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Successful Court Challenge of Health Canada Promises to Open Access to Clinical Trial Data
Successful Court Challenge of Health Canada Promises to Open Access to Clinical Trial Data
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Monday, July 9, 2018
Peter Doshi, Matthew Herder and other legal colleagues succeed in court challenge against Health Canada now ordered to release confidential pharmaceutical company data on HPV vaccines.
Appointment to Canada's Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Appointment to Canada's Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
Matthew Herder receives a five-year appointment as a member of Canada's Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Dal Bioethicist Urges Academics to Stimulate Debate on Hot Button Topics
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Friday, June 1, 2018
Françoise Baylis is featured in an article in Dalhousie News (1 June 2018).
The Responsibilities of Scholars in Public Debate: Challenging Intuitive Ethical Considerations
The Responsibilities of Scholars in Public Debate: Challenging Intuitive Ethical Considerations
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Françoise Baylis delivers a talk at the Big Thinking lecture series, Riddell Centre - RC 170 University Theatre, Congress 2018 of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Regina SK (31 May 2018, 12:15-13:15 Central Standard Time).
Academics & Legal Experts Oppose Decriminalization of Payment for Surrogacy, Eggs, and Sperm
Academics & Legal Experts Oppose Decriminalization of Payment for Surrogacy, Eggs, and Sperm
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Françoise Baylis and other experts issue a fact sheet outlining critical concerns with the introduction of a private members’ bill to remove the criminal prohibition on payment for surrogacy, eggs, and sperm (29 May 2018).
Why Feminist Philosophy Matters to the Health of Canadians
Why Feminist Philosophy Matters to the Health of Canadians
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Saturday, May 26, 2018
Françoise Baylis and Jocelyn Downie participate in a panel discussion organized and moderated by Letitia Meynell, Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, Halifax NS (16 May 2018).
Lessons from Genetic Counselling and a Public Education Initiative on Cannabis Use, Genetics, and Mental Illness
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Friday, May 25, 2018
Tim Krahn (co-authors Jehannine Austin & Rudolf Uher) gives an oral presentation at the Canadian Bioethics Society 2018 annual conference, Halifax, NS (25 May 2018, 2:00PM-2:30PM).
Justice Concerns and Investigating Questions of Funding Bias in Down Syndrome Research at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Tim Krahn (co-authors Chris Kaposy & Matthew Herder) gives a poster presentation at the Canadian Bioethics Society 2018 annual meeting, Halifax, NS.
Paying Surrogate Mothers?
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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Françoise Baylis debates Anthony Housefather (Canadian Member of Parliament) on the topic of whether Canada should change its laws on paying surrogate mothers. CBC Radio, Maritime Noon show (26 Apr 2018).
Editing the Human Genome: The Ethics of Moulding Our Future
Editing the Human Genome: The Ethics of Moulding Our Future
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Françoise Baylis joins a panel with Julian Savalescu and David Edgell as moderated by Anthony Skelton. Wolf Performance Hall – Central Library, 251 Dundas St., London (ON) Public Library, 14 Mar 2018 (7:00PM-8:30PM, Eastern Standard Time Zone).
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