Ethical issues of cryonics
By Kristina Smith and Andria Bianchi
Case: Sasha is a 60-year-old neurologist and researcher who is interested in concepts of life, death, and consciousness. Sasha...
Money for value: Exploring the differences between compensation and honoraria
By Dolly Menna-Dack
With evidence that supports the engagement of health system users, the changing expectations of pan-Canadian regulatory and granting agencies, a new role...
Selecting a behaviour analyst for children with autism: Empowering families to make informed decisions
By Ana Luisa Santo, Aamir Khan, Rosemary Condillac, Andria Bianchi
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that can impact how a person...
Balancing denial, hope, and clinical recommendations
By Julie Hann and Andria Bianchi
Social workers are essential contributors to healthcare teams in both acute care and rehabilitative settings. With the goal of...
A reflection on advance care planning
By Andria Bianchi
National Advance Care Planning (ACP) day was on April 16, 2019. The purpose of ACP day is to encourage people to have...
Complementary medicine and chronic illness
By Ruby Shanker
Despite strides made in research and clinical practice of Western medicine to improve the management of illness trajectory, the rising utilization of...
Equality vs. equity in a publicly funded healthcare system
By Andria Bianchi
Living in a publicly funded healthcare system may lead some providers and/or organizations to strive to achieve a system of complete equality...
Considering ethics in human resources
By Andria Bianchi
In most mid-to-large sized healthcare organizations and all Canadian academically-affiliated hospitals, anyone (i.e., patients, families, volunteers, clinicians, and staff) can contact an...
What to wear? The ethical benefits and challenges of wearable devices
By Andria Bianchi
The prevalence of using wearable devices to monitor aspects related to one’s health has increased in recent years. Some devices have functions...
Brain death: An area fraught with more questions than answers
By Andria Bianchi
The topic of neurologically determined death (“brain death”) is fraught with ethical and philosophical questions. A 2014 policy by the Canadian Medical...
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