BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics - ECPv6.10.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240110T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20231207T193522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T193522Z UID:10000099-1704902400-1704906000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:What Should We Do with Coerced People? DESCRIPTION:Full Title: What Should We Do with Coerced People? \nSpeaker: \nEric Mathison (PhD) \nAssistant Professor \nUniversity of Toronto Scarborough \nAbstract \nWhat should happen if a patient with full decision-making capacity is coerced? It’s widely accepted that voluntariness is required for informed consent\, and voluntariness is thwarted when a patient is coerced. In this talk\, I survey the options and show that they are all unattractive. I argue that this causes a dilemma: either we must accept one of the unattractive options\, or we have to reassess the importance of voluntariness in some cases. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/what-should-we-do-with-coerced-people/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231206T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20231207T192141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T192141Z UID:10000098-1701878400-1701882000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Can Legal Theory Save the Life of Healthcare Ethics? DESCRIPTION:Full Title: Can Legal Theory Save the Life of Healthcare Ethics? A chat about the practice of practising healthcare ethicists \nSpeaker: \nDr. Ann M. Heesters\, MA\, PhD (Phil.)\nSenior Director\, Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics\, UHN\nEducation Investigator 2\, TIER (The Institute for Education Research)\nAssistant Professor\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\nMember\, Joint Centre for Bioethics\, University of Toronto \nJason Lesandrini\, FACHE\, LPEC\, HEC-C\nAVP Ethics\, Advance Care Planning and Spiritual Health\nWellstar Development Center \nAbstract \nAlthough ethics consultation has had a place in healthcare for many decades\, the nature of the work is not well understood by many of its critics as well as its defenders. Practising Healthcare Ethicists (PHEs) have been described as compromised and ineffectual\, politicised and undemocratic\, and their promise to offer sound advice has been deemed irredeemably incoherent in the context of value pluralism. In a recent book\, Ann Heesters has argued that attention to debates familiar to legal theorists (the relationship between law and morality\, and the supposed tension between democracy\, and the role of an expert judiciary) can help PHEs to engage critics with a renewed confidence and some fresh approaches to perennial\, and hitherto unproductive\, arguments. \nJason Lesandrini\, a PHE\, who is also a health care executive and AVP of Ethics in a large American Healthcare system will be joining Ann in a conversation about these claims\, and will offer a glimpse into his own reasons for believing that there is reason for optimism about the future of the field. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/can-legal-theory-save-the-life-of-healthcare-ethics/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231115T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231115T190000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20231103T185201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T200905Z UID:10000094-1700069400-1700074800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Ethics\, Uncertainty\, and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - JCB-WIHV Lecture series co-hosted by T-CAIREM DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the Lecture Series on Ethics and Governance of AI for Health organized by the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics in partnership with The Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV) and AMS Healthcare. \nFull Title: Ethics\, Uncertainty\, and Artificial Intelligence in Medicine \nAbstract: Uncertainty is pervasive in medicine and how to address it in a responsible manner is a fundamental ethical concern. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have sparked considerable interest in using new technologies to better address uncertainty and to promote safer\, more effective\, more efficient\, and more equitable health services. This talk considers some of the unique challenges to realizing this vision that arise at key choice-points across the lifecycle of AI development and deployment. \nSpeaker: Alex John London\, PhD \nAlex John London\, Ph.D.\, is the K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies and Director of the Center for Ethics and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is co-leader of the K&L Gates Initiative in Ethics and Computational Technologies\, and Chief Ethicist at the Block Center for Technology and Society at Carnegie Mellon University. An elected Fellow of the Hastings Center\, Professor London’s work focuses on ethical and policy issues surrounding the development and deployment of novel technologies in medicine\, biotechnology and artificial intelligence. He is widely published on these topics and consults internationally on policy development for ethical research and innovation. \nAdditional Details: \nJoin us on Wed Nov 15th\, 2023 5:30-7:00 pm EST in-person at the Women’s College Hospital auditorium (2nd floor) located at 76 Grenville Street\, Toronto\, ON. The lecture will be in-person only\, and will begin at 5:30pm sharp. The event is free and is open to the general public. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/ethics-uncertainty-and-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine-jcb-wihv-lecture-series-co-hosted-by-t-cairem/ LOCATION:Women’s College Hospital\, 76 Grenville Street -2nd Floor Auditorium\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1B2\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231025T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20231103T190128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T190128Z UID:10000097-1698249600-1698253200@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Disease Models of Chronic Pain: Ethical Implications for Stigma DESCRIPTION:Full Title: Attitudes towards disease model explanations of chronic pain among adults without chronic pain: Ethical implications for stigma \nSpeaker: \nDaniel Z. Buchman\, PhD\, RSW\nBioethicist and Scientist – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health\nAssociate Professor – Dalla Lana School of Public Health\nJoint Center for Bioethics\nUniversity of Toronto \nBrooke Magel\nResearch Analyst – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health \nIris Coates McCall\nResearch Analyst – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health \nAbstract \nWhile chronic pain is often considered an invisible condition and a subjective experience\, researchers are exploring the potential role of objective brain-based biomarkers of chronic pain to help improve prognosis\, diagnosis\, and treatment outcomes. Additionally\, recent changes to the classification of chronic pain in the ICD-11 has helped to legitimize chronic pain as a disease in itself and not merely as a symptom of another condition. However\, disease explanations of chronic pain\, including chronic pain as a disease of the brain\, may have unintended ethical consequences for stigma. For example\, evidence suggests that brain disease explanations of addiction may unintentionally increase stigma. Presently\, it is unknown whether brain disease explanations will influence chronic pain stigma similarly. In this presentation\, we present the findings from the first aim of our project in which we examined the influence of disease explanations of chronic pain on stigma amongst adults who do not live with chronic pain. Since stigma adversely impacts people with chronic pain\, it is of ethical importance to understand whether or not disease framings of chronic pain should guide chronic pain anti-stigma interventions. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/disease-models-of-chronic-pain-ethical-implications-for-stigma/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20231103T185845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T185845Z UID:10000096-1697630400-1697634000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:42nd Annual Philippa Harris Lecture - Cancer and Severe Mental Illness: Navigating the Syndemic Challenges DESCRIPTION:This lecture is co-presented by UHN Bioethics and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB)\, and is part of the JCB Bioethics Seminar Series. \nTitle: Cancer and Severe Mental Illness: Navigating the Syndemic Challenges \nAbstract: Cancer is the leading cause of death in Ontario. Despite technological\, pharmacological\, surgical and biomedical advances in cancer care\, some of the most vulnerable\, such as individuals living with severe mental illness (SMI) still experience high mortality rates. Paradoxically\, structured guidelines and care standards focusing on enhanced screening\, treatment\, and monitoring\, can unwittingly create barriers for some individuals. The interplay of lifestyle (obesity\, smoking\, inadequate physical activity\, diet\, and substance use) with illness characteristics (nature\, severity\, and course of mental illness) can adversely impact all stages of cancer and its care. For example\, individuals with schizophrenia have a 2-2.5 times higher mortality risk of colorectal\, breast and lung cancers compared to the general population. \nThese syndemic challenges alongside ethical\, systemic and structural barriers\, stigma\, and adverse life experiences demand more equitable approaches to cancer care to ensure no one is left behind. \nSpeaker: \nDr. Oyedeji Ayonrinde\nMD\, FRCPsych\, MBA\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Psychiatry\nSchool of Medicine\nFaculty of Health Sciences\nQueen’s University \n\n12:00 – Introduction and History of the Philippa Harris Lecture Series\n12:10 – Introduction of the Speaker\n12:15 – Speaker Presentation\n1:00 – Question and Answer Period\n\nOn behalf of the UHN Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics\, I’m writing in the hope that you will be able to clear some time in your calendars to attend the 2023 Philippa Harris Annual Lecture on Bioethical Issues in Cancer Care. This year’s speaker is Dr. Oyedieji Ayonrinde\, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Queen’s University. He is the Clinical Director for Community Mental Health Programs for Providence Care. He will be speaking on Equitable Cancer Care for Those Experiencing Severe Mental Illness. Here is a recent piece about his clinical work with and advocacy for this population: Navigating the complexities of cancer and severe mental illness | Faculty of Health Sciences | Queen’s University (queensu.ca) \nThe Philippa Harris lecture was established by Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Pat Harris in 1981 to celebrate the life of their daughter\, Pippa\, who died from cancer at the age of twenty. The lecture is shared between the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre\, the UHN Bioethics Program\, and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. The YouTube live stream link to the lecture will be sent out to registered participants two hours before the event. \nQuestions? Please email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/42nd-annual-philippa-harris-lecture-cancer-and-severe-mental-illness-navigating-the-syndemic-challenges/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231011T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231011T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20231103T185507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T185507Z UID:10000095-1697040000-1697043600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:PWIDD Ought to be Allowed to Die Where They Live DESCRIPTION:Full Title: Ought People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (PWIDD) be allowed to die in Community-Based Group Homes\, without CPR? \nSpeaker: \nMahoganie Hines \nMHSc (Bioethics)\, BScN (Hons.)