Category Health Education

We’re Hiring!

The Memorial University Centre for Bioethics and the Division of Population Health and Applied Health Sciences invite applications for two tenure-stream positions in Bioethics. Memorial University is situated on the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and acknowledges and respects the […]

Gatekeeping Through Ableism: A Fractured Calling

Danielle Gibbs Koenitzer contends that ableism in nursing education functions as a form of gatekeeping, which silences disabled voices, narrows the definition of who can be a nurse, and reinforces outdated ideals of competence and care.

Is Free, Canada-Wide Access to HIV Medications Reasonable?

Julian Hopwood-Raja argues that universal, barrier-free access to HIV medicines is not just a matter of beneficence for patients and the health system but important for public health and ethical resource allocation.

Are Your Medical Photographs on the Internet? Part 2

Zach Patterson, Zack Marshall, and a grade 8 class in Calgary replicate a study showing the availability of patient photographs from medical case studies on the open internet.

Beyond Compliance: Ethics in the Context of Privacy

Dylan McKibbon argues that the concept of privacy has been long misunderstood and ought to be elevated to the status of a core bioethical principle to be regarded as a cornerstone of bioethical activity.