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November 30, 2015

Frederick Lowy, founder, talks about the origins of the Joint Centre for Bioethics

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The University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) is on the verge of celebrating its 20th Anniversary, so we looked back and talked to Frederick Lowy, one of the original founders, on where the JCB’s origins lie.

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August 14, 2015

JCB Director to co-chair expert advisory group on physician assisted dying

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Jennifer Gibson, Director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, will co-chair an expert advisory group on physician-assisted dying.

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July 21, 2015

We celebrated our bioethics community at the 4th Annual Research & Awards Day

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JCB members, faculty, staff and students gathered to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the bioethics community on June 24, 2015.

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July 1, 2015

University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics joins the Dalla Lana School of Public Health

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On July 1, 2015, the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) will join the Dalla Lana School of Public Health as its new home faculty.

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June 1, 2015

REPORT: World Health Organization – Global Health Ethics: Key Issues

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The JCB is pleased to share this new WHO report which is the first technical document of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO-CC) for Bioethics. The JCB was the lead WHO-CC in developing it.

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June 1, 2015

A new educational initiative injects a dose of ethics into surgical morbidity and mortality conference

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Surgeons deal with ethical challenges daily, as they obtain consent to perform complex operations, implement innovations, disclose errors, or interact with surrogate decision-makers.

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March 2, 2015

Public health ethics: What is it, why is it important, and what’s next?

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Public health ethics has emerged as a distinct area of scholarship and practice since the Joint Centre for Bioethics first opened its doors twenty years ago.

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January 28, 2015

The JCB celebrates 20th anniversary

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We celebrate our 20th anniversary year with a variety of activities and events to celebrate the impact and accomplishments of the JCB community, to advance new thinking in bioethics by engaging the depth and breadth of JCB scholarship, and to create new opportunities for collaborative leadership in bioethics.

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January 5, 2015

OPINION: “Patient-centred” – what does it mean and how achievable is it?

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“Patient-centred care” is on everyone’s lips these days. But, do we all agree what it is and when it has been achieved? And does patient centredness create new ethical dilemmas for patients and providers?

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December 12, 2014

Detaining Ebola – U of T professor and WHO panel member Ross Upshur on the ethics of quarantine

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Bioethicist Dr. Ross Upshur, member of the World Health Organization expert panel on Ebola ethics, raises ethical considerations about when a quarantine is justified and how best to carry it out.

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    Frederick Lowy, founder, talks about the origins of the Joint Centre for Bioethics Monday, 30, Nov
  • MOHLTC-TRANSP-300X200
    JCB Director to co-chair expert advisory group on physician assisted dying Friday, 14, Aug
  • ra-day-2015
    We celebrated our bioethics community at the 4th Annual Research & Awards Day Tuesday, 21, Jul
  • dlsph
    University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics joins the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Wednesday, 1, Jul
  • WHO_GLOBAL_HEALTH_ETHICS_web_Page_01
    REPORT: World Health Organization – Global Health Ethics: Key Issues Monday, 1, Jun

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