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Today! ... Join Margherita Melillo, PhD, David Sweanor, @FafardPatrick for a lunchtime sem/webinar "Weaponising Evidence – Tobacco Control in International Law" Monday March 11 11:30 am. Hosted by Ottawa Health Law, Policy and Ethics uOttawa | COMMON LAW Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa. All welcome! ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/melillo

Tomorrow: The JCB-WIHV lecture in Ethics and Governance of AI for Health! Really looking to hearing Barbara Prainsack (@[email protected]) speak on "Governing AI: What is data solidarity, and why do we need it?" and to being a respondent. U of T Public Health Jennifer Gibson dlsph.utoronto.ca/event/jcb-whiv…

Do you want to learn how to understand and respond to the many legal issues that arise in healthcare? Join us for our 2024 Summer Institute in Health Law! Designed to be especially helpful for health professionals. ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute Vanessa Gruben AMS Healthcare

Now accepting applications for the Ottawa Health Law, Policy and Ethics Summer Institute in Health Law, running online 3–7 June 2024. Perfect for professionals or university students interested in a one-week intensive course on health law! ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

Come learn with us! Spot and understand key legal issues in healthcare. Our first session - with leading expert Vanessa Gruben - will offer training on legal fundamentals, laying the groundwork for the week. ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

Our second session, led by leading experts Naheed Dosani and Y.Y. Brandon Chen, will dive into critical social determinants of health and how law and policy can support better health for all. Join us! June 3-7, no legal background required. ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

In the afternoon of day 3 we'll receive expert guidance on crucial issues of health and human rights, with Matthew Horner, counsel at The OHRC, and AI & human rights expert Jake Okechukwu Effoduh of Lincoln Alexander School of Law. Join us! ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

Really looking forward to this session with the incredible Colleen M. Flood !

Really looking forward to tomorrow's conversations!

On the morning of day 4 of our Summer Institute, Louise Bélanger-Hardy and Jennifer Chandler will look at capacity and informed consent, including nuances in the practical application of such law in different healthcare settings as well as in MAID. ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

This will be an excellent program - join us!

In honour of her retirement, Professor Martha Jackman will be celebrated on May 23, 2024 at a symposium exploring the major social justice issues that have marked her exceptional career. bit.ly/4aiIdLq

Thursday pm leading privacy law experts Teresa Scassa and Barbara von Tigerstrom (University of Alberta) will explain the privacy and data security rules applicable to healthcare providers and institutions, including where health-AI is used. Join us! ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

A new op ed by Vanessa Gruben : Experts have been sounding the alarm for decades, but Canada still has no comprehensive way of tracking donation numbers and the resultant live births... theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

👀"Henrietta Lacks family can proceed with lawsuit over use of HeLa cells after ‘milestone’ ruling" ⚖️ thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/scienc…

Why looking after No 1 isn’t always best for your wellbeing. This is a nice journey through the literature investigating whether altruism is good for your health. Spoiler alert … it is very good for your physical and mental health theguardian.com/society/articl…

Really looking forward to this!

When we set benefit levels for people with disabilities we need to bear in mind it costs more for them to thrive than people without disabilities. If we truly want to ensure people with disabilities thrive they need more support than we currently give them.

Applications are open for the Ottawa Health Law, Policy and Ethics Fall Institute in A.I. and Health Law, running online Oct 28–Nov 1. Perfect for professionals or university students interested in a one-week intensive course on A.I. and health law/policy/practice. ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute

#DressPurpleDay is a day to draw attention to the importance of supporting vulnerable children. Read our latest blog about the harms of adverse childhood experiences (or ACEs) and upcoming work from Wellesley Institute. wellesleyinstitute.com/children-youth…