Biomedical Ethics

The Biomedical Ethics Unit of @mcgillu was established in 1996 with the aim of supporting scholarly research, clinical services, teaching and public outreach.

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

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: https://t.co/EF2W8seU9J

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

@VicCharlton Yes! The entire symposium will be recorded and made available (in both French and English versions) afterwards on our YouTube channel.

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

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

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

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: https://t.co/OqzYVrrQya

[Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien @AnneMarieGagnJ1]

My paper "Dysfunction and the Definition of Mental Disorder in the DSM" in @philpsychpsy is available in free access for one month and can be accessed here:
https://t.co/JwDApSOjm6

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

@AnitaHoEthics will join us virtually for our next BMEU seminar on March 31st at 2:30 EST! We're looking forward to hearing more about relational autonomy and direct-to-consumer health apps. More info and registration here: https://t.co/OqzYVrrQya

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

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: https://t.co/OqzYVrrQya

[Nick King @nk_montreal]

https://t.co/YaXjQH0VHE

[McGill University @mcgillu]

.@McGillAlumni webcast: Defining freedom in the time of COVID. Guests @pearleliadis, @LAWMcGill @MaxbellSchool and @nk_montreal, @McGillBioethics
@MaxBellSchool https://t.co/Oegn2OK3W1

[McGill DEEP @ihsp_mcgill]

Throwback to @missionOBM "Homelessness Prevention: Framework, Examples and Evidence" https://t.co/tbd0No9Yh6
For an even more in depth discussion register for the upcoming event presented by QHPPC: Preventing Homelessness in QC: New Approaches RSVP: https://t.co/rvQyxGi25O

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

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

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

Join us for our upcoming seminar on Feb 10th, featuring the brilliant Carl Elliot on the topic of whistleblowing in research. Register here: https://t.co/OqzYVrrQya

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

Join us for our upcoming seminar on Feb 10th, featuring the brilliant Carl Elliot on the topic of whistleblowing in research. Register here: https://t.co/OqzYVrrQya

[McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism @McGillCHRLP]

Join us February 17 (10-11:30 ET) for a discussion on Indigenous Peoples and Global Challenges with @ANuorgam, Chair of @UN4Indigenous, in conversation with DCL candidate Luisa Castenada-Quintana, and moderated by @fredericmegret.
Register here:https://t.co/hJp8zo3ARl

[McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism @McGillCHRLP]

Mark your calendars for March 11th (1-2 PM ET) for "Protecting Disability Rights in a Pandemic", hosted alongside @ihsp_mcgill. @beaudry_jonas and @GuidryGrimes will tackle issues such as crisis standards of care and contingency standards of care.
Zoom: https://t.co/bZhvKa12HU

[Globe and Mail Events @TheGlobeEvents]

@StemCellNetwork "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." @McGillBioethics

[Carl Elliott @FearLoathingBTX]

"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 @KaebnickG @hastingscenter

https://t.co/pFnJRBiWD5

[The Genetic Discrimination Observatory @DGenetique]

The Genetic Discrimination Observatory (GDO) is proud to share its most recent article written by a world-class team of co-authors: https://t.co/fsLNjuODL0 @DGenetique @genomics_policy @GeneticsSociety @eshgsociety @mcgillu

[SSoM McGill @mcgill_ssom]

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: https://t.co/YUYa1sTXi5

[McGill DEEP @ihsp_mcgill]

📢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 @McGillBioethics w/speakers @IP_policy , Richard Janda @LawMcGill , @maxwellsmith and @DsDaryanani and Claire Downie @theSSMU.
https://t.co/bJqZR5f9Eo

[Biomedical Ethics @McGillBioethics]

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”: https://t.co/NPwBoHUJgv