Category Health Education

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as a form of gatekeeping, which silences disabled voices, narrows the definition of who can be a nurse, and reinforces outdated ideals of competence and care.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.

How Populism in Canada would Impact Bioethics

Kelsie Senior anticipates the practical and epistemic impact of conservative populism on bioethics in Canada.