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Seminar Series
About the Centre for Bioethics Seminar Series
Our Seminar Series is an invitation for our Centre for Bioethics community to convene on a regular basis with the aims of:
- Showcasing Centre members' research, initiatives, and contributions to policy and practice.
- Connecting the Centre for Bioethics community with key voices, expertise, and leaders in bioethics beyond our institution.
- Fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration, bringing theory into conversation with practice and creating opportunities for new research partnerships.
- Supporting the exchange and dissemination of bioethics knowledge, providing a platform for Centre-based research and encouraging critical discussion and shared learning.
- Facilitating discussion of the wide range of ethical questions arising in health, science, policy, and society.
Upcoming Seminars
| Title | Presenter(s) | Topic / Area of Bioethics | Date / Time | Location |
|
Resource allocation ethics in dentistry: Path dependency, evidence, and professional and social norms |
Dr. Carlos Quinonez, Vice Dean and Director of Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University |
Resource allocation ethics, ethics in dentistry |
Event rescheduled. New date TBA. March 26, 2026, 3:00-4:30pm |
Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) 1110 Register here to attend via Zoom if unable to attend in person. |
*Note: those unable to attend seminars in person may attend via Zoom.
Past Seminars
| Title | Presenter(s) | Topic / Area of Bioethics | Date |
| Misinformation, Disinformation, and How to Theorize People with Whom We Disagree |
Professor Maya J. Goldenberg, Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph |
Philosophy of science and medicine, misinformation | February 26, 2026 |
| Book Launch: Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being (Liverpool University Press) with Co-Editor, Professor Anthony Skelton |
Professor Anthony Skelton (Co-Editor), Professor, Department of Philosophy, Western University Meghan Winsby (Co-Author), PhD Candidate, Department of Philosophy, Western University Professor Andrew Franklin-Hall (Co-Author), Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto Daniel Wyzynski (Discussant), HEC-C, MHSc, Clinical and Organizational Ethicist & Clinician Scientist, London Health Sciences Centre |
Pediatric ethics, consent and autonomy of children, philosophical bioethics | January 22, 2026 |
| "Bioethics in Three Acts";
Altered Inheritance: 'What Kind of World do We (You) Want to Live in?' |
Professor Françoise Baylis, C.M., O.N.S., PhD, FRSC, FISC, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita at Dalhousie University | History of bioethics, ethics of human genome editing | December 4, 2025 |