Science Events in Vancouver
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PHC Annual Ethics Conference
Welcome to the PHC Annual Health Ethics Seminar happening at Hotel Willo (Fomerly YWCA Hotel Vancouver) from April 26-29, 2027 and then for the Health Ethics Conference on April 30, 2027 at the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue all taking place in beautiful downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada
The 4-day intensive health ethics seminar & 1-day conference (5-days total) aims to empower participants to navigate clinical/medical ethical dilemmas in health care by employing an interactive and case-based methodology.
During seminar, you will be actively enged in a small-group learning environment where you’ll cover foundational bioethical topics including:
– The history of biomedical ethics and ethical decision making approaches
– Respect for persons and respect for autonomy, capacity, and informed consent
– Substitute/surrogate decision making, substituted judgment and the best interests standard
– Involuntary treatment
– Health ethics and the law
– Ethical issues at early life and end of life
– Ethical considerations for intervening when there are risks of harm to self and to others
– And more!
This special event concludes on Friday April 30, 2027 with an annual conference. The conference brings together a large community of health care professionals, academic partners, and community members for a great day of plenary speakers
