by CENTTC Accessible, nearest subway station: College [Bloor-Yonge Line]
The issue of respecting an individual’s dignity comes into play often in community care. On the one hand, health-care providers may find it difficult to balance a client’s dignity while ensuring that they receive the care that they need, especially when the client is living in, what the provider perceives as, a “risky” environment. On the other hand, frontline staff may put their own dignity at risk by exposing themselves to uncomfortable situations in a client’s home without ever reporting to their organization.
This November, the CEN would like to invite you and your organization to join us as we discuss the importance of respecting client and staff dignity when faced with challenging situations.
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Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center2013-2014 Webinar Series
Noon to 1 p.m. CSTThe Bioethics Center will host eight “Journal Club” webinars in 2013-2014. For each webinar, please click on the program title below to access the article citation. We recommend you read the article in advance of the discussion. A Bioethics Center faculty member and the author will discuss the paper for 20-30 minutes, then we will invite webinar participants to join the discussion.
Visit https://cmhbioethics.webex.com/ for registration information.
Date Title of Presentation Presenters
Oct. 11, 2013Which Orphans Will Find a Home? The Rule of
Rescue in Resource Allocation for Rare Diseases
Emily Largent, RN, PhD CandidateInterfaculty Initiative in Health Policy
Harvard University
Nov. 8, 2013
Choices Doctors Would Make if Their Infant had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome:
Comparison of Survey Data from 1999 and 2007
Alex Kon, MDChief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, PICUNaval Medical Center San Diego
Nov. 22, 2013The Role of a Pediatric Ethics Committee in
the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Mark Mercurio, MD, MAProfessor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Director, Program for Biomedical EthicsYale School of Medicine
Chair, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital Ethics Committee
Dec. 6, 2013 Are Ethics Consultations Useful?Lisa Rasmussen, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy UNC Charlotte
Dec. 12, 2013Changes in the Ways that We Care for Dying
Children. Where Have We Been? Where Should We be Going?
Myra Bluebond-Langer, PhDProfessor and True Colours Chair in Palliative
Care for Children and Young PeopleLouis Dundas Centre for Children’s Palliative
Care UCL-Institute of Child Health
Feb. 11, 2014Sex, Drugs ‘n Facebook: A Parent’s Toolkit for
Promoting Healthy Internet Use*
Megan Moreno, MD, MPHAdolescent Medicine
University of Washington
Feb. 27, 2014 Do Emotions Derail Rationality?
Jodi Halpern, MD, PhDAssociate Professor of Bioethics
Joint Medical ProgramUniversity of California-Berkeley
Mar. 6, 2014 The Culture of DysthanasiaJonna D. Clark, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Washington
*The book, Sex, Drugs ‘n Facebook: A Parent’s Toolkit for Promoting Healthy Internet Use, is not linked.
Bioethics CenterChildrensmercy.org/[email protected] | John Lantos, MD
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November 8, 2013Ethics Grand Rounds A Two Part Series on Uninsured Patients, sponsored by Social Work and Ethics“Is Canada still a place of refuge? Cuts to Refugee Health Insurance”
Presenter: Dr. Meb Rashid, Medical Director, Crossroads Clinic and Affiliate with Department of Family and Community Medicine, U of Toronto
Objectives:• To provide an understanding of refugee
migration to Canada• To outline the cuts to health insurance for
refugee patients• To highlight the advocacy work being done by
health care workers in response to the cuts 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.; Trillium Health Partners Missis-sauga Hospital – Back Porch, Trillium Health Partners Credit Valley Hospital – Auditorium, Trillium Health Partners Queensway Health Centre – Streetsville Room
November 8-10, 2013Music Care Conference and Research SymposiaToronto, ON
Four Important Events in Music & Medicine at the University of Toronto
1. Music and Neurological Rehabilitation Research Symposium. November 8, 2013, 1:00-5:00 pm. Tanz Neuroscience Building, University of Toronto
2. Music Care Conference. November 9, 2013, 9:00 am-4:30 pm. Walter Hall, Faculty of Music
3. Music Medicine and Quality of Life
Research Symposium. November 10, 2013, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Walter Hall, Faculty of Music
4. Music Medicine and Pain Research Symposium. November 10, 2013, 1:30-5:00 pm. Walter Hall, Faculty of Music