\, RN\, CHPCN(c) \nUniversity of Toronto \nAbstract \nThis session will address the complexities of legislation that exist within congregate care facilities\, ei. Community-based group homes\, and ethical tensions ensue when they are misinterpreted. Specifically\, addressing the need for PWIDD’s wishes regarding DNR to be honoured in the place they call home. Discussion will be had around the chasms that exist between the developmental services and healthcare sectors illuminating some novel interventions that are beginning to bridge these gaps. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/pwidd-ought-to-be-allowed-to-die-where-they-live/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230920T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230920T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230918T200445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T184858Z UID:10000093-1695225600-1695229200@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Whither Bioethics? Hope\, Fear\, and the Prospect of a Sustainable Future for All DESCRIPTION:Full Title:\nWhither Bioethics? Hope\, Fear\, and the Prospect of a Sustainable Future for All \nSpeakers: \nJennifer L. Gibson\, PhD\nSun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics and Director\, Joint Centre for Bioethics;\nAssociate Professor\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health;\nDirector\, WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics\,\nUniversity of Toronto \nAbstract:\nThe 21st century has ushered in new health and societal challenges with an unprecedented scale and reach. Climate change\, the COVID-19 pandemic\, and the diffusion of AI in everyday life reveal our fundamental interdependency locally and globally and raise significant existential and equity concerns about the prospect of a sustainable future for all. In this seminar\, I explore the implications of these 21st century challenges for bioethics and propose a revisiting of its historical roots toward re-imagining its future as a field. \nAdditional Details:\nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions?\nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/whither-bioethics-hope-fear-and-the-prospect-of-a-sustainable-future-for-all/ ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230410T204613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T204613Z UID:10000092-1682524800-1682528400@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Me\, myself and A.I.: How interacting with Artificial Intelligence affects employees’ expectations of\, and attitudes towards\, the role of A.I. DESCRIPTION:Full Title:\nMe\, myself and A.I.: How interacting with Artificial Intelligence affects employees’ expectations of\, and attitudes towards\, the role of A.I. \nSpeakers:\nMeena Andiappan\, Ph.D. (she/her)\nAssistant Professor of Management & Organization\nInstitute for Health Policy\, Management\, and Evaluation\nFaculty Affiliate\, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society\nFaculty Affiliate\, Joint Center for Bioethics\nUniversity of Toronto \nAbstract:\nAI describes a new class of technology\, one that is capable of interacting with humans and the environment alike and that strives to mimic human capabilities (Rahwan et al\, 2019). Although people have a range of fears and expectations about the role of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in organizations\, until very recently\, the bulk of these attitudes are based on impressions of AI technology (e.g.\, gleaned from popular and news media) rather than first-hand knowledge of AI outputs. Given the growing role that experts expect AI to play in both our personal lives and our professional lives (Danaher\, 2017; Huang & Rust\, 2018; Kaplan\, 2015; Kellogg\, Valentine & Christin\, 2019) and the rapid rate of technological adaption by workplaces (West\, 2018)\, we explore how one-on-one interaction with AI affects employees’ perceptions of AI’s abilities and their willingness to work with AI in the future. We conduct two online studies using human-AI (GPT-3) interactions to test employees’ general and task-related attitudes and belief changes after using AI to perform four different work tasks (developing interview questions\, fact checking\, creating online content\, and writing a recommendation letter). In Study 1\, we find that while positive attitudes increase and negative attitudes decrease towards AI post-interaction\, the latter effect is much stronger. However\, our findings also reveal that people tend to wrongly predict their changes in negative attitudes after using AI\, such that they expect that interaction with AI will exacerbate negative attitudes. Overall\, we find that people are more willing to work with AI after interaction. Our second study finds further support for the relationships discovered in Study 1 and in addition\, we find that changes to task-use perceptions (e.g.\, acceptability\, performance\, suitability\, and willingness to use AI for a certain task) are highly dependent upon task types. \nAdditional Details:\nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions?\nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/me-myself-and-a-i-how-interacting-with-artificial-intelligence-affects-employees-expectations-of-and-attitudes-towards-the-role-of-a-i/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230412T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230412T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230410T204203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T204732Z UID:10000091-1681315200-1681318800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:How Informed is Informed Refusal DESCRIPTION:Full Title:\nHow Informed is Informed Refusal? \nSpeakers:\nNathan Robert Howard (PhD)\, Assistant Professor\, University of Toronto Scarborough\nEric Mathison (PhD)\, Assistant Professor\, University of Toronto Scarborough \nAbstract:\nValid consent in medical practice requires that the patient is relevantly informed. The degree and kind of information required by valid consent are both disputed\, but it is widely agreed that this requirement is non-trivial. Since consent and refusal are opposed yet closely related concepts\, it is tempting to think that valid refusal also requires meeting some non-trivial informational threshold. Indeed\, it is now common to encounter the term ‘informed refusal’ alongside ‘informed consent’. We argue that valid refusal does not require meeting some informational threshold and explain the informational asymmetry between valid refusal and valid consent by appealing to an asymmetry between positive and negative rights. \nAdditional Details:\nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions?\nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/how-informed-is-informed-refusal/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230405T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230405T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230410T203838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T204829Z UID:10000090-1680710400-1680714000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Cervical Cancer\, Vaccine Equity\, and Global Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Full Title:\nCervical Cancer\, Vaccine Equity\, and Global Solidarity: Fighting for the Health of Women and Girls \nSpeakers:\nJeff D’Souza (Ph.D.) Investigator\, Institute for Better Health\, Instructor\, McMaster University Continuing Education \nAbstract:\nCervical cancer is preventable\, yet more than 340\,000 women die each year. Approximately 90% of these deaths take place in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)\, where access to prophylactics\, diagnostics and treatments for cervical cancer is low. The single most effective way to prevent cervical cancer is to ensure that girls 9 to 14 years of age have access to an effective HPV vaccination schedule\, but unfortunately many girls do not have access to such a vaccination schedule. \nThis presentation explores our moral responsibilities to women and girls at risk of developing cervical cancer in LMICs\, and the present opportunity for governments and individuals in the Global North to do our part to help accelerate the global elimination of cervical cancer. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/cervical-cancer-vaccine-equity-and-global-solidarity/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230322T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230322T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230320T183554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T183554Z UID:10000087-1679500800-1679504400@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Dementia\, Care and Respect DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \nAmy Mullin\, Professor\, Dept. of Philosophy\, University of Toronto Mississauga \nAbstract: \nThree decades ago Ronald Dworkin set the terms of ongoing debates around health care decision-making for people with dementia\, with Rebecca Dresser and Agnieszka Jaworska offering alternative recommendations and approaches. I review this debate and argue that feminist care theory and Robin Dillon’s concept of care-respect have important insights to offer. I discuss implications of a focus on caring relationships both for the debate about health care decision making for individuals with dementia\, the more controversial part of my discussion\, and more broadly for theorizing relationships with people experiencing dementia. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/dementia-care-and-respect/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230301T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230410T203515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T204858Z UID:10000089-1677686400-1677690000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for Public Health in Canada DESCRIPTION:Full Title:\nThe Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for Public Health in Canada \nSpeakers:\nHeather Dekker – MHSc Bioethics Graduate\, Joint Centre for Bioethics\, University of Toronto \nAbstract:\nConstructive use of new technologies\, such as artificial intelligence (AI)\, can provide benefits to individuals and society. There is a need to include informed ethical perspectives in the design\, application\, and adoption of these technologies\, and in the shaping of policy development and governance structures related to their use. This seminar will describe the Martin McKneally Capstone Project Award-winning work which explores ethical concerns and considerations of using AI for public health in Canada. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/the-ethics-of-artificial-intelligence-for-public-health-in-canada/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230125T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230125T173000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20230410T203137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T204923Z UID:10000088-1674662400-1674667800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Tackling Bias in Health AI Systems from a Human Rights Lens DESCRIPTION:Full Title: Tackling Bias in Health AI Systems from a Human Rights Lens \nSpeakers:\nJake Okechukwu Effoduh (He/Him)\nVanier Scholar\,\nOsgoode Hall Law School York University \nAbstract: \nThe healthcare industry is witnessing an era of innovation explosion\, part of which is as a result of the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare contexts. Although the technology is still relatively new\, there are already some promising examples of AI systems improving diagnostics\, treatment\, and the speed of healthcare delivery. For example\, some AI systems are remarkably predicting disease outbreaks\, cancers\, and heart diseases long before any signs or symptoms show. The use of AI is also advancing the practice of telemedicine\, medical informatics\, and is improving clinical operations (such as interpreting staining images and aiding the performance of high-risk surgeries). Many of these innovations are unprecedented. However\, one of biggest challenges in the use of AI for healthcare is the issue of bias: instances when the application of an AI algorithm compounds existing inequities in socioeconomic status\, race\, ethnic background\, religion\, gender\, disability\, sexual orientation\, or other criteria in ways that could amplify discrimination or adversely impact inequities in health systems. One of the many ways that this phenomenon of bias from AI health systems could occur is when an AI algorithm produces results that are systemically prejudiced due to erroneous assumptions in the machine learning process. In this session\, I plan to speak on bias in health AI systems. I hope to discuss how AI algorithms can become biased\, how they enter systems\, and the harmful effects of algorithmic bias in AI for health care. Taking a critical human rights approach\, I will also explore the legal and regulatory responses to bias in AI for health purposes. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/tackling-bias-in-health-ai-systems-from-a-human-rights-lens/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221130T182501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T182501Z UID:10000086-1670428800-1670432400@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Ethical Considerations for Sterilization Refusal in Nulliparous Women DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \nAlyssa Izatt\, M.A. PhD Student\, University of British ColumbiaDepartment of Philosophy. W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics \nRebecca Greenberg\, RN\, PhDSenior Bioethicist\, Sinai Health System \nNipa Chauhan\, MHSc\, Bioethics Associate \, Sinai Health System \nAbstract \nThis seminar will consider how requests for sterilization in young\, childless women are handled. We examine the ethical\, social\, and professional considerations for tubal sterilizations (TS). While many young women come to their physicians with well-considered requests\, they are often denied due to the concern for the risk of regret\, and the availability of effective and temporary alternative forms of contraception. We will examine the deeper motivations for desiring a permanent form of contraception\, and the ethical issues that arise when regret is prioritized in medical decision-making. We argue for a patient-centred approach\, which emphasizes reproductive autonomy and informed consent\, and deprioritizes regret. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/ethical-considerations-for-sterilization-refusal-in-nulliparous-women/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221123T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221123T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221114T173418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T144832Z UID:10000079-1669219200-1669222800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Death and Dying in Childhood: A Silenced Phenomenon DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\n\n\n\nSydney Campbell\, PhD Candidate\, Institute of Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation and Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics\, University of Toronto \nAbout This Seminar: \nIn paediatric settings\, hope is a commonly seen as a fundamental aspect of high quality care. Additionally\, children are often presumed to be individuals that lack competence and require protection as a result of their vulnerabilities. As a result\, the concept of hope is arguably positioned to be at odds with dialogue around death and dying in childhood\, thereby fostering and contributing to an engrained phenomenon of silence in paediatric care and paediatric research associated with death and dying. In this seminar\, we will explore this phenomenon and the related implications more fully and promote discussions on this topic. \n\nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/death-and-dying-in-childhood-a-silenced-phenomenon/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221116T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221114T172921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151242Z UID:10000078-1668612600-1668618000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:5th Annual JCB Lecture on Ethics & Governance of AI for Health - Designing for Trust in Health Research with Pervasive Data DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nDr. Katie Shilton\, Associate Professor & Program Co-Director\, BS Program in Social Data Science\, University of Maryland\, College Park \nAbout this Seminar: \nIn this seminar\, Shilton explores the use of pervasive data—large datasets about the identity\, behaviour\, or characteristics of people—and the ethical questions that arise regarding the development of norms and practices of using this data for research\, within and beyond clinical settings. Drawing on a recent project\, Shilton will discuss ways that health researchers working with pervasive data can reflect on data norms and data ethics. \nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public.\nTo register\, click here \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/designing-for-trust-in-health-research-with-pervasive-data/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221109T133000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221024T171225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151732Z UID:10000077-1667995200-1668000600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:41st Annual Philippa Harris Lecture - The New Frontier: Clinical Access\, Equity and Innovation in Cancer Care DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christopher S. Lathan\, MD\, MS\, MPH \nAbout the Philippa Harris Lecture series: \nThe Philippa Harris lecture was established by Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Pat Harris in 1981 to celebrate the life of their daughter\, Pippa\, who died from cancer at the age of twenty. The lecture is shared between the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre\, the UHN Bioethics Program\, and the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/3912/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221108T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221108T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221114T174457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151805Z UID:10000080-1667894400-1667926800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Conversations in Canadian Bioethics - Bioethics and Racism DESCRIPTION: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. \nFeatured 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. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/cbs-bioethics-and-racism/ ORGANIZER;CN="Canadian Bioethics Society":MAILTO:canadianbioethicssociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221019T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221019T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221116T152608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T152608Z UID:10000085-1666195200-1666198800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:The Limits of Criminalizing Conversion Practices DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Florence Ashley (they/them)\, SJD Candidate – Faculty of Law and Collaborative Specialization in Bioethics\, University of Toronto \nAbstract \nIn 2021\, the federal government of Canada banned conversion practices across the country. These practices\, which aim at changing\, discouraging\, or suppressing someone’s sexual orientation\, gender identity\, or gender expression\, are widely opposed by healthcare professions and considered unethical. Because the federal government has limited jurisdiction over healthcare\, its ban is couched in criminal terms threatens imprisonment for those who violate it. This seminar will explore the limits of criminalization as a deterrent as well as the potential harms of the criminal justice system for survivors of conversion practices. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/the-limits-of-criminalizing-conversion-practices/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221012T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221116T152149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T152241Z UID:10000084-1665590400-1665594000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Time to Revisit the Reasonably Foreseeable Natural Death Criterion for MAiD DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Daryl Pullman\, PhD \, University Research Professor of Bioethics\, Centre for Bioethics\, Faculty of Medicine\, Memorial University \nAbout This Seminar: \nFrom the time Bill C-14 legalized access to MAiD in Canada\, the RFND criterion has been a source of controversy. From the outset the criterion was interpreted liberally\, leading MAiD assessors and providers to exercise their subjective judgment in considering whether those suffering from a broad range of what would normally NOT be considered terminal medical conditions\, might be eligible for an assisted death. Many such individuals have been shoe horned into the RFND criterion. Consequently\, in six short years Canada has become one of the most liberal regimes in the world with regard to medically assisted death. However\, in the wake of the Truchon decision\, Bill C-7 has ostensibly addressed the ambiguities and perceived injustices of the RFND eligibility criterion. Bill C-7 is explicit in making access to MAiD available to those NOT suffering from an RFND. Now that this ‘non-terminal’ option is available\, I argue that the original RFND criterion should be revisited so as to offer more stringent objective criteria of what counts as an RFND\, thus curtailing the current trend to increasingly expansive subjective assessments. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/time-to-revisit-the-reasonably-foreseeable-natural-death-criterion-for-maid/ CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220921T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221114T174719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151846Z UID:10000081-1663747200-1663779600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Conversations in Canadian Bioethics - Bioethics and Activism DESCRIPTION: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. \nFeatured presenter was Joseph Stramondo (San Diego State University)\, who joined moderator Dr. Christy Simpson (Dalhousie University). URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/cbs-bioethics-and-activism/ ORGANIZER;CN="Canadian Bioethics Society":MAILTO:canadianbioethicssociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220614T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220614T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221114T174913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151855Z UID:10000082-1655193600-1655226000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Conversations in Canadian Bioethics - MAiD and Mental Illness DESCRIPTION: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). \n  URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/cbs-maid-and-mental-illness/ ORGANIZER;CN="Canadian Bioethics Society":MAILTO:canadianbioethicssociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220420T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220420T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20221114T175039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151941Z UID:10000083-1650441600-1650474000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Conversations in Canadian Bioethics - Bioethics and Climate Change DESCRIPTION: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). URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/cbs-bioethics-and-climate-change/ ORGANIZER;CN="Canadian Bioethics Society":MAILTO:canadianbioethicssociety@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220323T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220323T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20220308T230732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T232137Z UID:10000076-1648051200-1648054800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Bioethics for the Anthropocene DESCRIPTION:Full Title: Bioethics for the Anthropocene \nSpeaker: \nAndrew Jameton\, PhD\, Professor Emeritus\, Department of Health Promotion\, University of Nebraska Medical Center \nAbstract \nGlobal change is increasingly forcing environmental and health care ethics to face each other. This meeting of disciplines is likely to clash with tragic results and to disappoint many\, while at the same time it is fraught with tantalizing