BMEU student, Emily Doerksen, was quoted in the Globe and Mail, after organizing a protest in response to the decision to shut down the only safe injection site in Calgary: theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

New article about ethical issues in sleep medicine in the Canadian Journal of Bioethics by BMEU Student @JosiannBarrett erudit.org/fr/revues/bioe…

New case study in the Canadian Journal of Bioethics by BMEU student @JosiannBarrett - “Accommoder une personne qui désire oeuvrer professionnellement dans l’établissement où elle ou ses proches entament une thérapie”: erudit.org/fr/revues/bioe…

The Genetic Discrimination Observatory (GDO) is proud to share its most recent article written by a world-class team of co-authors: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… The Genetic Discrimination Observatory Centre Gen. & Policy ASHG European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) McGill University

📢The 1st IHSP webinar of the fall term will be on the 24th 12:30-2pm! A discussion on University vaccine mandates co-hosted by Biomedical Ethics w/speakers E. Richard Gold , Richard Janda McGill Faculty of Law | Faculté de droit , Maxwell Smith, PhD and Darshan Daryanani (He/Him) and Claire Downie @theSSMU. mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us on September 29 1-230p to hear Eugene Richardson @unsymbolize speak on "Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health" Register here to join via Zoom: mcgill.ca/ssom/upcoming-…

"Chickens may even be dinosaurs. However, it would be super cool if they had teeth, and tails, and claws instead of wings—and weighed 500 pounds." A really smart, funny essay by Gregory E. Kaebnick The Hastings Center for Bioethics thehastingscenter.org/the-elephant-f…

Stem Cell Network "They're always dealing with uncertainty in science, whereas regulations like to deal with certainty, says biomedical ethics professor, Jonathan Kimmelman. "It can be really tricky to orchestrate a regulatory system that is nimble, but still reliable." Biomedical Ethics

Join us February 17 (10-11:30 ET) for a discussion on Indigenous Peoples and Global Challenges with Anne Nuorgam, Chair of UNPFII, in conversation with DCL candidate Luisa Castenada-Quintana, and moderated by @fredericmegret. Register here:mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Mark your calendars for March 11th (1-2 PM ET) for "Protecting Disability Rights in a Pandemic", hosted alongside McGill DEEP. Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry and Laura Guidry-Grimes will tackle issues such as crisis standards of care and contingency standards of care. Zoom: mcgill.zoom.us/j/87407082118

Join us for our upcoming seminar on Feb 10th, featuring the brilliant Carl Elliot on the topic of whistleblowing in research. Register here: mcgill.ca/biomedicalethi…

Throwback to Mission Old Brewery "Homelessness Prevention: Framework, Examples and Evidence" tinyurl.com/obmihsp2021 For an even more in depth discussion register for the upcoming event presented by QHPPC: Preventing Homelessness in QC: New Approaches RSVP: tinyurl.com/HomelessnessPr…

Just a reminder that Carl Elliot will be joining us this Thursday at 2:30pm EST to speak about whistleblowing in research - register below!

.McGill Alumni webcast: Defining freedom in the time of COVID. Guests @pearleliadis, @LAWMcGill @MaxbellSchool and Nick King, Biomedical Ethics Max Bell School of Public Policy youtu.be/p98ex_FeMWA

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Our annual symposium "Emerging Therapies for Orphan Diseases: Ethics and Economics" is in 2 weeks! Hear how patient orgs, clinicians, INESSS, and health economists think about pricey meds & rare diseases. Sim. translation in fr/eng. More info/reg here: mcgill.ca/biomedicalethi…

My paper "Dysfunction and the Definition of Mental Disorder in the DSM" in Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology is available in free access for one month and can be accessed here: muse.jhu.edu/article/842578…

Our symposium on ethics, economics, and orphan diseases is happening tomorrow! Hope to see many of you there!

Upcoming event! Our own @PhoebeFriesen is hosting a workshop on Community-Led Research Governance on April 7th and 8th - it will showcase strategies developed by communities to have a say in overseeing research that impacts them. More info/register here: mcgill.ca/biomedicalethi…