Registration at: http://musiccareconference.ca
November 12, 2013Ethics Grand Rounds A Two Part Series on Uninsured Patients, sponsored by Social Work and Ethics“Ethical Challenges in Treating the Uninsured”
Presenter: Eoin Connolly, MA PhD (c)Ethicist, Regional Ethics Program
Objectives:• To explore the ethical issues that arise in treating
the uninsured patient• To understand our ethical and legal obligations
related to uninsured patients• To discuss proposed decision making criteria for
uninsured patients 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.; Trillium Health Partners Missis-sauga Hospital – Auditorium, Trillium Health Partners Credit Valley Hospital – Auditorium, Trillium Health Partners Queensway Health Centre – Long Branch
November 14, 2013Nursing Explorations 2013 - Strengths-Based Nursing: Practice, Education and LeadershipMontreal, QC
Co-hosted by the McGill University Ingram School of Nursing, in collaboration with the Nursing Depart-ments at the Douglas Mental Health University In-stitute, the Jewish General Hospital, and the McGill
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University Health Centre, this special event will focus on Dr. Laurie Gottlieb’s revolutionary approach to nursing and the principles, skills and tools required to integrate Strengths-Based Nursing into everyday clini-cal practice.
For more information, visit: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/nursing-explorations2013/
November 14, 2013Health Law, Ethics and Policy Seminar Series
Speaker: Bernard Dickens, Faculty of Law University ofToronto. “Protection of Conscience in Medical Care”
Solarium, Falconer Hall, 84 Queen’s Park, 12:30 to 2:00 PM. A light lunch is provided.
November 14, 2013Olivieri Lectureship on Medical Ethics
Carl Elliott, MD, PHD, Professor, Center for Bioeth-ics and the Department of Pediatrics. Affiliate faculty member, Department of Philosophy and the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Minnesota. Author of White Coat, Black Hat: Adven-tures on the Dark Side of Medicine and Better than Well: American Medicine Meets the American Dream.
4:00pm. Bahen Centre, 40 St. George St, Room BA1130, University of Toronto, St. George Campus. Reception to follow. Contact: Angela Regnier, Cana-dian Association of University Teachers, [email protected].
November 15, 2013Health Ethics Seminars 2013John Dossetor Health Ethics CentreEdmonton, AB
Speaker: Gary Goldsand, MA, Clinical Ethicist, Alberta Health Services & Assistant Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry & John Dossetor Health Eth-ics Centre. “Beyond Personal Directives and Goals of Care: Next Steps in the Ethics of Advance Care Plan-ning”
12:00-1:00pm. Dvorkin Centre (2G2.07 WMC), 5-16 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB. For more informa-tion please call (780) 492-6676 or visit our website at http://www.ualberta.ca/bioethics.
Telehealth broadcasting available for seminars. To register for Telehealth please visit http://vcscheduler.ca\ahs or contact your local Telehealth provider or [email protected].
November 19-21, 2013UNESCO Chair in Bioethics: 9th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health LawUniversity of Napoli, Italy
The Conference is designed to offer a platform for the exchange of information and knowledge and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops and an exhibition of programs and databases.
Target Groups• Physicians, lawyers, nurses, hospital managers,
psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, ethicists, teachers and educators in Medical Schools, Nursing Schools, Law Schools, Schools of Social Work, Faculties of Philosophy and Ethics.
• Professional Organizations, Governmental and Public Bodies.
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The Main Conference Topics• Bioethics, medical ethics, health law, ethical
codes.• Bioethics: Scientific, social, cultural, legal,
economic, religious and psychological aspects.• Nursing law and ethics. Bioethics and human
rights. Patients’ rights. Pharmacy ethics. Professional liability. Autonomy and paternalism. Informed consent. Research and medical experimentation. Human genome project, genetics. Ethics Committees. Environmental ethics.
• Bioethics Education: General, Objectives, Teaching Methodology, Levels of Teaching, Status of the Programs, Evaluation of Students, Study Resources, References and Material.
Sponsorship and OrganizationThe Conference is sponsored by the World Medical Association (WMA), and is organized by the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa), the Zefat Academic College, the International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, and is supported by the Israel Medical Association and the Israel National Commission for UNESCO.
