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-WR-CALNAME:University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220921T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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:20260420T220643 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211206T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211206T113000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211130T215249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211130T215249Z UID:10000069-1638774000-1638790200@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:WHO Pandemic Ethics & Policy Summit DESCRIPTION:Equitable access\, solidarity\, and global health justice: Bridging the gap between ethics and decision-making in pandemics \nFrom resource allocation and priority-setting\, access to vaccines\, vaccine mandates\, lockdowns\, travel restrictions\, public health surveillance\, and obligations to conduct clinical trials\, the COVID-19 pandemic has raised profound ethical challenges on an unprecedented global scale. \nAt the same time\, and also in an unprecedented manner\, ethical values like equity\, fairness\, solidarity\, and trust have figured prominently in global political discussions. Despite an abundance of guidance\,  the question remains: how much progress\, if any\, have we made in achieving these values\, in advancing towards global health justice? Much has been said about the importance of evidence-informed decision-making\, but what have we achieved in terms of ‘Ethics-informed decision-making’? This Summit provides a forum to discuss the translation of ethics into policy making in COVID-19; where we have succeeded and failed; what are the major challenges and what steps need to be taken to improve ethics informed public health decision-making for pandemic preparedness and response. \nThe Summit is organized by the WHO Heath Ethics and Governance Unit in collaboration with the WHO’s Working Group on Ethics & COVID-19 and the ACT-Accelerator Ethics & Governance Working Group. \nConfirmed speakers include: Thalia Arawi\, Caesar Atuire\, Alena Buyx\, Ezekiel Emanuel\, Ruth Faden\, Anthony Fauci\, Christine Grady\, Fatima Hassan\, Sharon Kaur\, Ilona Kickbusch\, Florencia Luna\, Roli Mathur\, Peter Singer\, Jerome Singh\, Soumya Swaminathan\, Beatriz Thomé\, Ross Upshur\, Effy Vayena. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/who-pandemic-ethics-policy-summit/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:WHO END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211201T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211126T194642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211126T194743Z UID:10000068-1638374400-1638378000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Specialists vs Generalists: Finding Common Knowledge Among Reasonable Physicians in Malpractice Trials DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nPatrick Garon-Sayegh\, SJD candidate\, Faculty of Law\, University of Toronto \nAbout this Seminar: \nThe legal standard for medical malpractice tells us very little on its own. To make a specific malpractice claim\, the legal standard must be suffused with a case’s particulars and the opinion of medical experts. Thus\, medical experts are often the key to malpractice claims. Without them\, it is in most cases impossible to know whether or not a given medical action constituted malpractice. \nThis presentation explores a fundamental question: When is a physician properly qualified to critique another physician’s work\, for the purposes of determining whether or not malpractice occurred? The presentation will draw on case law and malpractice trial transcripts to show how this question can raise heterogenous arguments\, among which formal credentials play only a small part. \nThe presentation will contribute to the goal of the Bioethics Seminar Series by fostering interdisciplinary discussion on issues related to expertise—who can claim it\, against whom\, and when. These issues are central to healthcare. Indeed\, physicians\, nurses\, bioethicists\, etc.\, are all “experts” of some kind\, and routinely claim epistemic authority over others as a result. This raises serious ethical and political questions\, especially since COVID-19\, which has spurned pushback against expert authority on a remarkable scale. \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/finding-common-knowledge-among-reasonable-physicians-in-malpractice-trials/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Book Launch,JCB Bioethics Seminar Series ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211123T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211026T213121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211111T163431Z UID:10000063-1637668800-1637674200@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Health AI Ethics and Governance: The WHO Guidance\, Can It Make a Difference? DESCRIPTION:In this lecture Effy Vayena (Professor of Bioethics\, ETH Zurich) will discuss the recently released guidance by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the ethics and governance of Health AI. The guidance is an attempt to move global governance efforts forward. With this as her starting point\, she will aim to contextualize the report in the current scholarly and political discourse of AI ethics more broadly; highlight its key messages along with some of its specific recommendations. In the last part of the talk she will focus on obstacles and potential enablers that are likely to determine the impact of this guidance. \nWe will also hear responses from additional panelists\, and this event registration page will be updated when those names are confirmed. Please check back. \nThis lecture will be followed by audience questions and discussion. \nRegistration is free and open to the public. The YouTube link will be sent out to registrants 2 hours before the event. \nThis 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 with support from AMS Healthcare. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/health-ai-ethics-and-governance-the-who-guidance-can-it-make-a-difference/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Lecture Series on Ethics and Governance of AI for Health ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211117T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211117T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211027T224542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T224542Z UID:10000066-1637164800-1637168400@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Research or Not Research? This Is Not the Question for Public Health Emergencies DESCRIPTION:Speaker:\nGhaiath Hussein\, Assistant Professor\, Medical Ethics and Law\, Trinity College Dublin\, Ireland \nAbout this Seminar:\nPublic health emergencies\, whether natural or man-made\, local or global\, in peacetime or during armed conflicts are always associated with the need to collect data (and sometimes biological samples) about and from those affected by these emergencies. One of the central questions in the relevant literature is whether the activities that involve the collection of data and/or biological samples are considered ‘research’\, with the subsequent endeavour to define what ‘research’ is and whether they should be submitted for ethical approval or not. In this seminar\, I will argue that this is not the central question when it comes to research/public health/humanitarian ethics. Using the findings of a systematic review on the research conducted in Darfur and findings from a qualitative project that aimed at defining what constitutes ‘research’ in public health emergencies I will\, alternatively\, present what I refer to as the ‘ethical characterization’ of these research-like activities and how they can be ethically guided. \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. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/research-or-not-research-this-is-not-the-question-for-public-health-emergencies/ 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:20211111T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211111T130000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211026T213755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T233428Z UID:10000064-1636632000-1636635600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Moral Distress in Health Care: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taught Us DESCRIPTION:Dr. Abi Sriharan\, D.Phil\, MSc (Oxon)\nProgram Director\, Systems Leadership and Innovation\nAssistant Professor\, Institute for Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation\nDalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto \nDescription:\nThis presentation will explore moral distress and burnout experienced by health professionals during COVID-19; lessons learned from research\, practical tools and relevant ethical issues will be explored. \nObjectives:\nExplore moral distress in the context of health care\n· Identify and discuss common triggers and enablers\n· Share lessons learned from practical experience. \nDr. Abi Sriharan is an internationally recognized academic with a wealth of experience in human resources and human capital strategy in the health sector. Dr. Sriharan leads the Systems Leadership and Innovation program at the Institute of Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation and teaches in the areas of health systems leadership\, innovation\, and transformation. \nPrior to joining the Institute of Health Policy\, Management\, and Evaluation\, she held senior leadership roles at medical schools hospitals in Canada and the USA and served as a consultant for multinational organizations such as World Health Organization\, World Federation of Neurology\, Middle East Hearing Association\, and the Canada International Scientific Exchange Program on issues of management\, engagement\, training and governance of the health workforce and health systems. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/moral-distress-in-health-care-what-the-covid-19-pandemic-has-taught-us/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Sinai Bioethics Grand Rounds ORGANIZER;CN="Sinai Health Bioethics Department":MAILTO:rebecca.greenberg@sinaihealth.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211110T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211103T230827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T230827Z UID:10000067-1636560000-1636563600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:100 Years of Insulin: Medical Success\, Ethical Mess? DESCRIPTION:Speakers:\nDr. Andrew Helmers\, MDCM\, MHSc (Bioethics)\, MSc\, Staff Physician\, Department of Critical Care Medicine & Department of Bioethics\, The Hospital for Sick Children\nRashad Rehman\, BA\, PhD Candidate\, Department of Philosophy & Joint Centre for Bioethics\, University of Toronto; Project-Specific Bioethics Research Volunteer\, Mount Sinai Hospital \nAbout this Seminar:\nInsulin’s discovery and discoverers are indebted in part to the absence of institutional research ethics processes in the first half of the 20th Century. In 1921\, Frederick Banting\, Charles Best\, and James Collip discovered and purified insulin in the laboratory of J.J.R. Macleod at The University of Toronto. They invoked self-experimentation\, in addition to extensive animal work (without oversight)\, in order to bring their discovery to the bedside with a remarkable rapidity: 14-year-old Leonard Thompson received the world’s first injection of insulin in January 1922\, at the Toronto General Hospital. This bench-to-bedside transition involved additional data-gathering from vulnerable patients and war veterans\, again without any oversight or documentation of informed consent. Their motives were admirable\, and their legacy (including the generous surrender of their patents) was generous and life-saving. Their methods would not pass muster at any contemporary research ethics board\, yet their altruism and energy in pursuing a treatment for Type 1 Diabetes was – and remains – exemplary. Banting and Best’s work serves as a reminder of the virtues and values which pre-dated a formalized research ethics enterprise\, values which must continue to inform modern research ethics such that patients are prioritized over patents. \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. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/100-years-of-insulin-medical-success-ethical-mess/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211103T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211103T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211027T181651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T181651Z UID:10000065-1635955200-1635958800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Ethics and Values in Design: A Structured Review and Theoretical Critique DESCRIPTION:Speakers:\nJoseph Donia\, PhD Candidate\, Institute of Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation\, University of Toronto\nJay Shaw\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Physical Therapy / Institute of Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation\, University of Toronto; Research Director of AI\, Ethics & Health\, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; Scientist\, Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care \nAbout this Seminar:\nA variety of approaches have appeared in academic literature and in design practice representing “ethics-first” methods. These approaches typically focus on clarifying the normative dimensions of design\, or outlining strategies for explicitly incorporating values into design. While this body of literature has developed considerably over the last two decades\, two themes central to the endeavour of ethics and values in design have not yet been systematically discussed in relation to each other: (a) designer agency\, and (b) the strength of normative claims informing the design process. This seminar will present the findings of a structured review of the research literature on these two themes\, and discuss their implications for research and practice of ethical AI design for health. \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. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/ethics-and-values-in-design-a-structured-review-and-theoretical-critique/ 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:20211027T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211027T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211026T212659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T212810Z UID:10000062-1635350400-1635354000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Researching Surrogacy: The Ethics of Research Approaches to Gay Fatherhood DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the Bioethics Seminar Series 2021-22. \nSpeaker:\nSophia Fantus\, PhD\, MSW\, Assistant Professor\, University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work \nAbout this Seminar:\nThe visibility of same-sex parent families and the increased use of surrogacy worldwide have expanded LGBT parenting scholarship to include experiences of gay men. Yet\, even amid growing research on gay men’s parenting experiences\, such studies are still under-theorized. For the most part\, they remain mired in heteronormative frameworks and assumptions about parenting and surrogacy. The purpose of this presentation is to illustrate a family theory model to support ethical conduct of research with gay men pursuing surrogacy. This presentation will address multilevel supports and barriers in reproductive access and conclude with implications for scholars and research ethics board members. LGBT competencies can enable researchers to identify and challenge research designs and analytic approaches based on heteronormativity\, and to meaningfully explore and assess gay men’s unique procreative identities in the context of surrogacy. Cultivating LGBT and community-based research skills are necessary components of ethically sound research approaches to gay fatherhood. \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. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/researching-surrogacy-the-ethics-of-research-approaches-to-gay-fatherhood/ 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:20211020T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211020T133000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20211014T184936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T184937Z UID:10000061-1634731200-1634736600@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:The Ethical Lessons from COVID-19: Past\, Present and Applying Them to the Future of Cancer Care DESCRIPTION:Speaker: \nArthur L. Caplan\, PhD\, Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Chair and Director\, Division of Medical Ethics\, NYU Grossman School of Medicine \nAbout the lecture: \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\nEfforts to develop new drugs for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 and make them available to patients as quickly as possible have been extraordinary in terms of increasing research funding\, fostering collaboration\, and regulatory flexibility. Patients facing other terrible diseases with unmet treatment needs have begun to ask why they have not been the beneficiaries