Canadian Bioethics Society
Société canadienne de bioéthique
Strengthening Interdisciplinary and inter-professional networks to pursue excellence in bioethics education, research and policy
Conversations in Canadian Bioethics - Past Events
May 17, 2023 - The second event of our 2023 series examined various innovations in research ethics, namely applications of AI in healthcare and the intersection of science and art. Alberta Health Services was featured as spotlight organization.
Our panelists were Melissa McCradden, PhD, Associate Scientist, SickKids; Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical and Public Health in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Marianne Cloutier, PhD, Coordonnatrice et curatrice de la Chaire McConnell-Université de Montréal en recherche-création sur la réappropriation de la maternité; Curator and exhibition coordinator, The Sociability of Sleep, who joined moderator Jeff D'Souza, PhD, Investigator, Trillium Health Partners; Instructor, McMaster University; Board member, CAREB.
March 21, 2023 - Our first event of the 2023 Conversations in Canadian Bioethics series explored the various ethical dimensions of the drug poisoning epidemic in Canada and featured the Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit from the Montreal Clinical Research Institute as our spotlight organization.
Moderator Kimberley Stever, Clinical Ethicist, Alberta Health Services led panelists Matthew Bonn, Activist, Author, and Program Manager, Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs and Adrian Guta, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Windsor in a fascinating discussion of the current landscape.
November 8, 2022 - The final event of our Conversations in Canadian Bioethics 2022 season, featuring the John Dossetor Centre at the University of Alberta as our spotlight organization.
Featured presenters Anita Ho, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, San Francisco Bioethics Program and Zamina Mithani, MD Candidate, University of British Columbia joined moderator Dr. Bashir Jiwani, Executive Director, Fraser Health Ethics & Diversity Services, Fraser Health Authority, CBS-SCB President.
September 21, 2022 - Third in our series of Conversations in Canadian Bioethics, featuring the École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal (ESPUM) as our spotlight organization.
Featured presenter was Joseph Stramondo (San Diego State University), who joined moderator Dr. Christy Simpson (Dalhousie University).
June 14, 2022 - The second event in our series of Conversations in Canadian Bioethics, with the Nova Scotia Health Ethics Network (NSHEN) as our spotlight organization. Featured presenters were Mona Gupta (Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal - CHUM) and Kathleen Lowenstein (Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University), with moderator Éric Racine (Pragmatics Health Ethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal).
April 20, 2022 - This was the first in our series of Conversations in Canadian Bioethics, featuring Dr. James Dwyer (Upstate Medical University), and Dr. Cristina Richie (Delft University of Technology) in a session moderated by Dr. Vardit Ravitsky (Université de Montréal).