Regional Ethics Rounds

Save the Date for Our Regional Ethics Rounds!

Please join us on May 29th, 2026 for a rounds on the topic of “Ethical Implications of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Scribes in Clinical Care” presented by Kayla Miguez, student in the Master of Health Ethics program . 

Learning Objectives: 

  • Understand the use of AI scribes and the evidence on their benefits in healthcare

  • Identify various ethical risks and challenges associated with the use of AI scribes in clinical settings

  • Briefly explore existing guidance on the use of AI scribes, as well as key principles intended to guide the ethical use of AI

Please join us on June 19th, 2026 for a rounds on the topic of Ethical Considerations in Open Sharing of Notes in Patient Portals presented by Mike Kekewich, Executive Director, and Justine Hetu, Health Records Manager.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Understand the current state of patient access to health records

  • Review the impact of sharing or withholding records on patient experience

  • Discuss the ethical implications of sharing all patient records by default


Jun
16

MAiD and Conscientious Objection

Join us for June rounds!

Presented by Nikolija Lukich, Lead Ethicist, Champlain Centre for Health Care Ethics and Sara Olivier, Advance Practice Nurse and Program Manager, Champlain Regional MAiD Network

Learning Objectives:

a)     Explain the concept of Conscientious Objection

b)    Clarify which roles can conscientiously object to participating in MAiD

c)     Explore complex examples relating to MAiD and Conscientious Objection

Contact champlainethics@toh.ca for the event link!

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May
12

La revendication des droits des patients et de leurs familles dans le domaine de la santé : savoir être en pleine conscience de notre marge de manœuvre comme professionnels

Présenté par: Geneviève Côté, MSS, TSI

[Pronom: elle] Gestionnaire, Services des relations avec les patients, l’Hôpital d’Ottawa

 

Objectifs d'apprentissage:

  • Réfléchir aux enjeux éthiques reliés à la revendication des droits des patients et de leurs familles lors de leur expérience dans le secteur de la santé.

  • Parcourir les outils à la portée des professionnels de la santé afin d’assurer un parcours intègre a

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Apr
28

Back to Basics: Substitute Decision Making

Presented by: Nikolija Lukich, Lead Ethicist, Champlain Centre for Health Care Ethics and Ali Ladak, Regional Ethicist, Champlain Centre for Health Care Ethics

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define the concept of substitute decision makers and their role in health care decision-making.

  2. Explain the legal and ethical frameworks that guide substitute decision-making in health care.

  3. Evaluate the principles and standards of informed consent and how they relate to substitute decision-making

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Mar
24

Respecting the Person at the End of Life: Fluid Values and Capacity

Presented by: Locky Butcher, MA, PhD Candidate, Carleton University

Learning Objectives:

  1. Interpret autonomy and consent at the end of life

  2. Describe the implications and complications of advance directives

  3. Identify sources of moral distress

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Feb
17

Medical Tourism: A Topic on the Rise

Presented by: Ali Ladak, Regional Ethicist, Champlain Centre for Health Care Ethics

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recognize the concerns related to international and domestic medical tourism

  2. Evaluate and discuss moral intuitions with medical tourism

  3. Deconstruct the impact of medical tourism in the Canadian context

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Jan
20

MAID in Champlain: Updates and Ethical Questions

Presented by : Mike Kekewich, Director of the Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics, CCHCE, and Regional MAID Network and Sara Olivier, Advanced Practice Nurse & Program Manager for the Champlain Regional MAiD Network

These rounds will be in English via Microsoft Teams.

Please contact champlainethics@toh.ca to receive login link.

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Dec
9

Aide médicale à mourir : défis actuels et futurs

.This month’s topic is “Aide médicale à mourir : défis actuels et futurs ”. It will be held on Friday, December 9th,  from 12:00pm-1:00pm and will be presented by Sara Olivier, Advanced Practice Nurse & Program Manager for the Champlain Regional MAiD Network.

These rounds will be in FRENCH via Microsoft Teams.

Please contact champlainethics@toh.ca for the login link

 

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Oct
14

Shared decision-making in health care: Who gets to decide what, when, and how?

Presented by: Joshua T. Landry, Central East Regional Ethics Network

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand “shared decision-making” in the context of health care decisions

  2. Describe various versions/models of shared decision-making and explore challenges among them

  3. Consider “where to go from here,” given the shortcomings of existing SDM models

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Sep
16

Trauma and Violence Informed Care in Practice

Presented by: Dr. Eva Purkey, Queen’s University Department of Family Medicine

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the relationship between trauma and adult health

  2. Outline and explain the principles of Trauma and Violence Informed Care, including how they might apply in clinical care

  3. Articulate the 3 principles of Equity Oriented Health Care

  4. Consider how Trauma Informed Care and Equity Oriented Care relate to the four main principles of bioethics

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Jun
22

When Relational Dynamics Challenge the Delivery of Care

Presented by:

Jessie Stephenson, Spiritual Health Practitioner, Perley Health

Samantha Hallgren, Psychogeriatric Resource Nurse, Perley Health

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May
19

Les défis des intervenants confrontés à la mort et au deuil : entre pratiques, temps et manques, réflexions constructives pour mieux accompagner les familles

Présenté Par: Chantal Verdon, professeure titulaire et chercheure au département des sciences infirmières de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais

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Mar
31

COVIDEUIL ou les répercussions sur la santé de la perte d’un proche en temps de pandémie

Présenté Par :

Jacques Cherblanc, Professeur agrégé au Département des sciences humaines et sociales et directeur de l’Unité d’enseignement en études religieuses, en éthique et en philosophie de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

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AI and Health Care: the Avatar will see you now…
Nov
5

AI and Health Care: the Avatar will see you now…

In celebration of National Health Ethics Week, we will be discussing Artificial Intelligence in Health Care. How will the future of medicine look with these new advancements? What ethical concerns must we consider?
Presented by Mike Kekewich, Director of Clinical and Organizational Ethics at TOH, and the CCHCE, and Dr. Jacky Parker, Medical Lead for Ethics at TOH

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