For additional information: http://www.isas.co.il/bioethics2013. For registration please contact: [email protected]
November 21, 2013CAMH Brown Bag Research Ethics Discussion Groups “Ethical issues related to criminal offenders with gambling problems” Dr. Nigel Turner, Scientist, Social, Community and Intervention - CAMH
12:00pm–1:00pm; 33 Russell Street, 2nd Floor, Room 2062. Bring your own lunch. Coffee, tea and cook-ies will be served. Questions? Contact: [email protected], Manager, Research Ethics Office
November 21, 2013Health Law, Ethics and Policy Seminar Series
Speaker: Norman Daniels, Dept. of Global Health andPopulation, Harvard School of Public Health. “Ethical Basis for Excluding Unauthorized Immigrants From theAffordable Care Act”
Commentator: Audrey Macklin, Faculty of Law, Univer-sity of Toronto
*Co-sponsored with the David Asper Centre for Con-stitutional Rights & the International Human Rights Program
Solarium, Falconer Hall, 84 Queen’s Park, 12:30 to 2:00 PM. A light lunch is provided.
December 13, 2013Health Ethics Seminars 2013John Dossetor Health Ethics CentreEdmonton, AB
Speakers: Michael Jacka, MD, MSc, MBA, Clinical Pro-fessor, Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology Univer-sity of Alberta Hospital & Caroline Nolan, BA Th, M Th, MACP, LSS, PhD, Clinical Chaplain Specialist, GS-ICU, Burns & Emergency University of Alberta Hospital & Clinical Lecturer, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre. “Coping and Resilience - Critical Care Case Studies:
12:00-1:00pm. Dvorkin Centre (2G2.07 WMC), 5-16 University Terrace, Edmonton, AB. For more informa-tion please call (780) 492-6676 or visit our website at http://www.ualberta.ca/bioethics.
Telehealth broadcasting available for seminars. To
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register: http://www.bioethics.ualberta.ca/Health%20Ethics%20Seminars.aspx or contact [email protected] / 780-492-6676, or your local Telehealth provider.
April 9-12, 2014Changing the Conversation, 6th National Bien-nial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderVancouver, BC
It is imperative to a just society to acknowledge, ad-dress and support adolescents and adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder within the context of ethical service provision. The conference will bring together a diverse group of professionals, families and individu-als with FASD to discuss research, evidence, model practice and ideas to expand how we sustain and en-hance the lives of individuals with FASD. Participants will consider and debate how we continue to build on strengths and modify existing programs, services and systems to address barriers to ethical practice in healthcare, housing, social services, mental health, criminal and civil justice, employment and education.
To view the advance notice, please visit: http://in-terprofessional.ubc.ca/AdultsWithFASD2014/Adults_FASD2014_AdvNotice.pdf. Abstract submission is now available! To submit your abstract, please visit: http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/interprofessional/submission-Form.asp?conference_id=32
For further information and future updates, please visit the course website at http://www.interprofes-sional.ubc.ca. Email [email protected] to get on an enquiry list for updates.
April 25-27, 2014Fourth International Conference on Families
with Parental Mental Health Challenges: Ad-dressing the Needs of the Whole FamiliesBerkeley, CA
The primary aim is to share knowledge and experi-ence, to advance the rights and highlight the needs of families striving to live well with parental mental health challenges. Related objectives include provision of an interactive forum to discuss common experi-ences, effective and evidence informed support and advocacy strategies, and contemporary, cutting edge, research.
To submit an abstract, please visit: http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/interprofessional/submis-sionForm.asp?conference_id=30
For more information, please visit the conference website at http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/Mental-Health2014/default.asp. Email: [email protected] to get on an enquiry list for updates.
May 12, 2014Canada’s Applied Research in Cancer Control ConferenceToronto, ON
The objective of this conference is to bridge a connec-tion between researchers and decision-makers, using health economics, services, policy and ethics research to improve cancer control and the delivery of cancer care.
To submit an abstract, please visit: https://www.cc-arcc.ca/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=290207
For more information, please visit the conference website at: https://www.cc-arcc.ca/events
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