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CAFÉ
BIOETHICS
Events

Café Bioethics is an intellectually accessible forum where individuals, who do not necessarily have a background in bioethics, medicine, or law, can participate in laid-back philosophical discussion. Events are welcome to anyone looking to participate in respectful discussion or curious listening!

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Currently, we are focusing on our publications and our podcast - but if you have an idea for a presentation, please let us know!

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Memories from our live events...

Past Events

  • Unrestricted MAID: A thought experiment
    Unrestricted MAID: A thought experiment
    Sun 26 Jul
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    Jul 26, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    What might we learn about access and justice if we follow the slippery slope all the way down? Join us to explore what society might look like in this fascinating thought experiment. Led by Sean Riley, MSc, MA.
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  • Global Health Ethics with Dr. Sridhar Venkatapuram
    Global Health Ethics with Dr. Sridhar Venkatapuram
    Sun 19 Jul
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    Jul 19, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    Join Nipa as she explores the global response to COVID-19 with prominent global health ethicist Dr. Sridhar Venkatapuram.
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  • Pandemic Protests
    Pandemic Protests
    Sun 12 Jul
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    Jul 12, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    This presentation will discuss social and ethical concerns related to using scarce medical resources on COVID-19 patients who protested social distancing measures. Led by Thomas Fitzpatrick II, MS JD
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  • COVID-19 Vaccine: Will Canadians accept it?
    COVID-19 Vaccine: Will Canadians accept it?
    Sun 28 Jun
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    Jun 28, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    As the race for the COVID-19 vaccine rages on, it is time we discuss vaccine confidence and hesitancy. Led by Maya Goldenberg, PhD
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  • Patients with schizophrenia and their experiences with legally mandated treatment
    Patients with schizophrenia and their experiences with legally mandated treatment
    Tue 23 Jun
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    Jun 23, 2020, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    This event is part of the Café Bioethics and Canadian Bioethics Society JUNE PARTNERSHIP Series.
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  • Ethical design & AI for Health: A structured review and theoretical critique
    Ethical design & AI for Health: A structured review and theoretical critique
    Mon 22 Jun
    RSVP Closed
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    Jun 22, 2020, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    This event is part of the Café Bioethics and Canadian Bioethics Society JUNE PARTNERSHIP Series.
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  • Beyond the Clinic: The Future of Healthcare Delivery
    Beyond the Clinic: The Future of Healthcare Delivery
    Sun 21 Jun
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    Jun 21, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    Post-lockdown, we will emerge into a new age of medicine where healthcare delivery is no longer confined to the clinic. In this brainstorming session, we will collaborate to define ethical concerns, and generate solutions that will best serve the public. Led by Nate Gerber, BFA & Marisa Dorling, BSc
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  • A new reality for Canadian hospice
    A new reality for Canadian hospice
    Tue 16 Jun
    RSVP Closed
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    Jun 16, 2020, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    This event is part of the Café Bioethics and Canadian Bioethics Society JUNE PARTNERSHIP Series.
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  • Is MAID essential?
    Is MAID essential?
    Sun 14 Jun
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    Jun 14, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    In the context of this pandemic, questions about access and necessity in relation to Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying legislation have seen a heightened, yet more refined, focus. Led by Sydney Campbell, PhD(c).
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  • Utility vs. Equity?
    Utility vs. Equity?
    Sun 07 Jun
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    Jun 07, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    In a social system with marginalized minorities, strict utilitarianism can have consequences that are problematically discriminatory. In this talk, we'll contrast the utilitarian maxim of ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ with principles of equity. Led by Kayla Wiebe, PhD(c)
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  • On Confinement
    On Confinement
    Sun 31 May
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    May 31, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    Widespread restrictions on movement experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic have a complex history bound up with gender, dis/ability, reproduction, and social justice. Join us as we explore social histories of confinement, and what they mean for present. Led by Alana Cattapan, PhD.
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  • Duty to Care: Is there a limit?
    Duty to Care: Is there a limit?
    Sun 24 May
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    May 24, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    Doctors and nurses are dying from COVID-19 due to the scarcity of masks and other personal protective equipment. In the face of extraordinary risk, is there a limit to healthcare providers’ Hippocratic duty to care for their patients?
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  • Is criminalization justified for the sake of public health?
    Is criminalization justified for the sake of public health?
    Sun 17 May
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    May 17, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    A discussion on whether criminal sanctions should be used for public health goals in a pandemic. Led by Teddy Weinstein, JD. Teddy Weinstein is a lawyer licensed to practice in Ontario. He completed his articling at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and was called to the Bar in 2019.
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  • Who gets the ventilator?
    Who gets the ventilator?
    Sun 03 May
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    May 03, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    When there is a finite resource, that everyone has a right to, how should it be allocated? Is discrimination avoidable? Is equality the better principle? Is equity? Is utility? Join Nipa as she leads the discussion this Sunday, May 3rd.
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  • The Utility of a Bioethicist
    The Utility of a Bioethicist
    Sun 26 Apr
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    Apr 26, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    What is a bioethicist's role during a pandemic? What is it like to explore the pandemic's most difficult dilemmas? What does it mean for bioethics to be more relevant than ever?
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  • Are Pandemic Ethics Actually Ethical?
    Are Pandemic Ethics Actually Ethical?
    Sun 19 Apr
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    Apr 19, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    Join us for a relevant discussion on how ethics change when we shift focus from the individual's welfare to the population's. Lead by Jordan Joseph Wadden, University of British Columbia.
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  • The Costs of Social Distancing
    The Costs of Social Distancing
    Sun 12 Apr
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    Apr 12, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    As we distance ourselves from each other for the greater good, how are you processing the sacrifices we've had to make? From the devastated economy, to our privacy, to our fragmented social lives - join us to discuss the costs of social distancing.
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  • Protecting the Vulnerable: Beneficence or Paternalism?
    Protecting the Vulnerable: Beneficence or Paternalism?
    Sun 05 Apr
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    Apr 05, 2020, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT
    Zoom
    During COVID-19, are long-term care residents particularly obligated to follow public health measures? Have you found yourself begging a loved one to stay physically isolated? Why should the vulnerable comply?
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