Education

CURRICULUM VITAE

HAZEL J. MARKWELL B.A. (Hons.), M.A., L.Th., Ph.D., D.Th.

B.A. (Hons.) Theology, Concordia University (1992) M.A. (Systematic Theology), University of Montreal (1994) L.Th. (Ethics-Moral Theology), Saint Paul University (1995) Ph.D. Theology, Medical Ethics, University of Ottawa, St. Paul’s University (2001) D.Th. Saint Paul’s University (2001) Rotman School of Management - Health Policy Course, Executive Program (1999)

Critical Care Secretariat Coaching Training (2006-2013) **Specialization in End of Life Team and Surge

Academic Awards and Scholarships

Saint Paul University’s 2014-15 Alumna/Alumnus of the Year

Doctoral Thesis nominated for Governor General’s Award

Alumni Association Award, St. Paul University: for academic excellence at the doctoral level (1998).

FCAR Scholarship: for graduate research in theology and medical ethics (1995).

Ontario Graduate Scholarship: for graduate research in theology (1995).

Gold Medal in Theology, Concordia University (1994).

Centennial Award for Most Outstanding Master’s Thesis, University of Montreal (1995). Society Memberships Canadian Theological Society (1999-2016) Canadian Palliative Care Association (1999-2016) Canadian Bioethics Society (1999-2016) University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (1999-2016) Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (1999-ongoing) American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (1999-2016)

Relevant Employment History

Current Position:

Ethics and Policy Advisor to the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada Sept 2016-present Chair, Clinical and Organizational Bioethics St. Paul University Nov. 2017-present

Previous Positions: Executive Director, Centre for Clinical Ethics, 1998-Aug. 2016 (a joint venture of: Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital) Included the following responsibilities: Director of Mission and Spiritual Care at St. Joseph’s Health Centre Director of Spiritual Care at St. Michael’s Hospital Director of Clinical Ethics Fellowship Program Advisor to the Catholic Health Association of Ontario Chair REB Providence Healthcare (2008-ongoing) Chair REB St. Joseph’s Health Centre (2008-2016)

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia,

2004 - 2016

University of Toronto.

Coach – Ministry of Health Critical Care Secretariat: 2004 - 2014 Clinical Ethicist, St. Mary’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec

1996 - 1998

Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal Quebec 1997 -1998 Sessional Lecturer, Moral Theology and Ethics, Concordia University

1995 - 2011

Montreal, Quebec

Staff Chaplain, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec 1992 -1994

Research Projects in Catholic Healthcare

2019 Cross Canada re-survey of ethicists on MAiD policy updates. Funded by Catholic Health Alliance of Canada.

2018 Survey of Ethics Capacity in Catholic Healthcare. Funded by Catholic Health Alliance of Canada

2018 Cross Canada survey of ethicists on MAiD . Funded by Catholic Health Alliance of Canada. Funded by Catholic Health Alliance of Canada

2017 “Redesign of the Catholic Health Association of Ontario Mission and Leadership Program for Boards of Directors” funded by the Catholic Health Association of Ontario

Research Studies in Collaboration With the Centre for Clinical Ethics

2016 “Decision-making for Persons with Neurological Impairment,” funded by University of Waterloo. Co-Investigator.

2012-13 “Strategic planning process – internal stakeholder engagement and values integration,” funded by the Centre for Clinical Ethics. Co-Investigator.

2012-13 “Design of the Catholic Health Association of Ontario Mission and Leadership Program,” funded by the Catholic Health Association of Ontario

Publications (refereed)

2015 With C Jamieson. “Values Integration and Values Conflict in the Healthcare Setting: Lonergan’s contribution to shifting the conversation to a higher level,” The Lonergan Review, 7:1, 62-83.

2015 With C. Jamieson. “Sexual Creators and Intellectual Disability: Being human in

different ways,” Journal of Religion and Society, “Caring for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Ethical and Religious Perspectives, edited by Jos. V. M. Welie, Creighton University, Supplement 12, 56-67.

2008 With B F Brown. "Roman Catholic Bioethics” in The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, 436-441.

2005 “End-of-life: A Catholic view”. Lancet 366:9491, 1132-35.

2003 With A M Clarfield, M Gordon and S Alibhai. "Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Geriatric Care: The Approach of Three Monotheistic Religions Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 5:8, 1149- 1154.

2001 With B F Brown. "Bioethics for Clinicians: Catholic bioethics." CMAJ 165:2, 189-192.

2000 "Informed Consent: From Medical Paternalism to Legal Adversaries and Beyond." Steps in Healthcare Ethics 2:6.

Published Abstracts in Conference Proceedings

2019 “Feeling the Good,” International Association of Catholic Bioethicists (IACB) Colloquium, Quebec City, Quebec.

2015 “Stigma, mental illness, and human dignity,” International Association of Catholic Bioethicists (IACB) Colloquium, Montreal, Quebec.

2015 “Values Integration and Values Conflict in the Healthcare Setting,” Ethics Network Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

2015 “Ethics, Priority Setting and the Goals of Medicine: Is Good Enough Care Good Enough?” An Introduction to Health Care Ethics Conference, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C.

2015 “Stigma, Mental Illness: An Ethical Perspective,” An Introduction to Health Ethics Conference, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C.

2015 “Death with Dignity: Encountering Patients as Whole Persons,” John Sweeney Lecture in Current Issues in Healthcare, St. Jerome’s University, Waterloo, Ontario.

2011 “Affirming an Ethic of Care at the End of Life: Blending Quality with Compassion,” Educational Conference on Palliative Care, Remember Me: Dying of Dementia in a Multiethnic Society, Harrow, London, England.

2008 “Institutional Ethics: The Environment’s Effect on Belief Systems,” CHRISTUS, St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Third Annual Bioethics Conference, Santa Fe, NM.

2008 “Educating Clinical Ethicists,” American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Cleveland, Ohio.

2005 “Affirming an Ethic of Care: Ethical Issues in Women's Health,” The Women's

Health Challenge Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

2005 “A Case of Medical Misadventure,” Second International Conference: Clinical Ethics Consultation, Basel, Switzerland.

2003 “Ethical Decision-making in the Emergency Department,” Second Annual

Emergency Care National Forum, Toronto, Ontario.

2002 “Health Privacy, Professional Ethics and Managing Highly Sensitive Health Information: Shedding Light on Murky Waters,” The Canadian Institute, Managing Privacy of Health Information Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

2001 “Ethics in Geriatric Care: The Three Monotheistic Religions; Judaism, Catholicism and Islam,” American Geriatrics Society Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

2001 “Law, Ethics and Shared Care: Where do we stand?” Second National Conference on Shared Mental Health Care, Toronto, Ontario.

2000 “Informed Consent in Geriatric Care: From Medical Paternalism to Legal Adversaries and Beyond,” OANHSS Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

2000 “Video Surveillance and Ethics,” WSIB International Disability Medicine

Symposium, Toronto, Ontario.

1999 “Consent and Capacity in Gerontology,” International Psychogeriatric Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.

1999 “Emotions and Informed Consent,” International Institute for Research Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Article Review

2008 “Catholic Bioethical Perspectives on Ontario’s HPV Vaccination Program,” CMAJ. Ref. No. 07-1560.

Grant Review

2008 “End-of-Life Decision-making and Organ Donation After Cardiocirculatory Death in Severely Brain-Injured Pediatric Patients.” External Reviewer for Canadian Institutes of Health Research, New Investigator Award. Ref. No. XGO8-041R.

Papers Presented at Academic Conferences

June 2019 “Feeling the Good,” International Association of Catholic Bioethicists (IACB) Colloquium, Quebec City, Quebec. Oct. 2017 “Autonomy and Choice: How Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Changes Everything.”

Catholic Health Saskatoon Conference on “Ministering to God’s Beloved”:

June 2015 “Stigma, mental illness, and human dignity,” International Association of Catholic Bioethicists (IACB) Colloquium, Montreal, Quebec.

May 2015 “Ethics, Priority Setting and the Goals of Medicine: Is Good Enough Care Good

Enough?” An Introduction to Health Care Ethics Conference, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C.

Apr. 2015 “Stigma, Mental Illness: An Ethical Perspective,” An Introduction to Health Care Ethics Conference, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, B.C.

Mar. 2015 “Death with Dignity: Encountering Patients as Whole Persons,” John Sweeney Lecture

in Current Issues in Healthcare, St. Jerome’s University, Waterloo, Ontario.

Oct. 2014 “Stigma and Mental Illness: Ethical Perspectives,” 9th Educational Conference on Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario.