possibilities. The main practical consequence of interest for our discussion today is: Health care systems in developed countries must learn to respect Earth’s limits and to make a rapid transition to adaptation to climate change. At the same time\, the environmental dilemmas of health care expose a couple of deep philosophical paradoxes. \nAbout the CSHS Seminar series: \nThis seminar is a part of the series hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Health Systems (CSHS) \nThe series is to provoke new thinking on critical issues relevant to climate positive health systems while engaging a wide range of disciplinary communities in considering research opportunities at the intersection of sustainability and healthcare. \nAdditional Details: \nThe event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/bioethics-for-the-anthropocene/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220309T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20211211T231208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T151923Z UID:10000072-1646841600-1646845200@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Involvement of the Consent and Capacity Board in Challenging Ethical Impasses around Substitute Decision-Making DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \nRosalind Abdool\, PhD\, (she/her)\, Ethicist\, Regional Ethics Program\, Trillium Health Partners (THP)\, Alternate Vice Chair\, THP Research Ethics Board\, Adjunct Lecturer\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto\nEoin Connolly\, MA\, Ethicist\, Regional Ethics Program\, Trillium Health Partners (THP)\, Adjunct Lecturer\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto \nAbout this Seminar: \nIn Ontario\, the Consent and Capacity Board (CCB)\, a statutory tribunal\, is arguably underutilized for challenging cases related to substitute decision-making. Health care providers (HCPs) and other stakeholders are often hesitant to make an application to the CCB\, uncertain of its process\, outcome and impact on their relationships with the parties involved. In this presentation\, we will describe our experience as ethicists alongside healthcare providers and other stakeholders in their attempt to resolve ethical issues related to substitute decision-making through the CCB. Substitute decision-making conflicts can arise regarding (1) who should be the SDM(s) and\, or (2) whether the SDM(s) is following the principles for giving or refusing consent. Ethical impasses can occur between the team and SDM(s) or\, at other times\, between family members/ friends and the SDM(s). Despite comprehensive attempts to resolve these impasses\, a submission to the CCB may be the most appropriate path forward. We will use anonymized case examples to describe what to expect in the process and the benefits of proceeding to the CCB. If appropriately engaged and those involved appropriately supported\, the CCB can be an effective procedural justice mechanism in determining the next course of action. Three goals of this session include: (1) to discuss strategies to resolve SDM conflicts and avoid unnecessary adjudication\, (2) to identify types of cases to escalate to the CCB\, and (3) to understand the role of the CCB\, including preparing for a CCB hearing from an ethics lens. \nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/consent-capacity-board-ethical-impasses-substitute-decision-making/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220209T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20220105T215525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T215525Z UID:10000075-1644422400-1644426000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Medical Negligence in Gynecological Surgery DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nNicholas Leyland\, BASc\, MD\, MHCM\, FRCSC\, Professor\, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology\, Faculty of Health Sciences\, Fellowship Director\, Advanced Pelvic\, Obstetrical and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery\, McMaster University \nSeminar Objectives: \nUnderstand the elements of medical negligence.\nMedical errors\, negligence\, and litigation

.\nInformed consent: What does this entail?

\nExamples from completed Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) cases in gynecology.\nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/medical-negligence-in-gynecological-surgery/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220202T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20211130T221238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T221238Z UID:10000070-1643817600-1643821200@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Medical Assistance in Dying for Patients Diagnosed with Brain Cancer: A Global Perspective with Implications for Equitable Access DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \n\nJennifer A.H. Bell\, Department of Bioethics and Supportive Care Research Division\, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre\, The Institute for Education Research (TIER)\, University Health Network\, Department of Psychiatry and Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto\nSeth Climans\, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology\, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre\, Department of Oncology\, Western University\nCaroline Variath\, Lawrence S. Bloomberg School of Nursing\, University of Toronto\, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness\, Humber College IATL\n\nAbout this Seminar: \nMedical assistance in dying (MAiD) is currently legal in several locations across the globe. Brain cancer or its treatments can lead to cognitive impairment\, which can impact decision-making capacity for MAiD. Using a mixed-methods research paradigm\, we sought to explore neuro-oncology clinicians’ attitudes and perspectives on MAiD\, including interpretation of decision-making capacity for patient MAiD eligibility. An online survey was distributed to members of national and international neuro-oncology societies and qualitative interviews were conducted with select respondents. There were 125 survey respondents and 24 interview participants. There is disagreement about the scenarios in which patients are eligible for MAiD. Participants described the unique challenges facing brain cancer patients\, potentially resulting in their inequitable access to MAiD. The findings highlight the importance of early end-of-life conversations\, advance care planning\, and access to end-of-life treatment options. \nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Laurie Bulchak\, laurie.bulchak@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/medical-assistance-in-dying-for-patients-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer-a-global-perspective-with-implications-for-equitable-access/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220126T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20220105T214844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T214844Z UID:10000074-1643212800-1643216400@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: Is Consent Really in Jeopardy? DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nJordan Joseph Wadden\, MA\, Bioethicist\, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences\, PhD Candidate\, Department of Philosophy\, University of British Columbia \nAbout this Seminar: \nSome have suggested that the introduction of more and more advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare settings will run the risk of jeopardizing patient informed consent. However\, these claims are typically stated as generalized reasons against AI without significant exploration or analysis. I synthesize existing statements and concerns regarding consent and combine them into two main arguments against AI – I call these the Understandability Argument and the Personhood Argument. I argue that\, while these challenges may be theoretically reasonable\, they do not transfer to real-world applications. Instead\, allowing these worries to dictate AI policy and development in healthcare may hinder real\, beneficial patient care. \nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/artificial-intelligence-healthcare-informed-consent/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220119T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20220105T211802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T214332Z UID:10000073-1642608000-1642611600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Evaluating the Toronto Region Hospitals COVID-19 Visitor Policy Using an Accountability for Reasonableness Framework DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nVivian Tam\, MD\, MSc\, CCFP(EM) candidate\, Department of Emergency Medicine\, University of Ottawa \nAbout this Seminar: \nIn March 2020\, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the introduction of visitor restrictions to acute care hospitals in Ontario\, Canada\, which remain in evolution as we navigate successive phases of the pandemic. In response\, the Toronto Region COVID-19 Hospital Operations Table developed a policy to facilitate these restrictions at six academic institutions in the city. This seminar will explore the results of the first qualitative quality improvement initiative designed to evaluate whether the development and implementation of the policy was fair\, based on Accountability for Reasonableness (A4R)\, as well as what lessons were learned to facilitate the improved design and delivery of visitor policies in future. \nAdditional Details: \nThis event is free and is open to the general public. \nThe direct link to the seminar will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours before the event. The JCB Bioethics Seminars are now being live-streamed to our YouTube channel. If you don’t receive the link 2 hours before the event\, please head over there and click on the live stream. Subscribe to our channel to receive notices of upcoming events. \nQuestions? \nPlease email Terry Yuen\, jcb.ea@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/toronto-region-hospitals-covid-19-visitor-policy-a4r-framework/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211209T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211209T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T153729 CREATED:20211130T221841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T221841Z UID:10000071-1639051200-1639054800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:MHSc in Bioethics Information Session DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about our Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Bioethics program at the University of Toronto. \nWhat is bioethics? \nBioethics is concerned with finding practical answers to difficult value-based questions faced by patients and families\, health professionals\, health researchers\, health administrators and health policymakers. The aim of the field of bioethics is to improve health. Interdisciplinary in nature\, bioethics draws from many areas across the humanities\, and health and social sciences. The University of Toronto’s Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Bioethics program reflects this interdisciplinarity\, making it an exemplary model of interprofessional education. \nStudying bioethics in a professional graduate program at the University of Toronto \nWe’re hosting this online information session with Jennifer Gibson\, JCB Director\, to give you a brief overview of this professional graduate program\, and will follow this with a Q&A. So please bring your questions! \nWe are now accepting applications to the MHSc in Bioethics for September 2022. \nDon’t forget to register for this session \nA Zoom link will be sent out to registered participants 2 hours ahead of this event\, so please be sure to register. \nGet in touch! \nIf you have any specific questions about the MHSc in Bioethics\, including how to apply\, please email Terry Yuen\, program administrator\, (jcb.education@utoronto.ca) at any time. \nMore information about the program can be found on our website. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/mhsc-in-bioethics-information-session/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Education Programs ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR