Category CIHR
Whither Peer Review at CIHR
Matthew Herder reviews three significant problems with the peer review system at CIHR, as a result of which high-quality research by social science and humanities researchers is left ‘undone.’
Ethics at CIHR: Moving Forward
Vardit Ravitsky and Judy Illes provide a summary overview of progress being made at CIHR with respect to its ethics mandate.
A Call to Action: Improve Indigenous Health
Alain Beaudet shares an excerpt of his speech, given at last week’s annual Forum of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, which outlines research priorities for indigenous health.
Criminal Sexual Conduct and the Politics of HIV Disclosure
Michael Orsini and Jennifer Kilty discuss the criminalization of failure to disclose HIV status.
Dr. Aubin’s Impossible Mission at CIHR: “Ethics Champion”
Juliet Guichon puts in writing what many Canadian ethicists are wondering: Why do the Canadian Institutes of Health Research not want a person with ethics expertise at the helm of the ethics portfolio?
Impact Ethics 