of similar efforts. Where is their “Operation Warp Speed”? Why does FDA’s power to issue Emergency Use Authorizations not extend to their emergencies\, as their lives are threatened by conditions such as cancer with higher fatality rates than COVID-19? These are reasonable questions\, but the pandemic bears a unique combination of features\, including global impact\, widespread population risk\, a deep understanding of the viral target\, and pre-existing foundational scientific work\, all of which render the full strength of the COVID-19 response implausible for cancer and most other diseases. Although financial resources are important for scientific progress\, many diseases are not yet well-enough understood for the science to move at “warp speed.” Moreover\, science funding demands priority setting. Not every disease can be a funding priority. Nonetheless\, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic offers important lessons for non-pandemic diseases\, especially with regard to the importance of collaboration\, prioritizing the strongest research efforts within a given disease area\, adopting innovative trial designs\, sharing data\, and holding fast to randomized controlled designs that enable trials to produce meaningful answers as quickly as possible. While regulatory flexibility is critical to allowing patients with unmet needs to access investigational products\, another pandemic lesson is to be wary of the downsides of the Emergency Use Authorization pathway. Lower standards without adequate safeguards can result in safety concerns\, missed opportunities for treatment and research\, patient harm\, and delayed progress in securing the high-quality evidence needed to answer important clinical questions. \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 Laurie Bulchak\, laurie.bulchak@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/the-ethical-lessons-from-covid-19-past-present-and-applying-them-to-the-future-of-cancer-care/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/40th-Philippa-Harris-Lecture-2021-Twitter.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210529 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20210510T163318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T163319Z UID:10000060-1621987200-1622246399@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Behind the Mask: Ethical Issues Revealed by COVID-19 in Canada and Beyond DESCRIPTION:About this year’s conference\nFollowing the feedback from CBS-SCB members and others who responded to our survey questions about the conference\, we are pleased to announce that the theme of the 2021 Canadian Bioethics Society Annual Conference will be “Behind the Mask: Ethical Issues Revealed by COVID-19 in Canada and Beyond.” \nThe virtual event will be held from 26-28 May with the daily schedule contained within a window of time that makes it possible to join from all over Canada during reasonable local hours.\nThe theme is intended to capture issues and concerns both created by and exacerbated by the pandemic. These may include the roots of social and health inequity that perpetuate racism and oppression\, the governmental responses to the pandemic\, and those issues that may be endemic to the field of bioethics itself. \nWe welcome submissions addressing a broad range of topics\, ranging from local to global\, individuals to populations\, theoretical to practical\, and from practice to policy. We also welcome discussions focusing on the next best steps for bioethics as a field of study\, inquiry and practice. \nPlenary speakers\nWe would like to introduce you to our outstanding line-up of Canadian and International plenary speakers: \nOpening keynote (May 26) \nSharifah Sekalala\, Associate Professor\, School of Law\, University of Warwick\nCentering on our common humanity: Reflecting on human rights within the COVID-19 crisis \nThis keynote questions the utility of human rights within global health crises. In the past year\, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, States have taken unprecedented measures that infringe on civil\, political\, economic and social liberties. The effects of these measures have been very different for different groups both nationally but also globally. I will sketch out the potential of human rights in addressing public health crises\, but also draw attention to its limits. Moving from the norms and principles of human rights that are necessary in guiding government responses to the COVID-19 crisis\, I will attempt to rethink how human rights could create fairer societies beyond the crisis. \nPanel (May 27) on Using Data and AI to Mitigate Bias and Inequities \n\nNadine Caron\, Professor\, Surgery and First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness\, University of British Columbia\nYann Joly\, Associate Professor\, McGill University\nAndrew Pinto\, Associate Professor\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\n\nPanel (May 28) on Re-envisioning Bioethics Education for Social Justice \n\nRosemarie Garland-Thomson\, Professor Emerita\, Emory College of Arts and Sciences\nCaroline Lidstone-Jones\, Chief Executive Officer\, Indigenous Primary Health Care Council\nKeisha Ray\, Centre for Humanities and Ethics\, McGovern Medical School\, University of Texas\n\nClosing keynote (May 28): Reflections on Ethical Challenges during the Pandemic \nBartha Knoppers\, Full Professor\, Canada Research Chair in Law and Medicine; Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy\, Faculty of Medicine at McGill University & 2021 Recipient of the CBS-SCB Lifetime Achievement Award URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/behind-the-mask-ethical-issues-revealed-by-covid-19-in-canada-and-beyond/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cbs2021-e1620664942571.png ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210407T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20210402T230238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210402T230345Z UID:10000059-1617811200-1617814800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Examining Tensions in Public Health Ethics: Reflections from COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 8th Annual Ross Upshur Lecture on Public Health Ethics. Panelists Sally Bean\, Brian Schwartz\, and Alison Thompson will address ethical tensions touching on issues of clinical decisions\, organizational resources\, policy decision-making\, and international community. Panelists will comment on insights that can inform the future of public health ethics. Maxwell J. Smith will be moderating. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/examining-tensions-in-public-health-ethics-reflections-from-covid-19/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Ross Upshur Lecture on Public Health Ethics ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210331T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210331T170000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20210331T120103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T120917Z UID:10000058-1617206400-1617210000@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Family Veto in Organ & Tissue Donation DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nJia Lin\, MPH\, Child Health Evaluative Sciences (CHES)\, Hospital for Sick Children \nSarah J. Pol\, MSc\, Child Health Evaluative Sciences (CHES)\, Hospital for Sick Children \nAbout this Seminar\nOrgan and tissue donation (OTD) saves lives and improves quality of life for those in need. In most of Canada\, an individual’s expressed or registered wish for OTD is legally valid consent following death. Family veto (FV) occurs when a deceased donor’s substitute decision-maker overrides or “vetoes” the donor’s registered wish to donate\, evoking a legal and ethical conflict. In this presentation\, we present key findings of two qualitative research projects: a) the framing of family veto in the media (2017) and b) organ and tissue donation coordinators’ experiences with family veto (2021). The presentation illuminates the processes and contexts of FV that prevent successful OTD\, highlights some of the ethical considerations surrounding FV in OTD\, and promotes the advancement of patient-centred care throughout the OTD process. \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. All of 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 live events. \nQuestions?\nPlease email Laurie Bulchak\, laurie.bulchak@utoronto.ca. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/family-veto-in-organ-tissue-donation/ 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:20210311T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210311T123000 DTSTAMP:20260420T220643 CREATED:20210306T220451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T114915Z UID:10000057-1615460400-1615465800@jcb.utoronto.ca SUMMARY:Book Launch for Global Health: Ethical Challenges DESCRIPTION:This webinar will take place via the Joint Centre for Bioethics YouTube channel\, so please be sure to register to receive the link TWO HOURS before the event. \nThe Joint Centre for Bioethics and the Centre for Global Health\, Dalla Lana School of Public Health\, University of Toronto are pleased to co-host this virtual book launch of Global Health Ethical Challenges (2nd edition) by Solomon Benatar and Gillian Brock\, eds. \nThis talk will feature reflections on the book from Eric M. Meslin followed by three brief commentaries from authors Ross Upshur\, Angela Mashford-Pringle\, and Isabella Bakker who contributed chapters to it. The session will be introduced by Jennifer Gibson\, and the Q&A will be facilitated by Erica Di Ruggiero. \nIndividuals wishing to purchase the book in Canada can place orders through local bookstore Caversham at http://a.cavbk.ca/GHEC2e. Caversham is offering a 10% discount and free shipping to orders placed in Canada. \nInternational orders can be placed directly through the Cambridge website to receive 20% off (please note: they do charge for shipping) via www.cambridge.org/globalhealthlaunch. To receive the discount be sure to enter code ‘GLH2021’ at checkout. \nAbout the Book \nAddressing global health\, one of the largest challenges facing humanity this century\, is becoming an ever more formidable task with the accelerated destruction of the planet and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Building upon the successful first edition\, this volume outlines how progress towards improving global health relies on understanding its core social\, economic\, political\, environmental and ideological aspects. Multi-disciplinary authors suggest theoretically compelling arguments for what we must do\, providing practical recommendations for promoting global and planetary health despite contemporary constraints. The importance of cross-cultural dialogue and utilisation of ethical tools in tackling global health problems is emphasised. Updated\, new or expanded topics include: mass displacement of people; novel threats\, including new infectious diseases; global justice; child health; gender equality; the extractive industry; philanthrocapitalism; big data and AI; ecological ethics; and planetary sustainability. Offering a diverse range of perspectives\, this book is essential for bioethicists\, public health practitioners and philosophers. URL:https://jcb.utoronto.ca/event/book-launch-for-global-health-ethical-challenges/ LOCATION:webinar\, Canada CATEGORIES:Book Launch ORGANIZER;CN="Joint Centre for Bioethics":MAILTO:jcb.ea@utoronto.ca END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR