Category bioethics
Slow Bioethics
Nathalie Egalité, a new faculty member in the Memorial University Centre for Bioethics, discusses the pace of clinical ethics work.
Toward a Two-tiered Publicly Administered Healthcare System in Canada
Daryl Pullman proposes that it is time for more privately funded health care in Canada, as long as privately financed care is publicly administered.
When Intent Isn’t Enough: Rethinking Responsibility in Dual-use Research
Bryn Williams-Jones argues that focusing on researchers’ intentions misses how risks emerge and responsibility is distributed across modern research systems.
Ethical Considerations for Using Tracking Technology in Dementia Care
Madalena Liougas and Alisa Grigorovich highlight that, when it comes to the use of tracking technologies in dementia care, surveillance isn’t safety, and safety shouldn’t mean surrendering dignity.
Dalhousie’s Case Diversification: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Part 2)
In an ongoing series of commentaries, Lynette Reid describes the work done at Dalhousie University to diversify the case-based learning curriculum in the medical program.