June 2014 “Healthcare Decision-Making: Drawing on Lonergan’s Cognitional Structure and Tools

of Analysis” with Dr. Christine Jamieson at the 40th Annual Lonergan Workshop,

Boston College.

June 2013 “Sexual Creators and Intellectual Disability: Being Human in Different Ways,” with Dr.

Christine Jamieson at the 6th International Association of Catholic Bioethicists

Colloquium: Supporting and Caring for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental

Disabilities, Villa Palazzola, Rome, Italy.

Feb. 2013 “Exploring the Impact of Values Conflict in Healthcare,” with Dr. Christine Jamieson at the 22nd Annual Conflict Resolution Symposium: Conflict: Consciousness, Identity and Meaning-Making, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.

Feb. 2011 “Affirming and Ethic of Care at the End of Life: Blending Quality with Compassion,” Educational Conference on Palliative Care, Remember Me: Dying of Dementia in a Multiethnic Society, Harrow, England.

June 2010 “Limitation of Resources & Chronic Care Management: The Duty to Care in an Ageing Society,” 3rd Annual Healthcare Conference, Culture, Spirituality and Ethics in Critical Care, Chronic Care & Mental Health Care, Toronto, Ontario.

June 2009 “Professional Issues in Clinical Ethics: Working Conditions and Professionalization,” Canadian Bioethics Society Annual Conference, Hamilton, Ontario.

May 2009 “Limitation of Resources and the Duty to Care in a Pandemic Situation,” Organizational Ethics in Health Care: Moving Forward in the Journey to Excellence, Guelph, Ontario.

Apr. 2009 “Faith-based Approaches to Ethics in a Multi-Cultural Environment: A Model of Democratic Illusion,” Catholic Health Association of Canada Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

Oct. 2008 “Educating Clinical Ethicists,” American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.

Oct. 2008 “Institutional Ethics: The Environment’s Effect on Belief Systems,” Spirituality and Clinical

Ethics: Patient Respect in a Diverse Community Conference, Santa Fe, NM.

May 2007 “It’s About Time: End-of-Life Decision-making,” Catholic Health Association of Canada Conference, Moncton, NB.

July 2006 “Organizational Ethics: Ethical Issues from Bedside to Boardroom,” Ethics Programs in Today’s Health Care Settings: Creating A Community of Practice, University of Toronto, Joint Centre for Bioethics, Summer Institute, Toronto, Ontario.

May 2006 “Ethical Issues in Organ Donation after Death by Cardiac Criteria (Non-Heartbeating Donation),” Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute Conference, Calgary, Alberta.

Sept 2005 “Affirming an Ethic of Care: Ethical Issues in Women’s Health,” The Women’s Health

Challenge Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

July 2005 “Informed Consent,” International Academy of Law and Mental Health, 29th Congress, Paris, France.

June 2005 “Ethics, Mission and Healthcare: Living our Values,” Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute, Toronto, Ontario.

May 2005 “Ethics and Risk – Understanding and Managing the Relationship,” Conference Board of Canada Conference, Montreal, Quebec.

Mar. 2005 “A Case of Medical Misadventure,” Second International Conference: Clinical Ethics

Consultation, Basel, Switzerland.

Jan. 2003 “Ethical Decision-making in the Emergency Department”, 2nd Annual Emergency Care National Forum, Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

June 2002 “Health Privacy, Professional Ethics and Managing Highly Sensitive Health Information: Shedding Light on Murky Waters,” The Canadian Institute, Managing Privacy of Health Information Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

June 2001 “Law, Ethics and Shared Care: Where do we stand?” 2nd National Conference on

Shared Mental Health Care, Toronto, Ontario.

May 2001 “Ethics in Geriatric Care: The Three Monotheistic Religions: Judaism, Catholicism and Islam,” American Geriatrics Society Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

July/August “Personal Authenticity and Christian Ethics,” Christian Conference of Asia, 2001 Kowloon, Hong Kong.

“Ethical Challenges to the Media Ministry in the Catholic Church,” Silver Jubilee Conference of the Federation of the Asian Bishop’s Conferences Radio Veritas Auditorium, Manila, Philippines.

