Community Tools: Bioethics Seminar Series

The JCB offers a weekly seminar on a wide variety of bioethics topics. The speakers come from the local, national and international community in bioethics. These seminars are open to the public and free and do not require prior registration. All seminars take place every Wednesday from 4:10 - 5:30 pm.

 

The JCB Seminar Series will take place at 155 College Street, Room 108 (main floor, to the right of the elevators).

 

This schedule is subject to change. If you are coming to hear a particular speaker or topic, we suggest you consult this schedule again the week of the seminar.

 

The JCB Bioethics Seminars will be broadcast live every Wednesday using Adobe Connect. To join the seminar visit https://jcb.adobeconnect.com/bioethicsseminars/ and login as a guest.

 

September 2016 - May 2017

JCB Seminar Series

 
Date
Speaker
Topic
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  < 2016 >
Sept 7
Jennifer Gibson, PhD, Sun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics and Director, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto
Care Transitions in an Era of Complexity: Can We Reconcile Patient-Centred Care and Population-Focused Policy?
Archived Seminar

Sept 14
Alison Williams, PhD, Bioethicist, Bioethics Department, The Hospital for Sick Children
Ethical Conflict, Mistakes and Wrongdoing: A Restorative Justice Response
Archived Seminar
Sept 21
Bernard M. Dickens, OC, PhD, LLD, LLD(hc), FRSC, Professor Emeritus of Health Law and Policy, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto
Uterus Transplantation: Legal and Ethical Issues
Sep 28
Jill Sewell, MD, FRACP, D Med Sci (hon), Associate Professor, Clinical Director, Children’s Bioethics Centre, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Clinical Ethics at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne: How We Do It, Who We Do It With, Who We Do It For
Oct 5
 Solomon R. Benatar, MBChB, DSc (Med), Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Adjunct Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Global Health (Research) Ethics: An Inter-Philosophies Dialogue

Oct 12
Paula Chidwick, William Osler Health System; Dr. Jill Oliver, William Osler Health System
Prevention of Error-Based Transfers (PoET) from Long-term Care to Hospital EDs: Spreading a Culture of Decision-Making that Prevents Ethical and Legal Errors and Supports Treatment in the Right Place and at the Right Time
Oct 19

12:30-1:30 pm Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave. The Dr. Bob Bell Auditorium, 6th Floor (room 6-604)
Bernard M. Dickens, OC, PhD, LLD, FRSC, Professor Emeritus of Health Law and Policy, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto
35th Annual Philippa Harris Lecture on Bioethics Issues in Cancer - Dilemmas of Conscience in Cancer Care: Objection and Commitment to Service Delivery
This lecture will not be webcast.
Oct 26
Jennifer Flynn, Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Topic: clinical ethics consultation
This seminar will not be webcast.
Nov 2
Karen Faith, Bioethics Consultant and Speaker; Kevin Reel, MSc, OT Reg. (Ont.), Ethicist, Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre, Assistant Professor and Associate Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Assistant Professor and Associate Graduate Faculty Member, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty, Global Institute for Psychosocial, Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Topic: ethical considerations about previously stated wishes and care decisions for incapable, suicidal ICU patients with a long history of serious mental illness
Nov 9
Gordon Singer, Community Mental Health, St. Michael’s Hospital
The Ethics of Mental Health Care: What Do We Have to Lose?
Nov 16

Shaun Cleaver, Rehabilitation Science Institute, University of Toronto, International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Principles and Research Experiences: Critical Reflection on Conducting a PhD Dissertation on Global Health and Disability
Nov 23
Elizabeth Peter, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Chair, Health Sciences Research Ethics Board, Member, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto; Judith Friedland, PhD, Chair, Ethics Review Board, Public Health Ontario, Professor Emerita, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Recognizing Risk and Vulnerability in Research Ethics: Imagining the "What ifs?”

Nov 29 (Tues)
Eric M. Meslin, PhD, FCAHS, President and CEO, Council of Canadian Academies
5th Annual Upshur Lecture - TBA
Dec 7
Zahava Rosenberg-Yunger, Hon.BSc, MA, PhD, Director, Health Policy and Research, Ontario Pharmacists Association
Topic: the role of pharmacy in addressing some of the ethical challenges raised by medical marijuana (MMJ)
  < 2017 >
Jan 11
TBA
Jan 18
Michelle A. Mullen, MHP, PhD, Associate Professor of Paediatric, University of Ottawa, Bioethicist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Topic: aboriginal health
Jan 25
Peter Allatt, Bridgepoint Health, Joyce Lai, Phoebe Smith-Chen, Toronto East General Hospital
Topic: Dysphagia and "Quality of Life Feeds" (QoLF)
Feb 1
Jennifer Marshall, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Topic: the emancipatory potential of uncertainty within the context of clinical and research genetics for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)
Feb 8
Juan Gutiérrez Mejía, MD, MHSc (Bioethics), Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Capacity Assessment: Searching for the Holy Grail
Feb 15
Roger Hutchinson, BSc, BD, MA, ThD, Professor Emeritus, Emmanuel College, Victoria University, University of Toronto
Assisting and Prolonging Death: Issues for Conscience
Feb 22
 

NO SEMINAR - READING WEEK
Mar 1
Angel Petropanagos, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Novel Tech Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Visiting Researcher, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; Voula Petropanagos
The Care Conundrum: Caring for Persons with Dementia in Different Healthcare Contexts
Mar 8
TBA
Mar 15
Ruby Rajendra Shanker, MBBS, MHSc, Fellow, Clinical & Organizational Bioethics, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto
TBA
Mar 22
Sophia Fantus, University of Toronto
The Use of Gestational Surrogacy Among Gay Men in Canada: Implications for LGBTQ Engagement in Bioethics Education, Research and Practice
Mar 29
TBA
Apr 5
TBA
Apr 12
Rochelle Maurice, Clinical Bioethics Fellow, Centre for Clinical Ethics
TBA
Apr 19
TBA
Apr 26
Lauren Notini, Fellow, Clinical & Organizational Bioethics, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto
TBA
May 3
Carol Nash, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Topic: bioethics education
May 10
TBA
May 17
Carolyn Ells, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University
10th Annual Sue MacRae Lecture on Ethics and Patient-Centred Care - TBA

 

Archived Seminars - [Some video archives currently not available]