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CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Cory Goldstein! I had the honour of hooding Cory E. Goldstein at Arts & Humanities graduation last week. Cory has taken up a #postdoc in #researchethics and clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. #soproud

CIHR funded! Ethical issues in cluster randomized trials: using stakeholder and patient engagement to generate guidance for the ethical design and conduct of trials evaluating clinical, health policy, health systems, and public health interventions webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/pr…

NEW PUBLICATION Why do we owe RESEARCH BYSTANDERS protection? Nicholas Murphy and I argue that bystanders to publicly funded health research are owed protections as citizens to whom the state owes duties of justice. #BioethicsJournal udo schuklenk 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇦🇺🇩🇪 #researchethics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bi…

I have a new, short commentary in NEJM Evidence on the #ethics of research on treatment discontinuation. It considers why such research might appear problematic and some conditions under which it is permissible. #researchEthics #bioethics #MedTwitter evidence.nejm.org/stoken/default…

Grateful to be part of this incredible team of researchers led by Charles Weijer! Supported by Trillium Gift of Life Network (Ontario Health) and Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program

Your 2022 MUFLL champions: Dalhousie Lacrosse 7-4 over St. FX Lacrosse after later afternoon action at Huskies Stadium. Athletes, team leads, officials, fans - thanks for the season! Atlantic University Sport

My research ethics heart is full ! Thoughtful compassionate presentation by Charles Weijer . Discussing vulnerability at the intersection of individual characteristics and social context. Every vulnerability needs to be addressed by multiple protections ❤️ #CTOConf2022

This paper by Dr.VivianS & team describes the HORRIFIC experiences of being locked out of #LTC from the perspective of #essentialcaregivers. I can't yet put my experience into words so I thank the participants & authors for their voices. ⤵️ cambridge.org/core/journals/…

NEW PODCAST Great discussion w/ Vince Mor @IMPACTCollab1 on the ethics of #vulnerability in #trials in #NursingHomes. #researchethics Alzheimer Society of Canada #dementia Hayden Nix Emily Largent m taljaard CIR s mitchell Hebrew SeniorLife Listen (17:53): soundcloud.com/niaimpactcolla…

NEW PUBLICATION Our article JAGS explores sources of #vulnerability in clinical #trials in #nursing homes and outlines a structured approach to protections. #researchethics Hayden Nix Emily Largent M Taljaard CIR S Mitchell Hebrew SeniorLife doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18…

McGill grad from Cree nation makes pro debut in National Lacrosse League mcgillathletics.ca/news/2023/2/16…

New JAMA Health Forum viewpoint with Nirav R Shah & Devika Bhushan, MD on family caregiving and gender equity: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-… The burden of unpaid caregiving falls on women—challenging this is essential to better supporting family caregivers and creating a more equitable society.

Ethical Guidance for #Research on #Dying or Recently #Deceased #ICU Patients Nicholas Murphy Charles Weijer Schulich WesternU interviewed in MedicalEthicsAdvisor #researchethics #NeuroTwitter #criticalcare reliasmedia.com/articles/ethic…

On today's front page of The BMJ, Rieke van der Graaf and I present a critical analysis of the new EU Clinical Trials Regulation on informed consent in cluster trials. bmj.com/content/382/bm…

Congratulations to Jess whose doctoral thesis, “What Do We Owe The Other Animals In Health-Related Research?” was just published. It is an exceptional piece of scholarship exploring the interface of #researchethics and #animalethics. Read more: ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/9737/

Our review on the pathophysiologic events following #TBI has just been published in Nat Rev Neurology. We summarize the evolving knowledge base of spreading depolarization and #BBBdysfunction following head trauma and how this understanding may lead to future treatments for patients!

HOT OFF THE PRESSES... "Ethical challenges associated with #pragmatic and #cluster #RCTs" in this week's NEJM Charles Weijer Schulich WesternU Arts & Humanities Monica Taljaard The Ottawa Hospital #researchethics #bioethics Read here (registration required): nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

JUST PUBLISHED Are #pragmatism and #ethical protections in clinical #trials a zero-sum game? Clinical Trials Hayden Nix Schulich WesternU When all else is equal, researchers ought to adopt ethical protections that promote, rather than hinder pragmatism. READ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…