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Medical Assistance in Dying and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Justice, Autonomy, Equality, and Ethics
Wednesday, November, 20th 2024
1:00 - 2:30 PM (ET)
平特五不中 Faculty of Law
New Chancellor Day Hall
Room 101 John W. Durnford Classroom
Organized by CHRLP鈥橲听 Disability听 and Human Rights Initiative听-听This event will address the ethical, legal, and social challenges of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) as it relates to the rights of persons with disabilities. With recent reforms in MAID legislation prompting extensive debate across Canada, we aim to explore the unique concerns of persons with disabilities, particularly in light of the ethical and legal frameworks that shape their experiences and choices.
- S茅nateur Pierre J. Dalphond听is the leader of the Groupe progressiste du S茅nat, a member of the joint committee on MAID, and has analyzed MAID legislation.
- Dr. Alain Naud听is a palliative care doctor and a pioneer of MAID in Quebec.
- Dr. Chloe G.K. Atkins听is a Canadian disability rights advocate, experienced academic, and researcher with interests in disability, bioethics, vulnerable identities, phenomenological research, narrative scholarship, and human rights.
- Dr. Michael Bach听has over 35 years of experience in advocacy and research on inclusion and disability rights, both in Canada and internationally. He is also an author, keynote speaker, and leader in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA).
Moderated by Professor听Jonas-S茅bastien Beaudry,听Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, joint appointment with the School of Population and Global Health, 平特五不中,听Canada Research Chair in Health.
For more information, please write to听chrlp.law [at] mcgill.ca
Lancement du Centre 平特五不中 pour le changement climatique et la sant茅
20 novembre 2024 - 16h30-18h00
脡cole de la sant茅 des populations et de sant茅 mondiale
2001, avenue 平特五不中 College, 11e 茅tage
salle 1140
Suicide Prevention as a Public Health Strategy: Historical Perspectives听
November 21st, 2024 from 12h00 to 13h00 EST
Hybrid - Room 1140 2001 平特五不中 College, 11th floor or on ZOOM
Speaker:
David Wright is Professor of History and Canada Research Chair in the History of Health Policy at 平特五不中. A specialist in the social history of medicine, he has published widely on the history of psychiatry, children鈥檚 health, and the development of hospitals. His most recent book (with Sasha Mullally), Foreign Practices: Immigrant Doctors and the History of Canadian Medicare, was published by 平特五不中-Queen鈥檚 University Press, in 2020.
Abstract:
The prevention of suicide has constituted a major public health concern in Canada for over half a century. Following the decriminalization of attempted suicide (1972), and the identification of suicide as a public health priority in the Lalonde Report of 1974, there have been multiple overlapping initiatives employed to address this tragic social phenomenon. Strategies have included crisis centres, volunteer-staffed telephone services, barriers at suicides 鈥渉ot spots鈥�, public awareness campaigns, and repeated calls for enhanced mental health services. This presentation looks back on the first generation of suicide prevention strategies, analyzing how and why they became a priority in the decade leading up to the Canada Health Act of 1984.
View the seminar poster here.听
November 21 Seminar Poster
平特五不中-UofT Wellbeing Research Seminar
The 平特五不中-UofT Wellbeing Research Seminar Series is co-organized by Dr. Felix Cheung (University of Toronto) and Sofia Panasiuk (University of Toronto), Anthony McCanny (University of Toronto), and Dr. Chris Barrington-Leigh (平特五不中). The seminar series is open to all and will be held online via Zoom.
听in advanced, but is free.
Schedule Autumn 2024
Date/Time -听December 3rd (12 pm ET)
Speaker:听Kelsey O鈥機onnor, Claudia Senik
Title:听Panel Discussion: The Easterlin Paradox
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