April 2000 “Informed Consent in Geriatric Care: From Medical Paternalism to Legal Adversaries

and Beyond” - OANHSS Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Oct. 1999 “Confidentiality and Occupational Medicine” with Dr. Michael Wills - Canadian Bioethics Society Conference, Edmonton

“Emotions and Informed Consent” - International Institute for Research Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Aug. 1999 “Consent and Capacity in Gerontology” - International Psychogeriatric Association Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

June 1999 “The Role of Faith in Ethics” - Spirituality in the Workplace Conference, Toronto, ON.

April 1999 “Consent and Palliative Care” - 9th Annual Palliative Care Conference, Toronto, ON.

Other Presentations

July 2019 “Dignity for All,” Keynote Speaker. Catholic Women’s League Annual Ontario Conference, Kingston, Ontario

April 2019 “Informed Consent and Feelings: Lonergan’s Contribution to Medical Decision Making, Annual Lonergan Lecture. Ottawa, Ontario

Jan. 2019 “ Medical Assistance in Dying or Medically Assisted Death: Why Words Matter,” Faith Discovering a Voice: Evening Talks/Webinars in Theology. Ottawa.

Feb. 2015 “Affirming an Ethic of Care at the End of Life: Blending Quality with Compassion,” Foundations in Leadership for Catholic Organizations, Toronto, Ontario.

Jan. 2015 “Governance Modules,” CHCO Board Meeting, Toronto.

Nov.2014 “Governance Modules,” CHCO Board Meeting. Toronto

CHAO Trustee’s Seminar, Pembroke, Ontario

Mar. 2014 “Origins of St. Joe’s,” Community Reference Panel, Toronto.

Feb. 2014 "Balancing Justice and Compassion: Is Good Enough Care Good Enough?" Panel Presentation, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Toronto.

Jan. 2014 “Ethical Issues in Non-Heart Beating Donations (DCD),” Covenant Health, Edmonton, Alberta.

Jan. 2014 DCD Implementation Workshops – Canadian Blood Services - Saskatchewan and

Manitoba.

Jan. 2014 “Consent and Capacity” and “Ethics and Its Role in Health Care,” Lecture – Clinical Behavioural Sciences Course, University of Toronto.

Oct. 2013 “Organizational Ethics: Governance Decisions in Catholic Health Care,” Panel Presentation, CHAO Annual Conference, Toronto.

Sept. 2013 “Fostering an Ethical Culture – Rules are not Enough,” Catholic Health International Conference, Miramichi, New Brunswick.

March 2013 “Ethics, Resource Allocation and Moral Distress,” at Hotel Dieu, Windsor, Ontario.

Feb. 2013 “Health Ethics Guide,” CHCO, Sudbury, Ontario.

Feb. 2013 “Affirming an Ethic of Care at the End of Life: Blending Quality with Compassion,” CHCO, Sudbury, Ontario.

Feb. 2013 “Faith Based Approaches to Ethics in a Multi-Cultural Environment: A Model of Democratic Inclusion,” CHCO, Sudbury, Ontario.

Sept. 2012 “Affirming an Ethic of Care: Blending Quality and Compassion,” Keynote Address, Spirituality and Wholeness Workshop, The Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton, Alberta.

Sept. 2012 “The Role of Ethics and Spirituality in Caring for Others,” The Good Samaritan Society,

Edmonton, Alberta.

Sept. 2012 “Ethics and Conflict Resolution,” The Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton, Alberta

Nov. 2011 “Affirming an Ethic of Care: Blending Quality and Compassion,” Keynote Address, Spirituality and Wholeness Workshop, First Lutheran Church, Kelowna, B.C.

Sept. 2011 “Faith Based Approaches to Ethics in a Multi-Cultural Environment: A Model of Democratic Inclusion,” Keynote Address, Catholic Health Association of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario.

June 2011 “Catholic Leadership Program,” Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario, Toronto,

Ontario.

Mar. 2011 “Ethics, Futility and Moral Distress,” Markham Stouffville Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.

April 2010 “The Ethics of Setting Limits in Healthcare: Is Good Enough Care, Good Enough?” Providence Care, Kingston, Ontario.

Feb. 2010 “The Ethics of Setting Limits: Is Good Enough Care, Good Enough?” Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta.

Mar. 2009 DCD Information Day, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Apr. 2008 “DCD,” Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Mar. 2008 DCD Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nov. 2007 “The Role of Emotions in Ethics,” Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Oct. 2007 “What is Ethics Anyway?” Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Feb. 2006 “Shifting Sands: New Horizons – Ethical Dilemmas in Transition to Nursing Homes,” Geriatric Education Day, Toronto, Ontario.

Nov. 2005 “Public Private Partnerships,” Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario.

Nov. 2005 “Top 10 Health Care Ethics Challenges Facing the Public: View of Toronto Bioethicists,” panel presentation, OHA Health Achieve 2005, Toronto, Ontario.

Sept 2005 “Ethics and Risk Management Without Scenarios,” Ottawa Round Table and EPAC Annual General Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario.

Sept 2005 “Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment and Euthanasia: Is There a Moral Difference,”

Cyril Group, Toronto, Ontario.

Feb. 2005 “The Role of Feelings in End of Life Decision-making,” Geriatric Education Day, Toronto, Ontario.

Mar. 2004 “Ethical Issues in End-of-Life-Care: The Approaches of Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam,” Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto, Ontario.

Oct. 2003 “Futility in the ICU,” Toronto Critical Care Meeting, Toronto, Ontario.

Nov. 2002 “Hot Issues in Health Care,” CFUW, Oakville, Ontario.

Oct. 2002 “Ethics – What are we Talking About” and “Ethical Dilemmas – When Resources are Scarce,” “Ethics” in Daily Decisions – Making It Work for You in Health Care Today Workshop, Grey Bruce Community Ethics Network, Owen Sound, Ontario.

Oct. 2002 “Adult Stem Cell Research,” Catholic Women’s League, St. Andrew’s Parish, Etobicoke, Ontario.

Sept. 2001 “Consent and Capacity: Understanding the Process of Medical Decision- making,”

Annual General Meeting - Ontario Branch, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Toronto, Ontario.

June 2001 “The Three Monotheistic religions’ views of medical ethics,” Controversies in Medical Ethics: Jewish Secular and Legal Perspectives, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario.

July/August “Social Justice: Ethical Implications of Development and Peace,” Asia Partnership for

Human Development, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

“Ethical Issues in End of Life Care,” Our Lady of Lourdes, Singapore.

“Beyond Principleism: Re-Affirming an Ethic of Care,” The Human Development Centre, Community Health Development and Isle of Peace, Bangkok, Thailand.

“Current Issues in Christian/Catholic Bioethics,” House of the Cardinal Archbishop of Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand.

“Christian Approaches to Clinical Ethics.” Cardinal Santos Hospital, Manila Philippines.

April 2000 “Bioethics in the Boardroom,” Catholic Health Corporation of Ontario, Toronto, ON.

“Video Surveillance and Ethics” - WSIB, International Disability Medicine Symposium, Toronto, Ontario.

“Embracing Dignity” - Ontario Hospital Association, Toronto, Ontario.

Feb. 2000 “Against Euthanasia: A Philosophical Reflection,” Upper Canada College, Toronto,

Ontario.

Jan. 2000 “Conversion and Life Choices: A Lonerganian Perspective” - Newman Centre of McGill University, Catholic Studies Program, Montreal, QC.

“End of Life Decision-making in the ICU: A Theological Reflection” - Concordia University, Montreal, QC.

“Withholding/Withdrawing of Treatment in the ICU: A Theological Perspective” - Concordia University, Montreal, QC.

Selected Presentations Given – 1999-2016 (Providence Healthcare/St. Joseph’s Health Centre/St. Michael’s Hospital)

Family Medicine Department, St. Michael’s Hospital on MAiD.

Family Medicine Residents - “Duty to Disclose”; “From Principleism to an Ethic of Care”, “Family Medicine and Ethics”; “Informed Consent”; “Ethics and the Vulnerable Patient”; “How to Assess Capacity - Ethics and Culture”; “Patient Autonomy: Capacity versus Competency”.

Hospital Orientation - “Mission and Values”; “The Role of the Centre for Clinical Ethics”; “What is Ethics?”; “What Can Ethics Do For You?”.

Fitzgerald Academy - “Consent and Capacity”; “Applied Ethics in a Clinical Setting”; Can Ethics Provide Answers: From Theory to Practice”; “The Role of Ethics in Medical Education”; “Ethics and Consent”; “Informed Consent”.

Ajax Palliative Care Week - Moral & Ethical Issues in Terminally Ill – Artificial Nutrition.

Medical Grand Rounds - “Informed Consent: From Medical Paternalism to Legal Adversaries and Beyond”; “Withdrawal/Withholding of Life Sustaining Treatment”; “Medical Futility”; “Legal/Ethical Issues in No CPR Orders”.

Chaplaincy Residents - “Ethics and Pastoral Care”; “Ethical Aspects of CPR/DNR Orders and Medical Futility”.

Ethics Grand Rounds - “Ethical Perspectives on Suicide”; “Caring for the Caregivers: Pastoral, Clinical and Ethical Perspectives”; “Ethics and Psychiatry: Consent and Capacity”; “Advance Directives: An Ethical Assessment”; “Care of the Caregiver: A Nursing Perspective”; “Ethical Issues in Chronic Care: Preserving Life versus Postponing Death”; Medical/Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life”; “The Expanding Boundaries of Compassionate Care: Clinical Ethical and Pastoral Perspectives”; “Ethics and Cultural Diversity: Universality versus Uniqueness”; “The Compromised Patient: Incapacity & Decision-Making”; “The Limits to Autonomy in Psychiatric Care: Case Study”.

Pastoral Care - Beyond Principleism”; “Confidentiality and Privacy of Information”; “Ethics and Spirituality: Wholeness & Healing”; “The Elderly and the Ethics of Care: Home versus Hospital”; “Advance Directives: Withdrawal of Treatment”; “Ethics and Psychiatry: The Compromised Patient”; “Withdrawing and Withholding of Treatment: Is There a Moral Difference?”; “Substance Abuse and Pregnancy”; “Informed Consent”; “Capacity and Consent”; “Living with Dying: End of Life Care”; “Ethics of Pain Management”; “Elements of Informed Consent”; “Ethical Issues in Pathology: Issues on Tissue Research”; “Conflict Resolution”; “Ethics and Spirituality”;

“The Role of Emotions and Informed Consent”; Mental Health: Consent and Capacity” ; “Active Listening and Effective Communication”; “Cultural and Ethical Issues in Advance Care Planning”.

Obs/Gyn Resident Rounds - “To Treat or Not to Treat: Ethical Dilemmas with the Neonate”; “The Park’s Case”; “Sanctity of Life and Freedom of Choice”; “Basic Issues in Ethics”; “Informed Consent”, “Principles of Ethics”.

Unit Rounds - “Consent”; “Ethic of Compassionate Care.”

Anaesthesia Rounds - “Confidentiality and Privacy of Information”; “Allocation of Resources”; “Informed Consent”; “End of Life”; “Parental Presence at Induction”, “Impact of Culture on Ethical Decision-making”; “Conflict Resolution”; “The Ethics of Teaching in Anaesthesia”.

DNR & Physio Rounds - “Physio - Comfort Care.”

Med/Surg ICU Rounds - “Withdrawal/Withholding of Treatment: Is There a Moral Difference?”; “Capacity and Consent with Surrogates”; “Surrogate Decision-making and Emotions”; “What is Ethics?”

Institutional Ethics Rounds - “Living Our Mission: Institutional Integrity and Ethics.”

Interdisciplinary Rounds - “Conflict Resolution.”

M.Div. Students - “End of Life Issues”; “Confidentiality”; “Ethics and Pastoral Care: Beyond

Principleism.”

Co-operative Students - “Introduction to Ethics.”

Orientation to High School Students - “Confidentiality, Ethics and Stresses of Hospitalization.”

Year 3 Students - “Ethics and Consent.”

HIV Advisory Council - “Compassionate Release of Drugs.”

Palliative Care Volunteers - “Should We Limit Food and Fluids in the Terminally Ill?”

Occupational Medicine Rounds - “Impaired Physician - Whistle-Blowing”; “Return to Work - What is Safe, What is Timely?”; “Setting Safety Standards”; “Independent Medical Examinations and Conflict of Interest”; “Towards a New Ethical Framework”.

Pastoral Visitors - “Confidentiality, Powers of Attorney, End of Life Issues.”

ICU Rounds - “How to Recognize and Treat Burnout”; “Conflict Resolution Skills”; “When Family Focused Care Becomes Family Directed Care: Maintaining a Balance”; Life-sustaining Treatment in ICU”.

Renal Therapy Rounds - “Ethical Issues in Dialysis.”

Nuclear Medicine Rounds - “Ethics and Professionalism.”

Mortality and Morbidity Rounds - “Futility.”

Rehabilitation Rounds - “Ethics and Payment Plans for Patients.”

Management Education - “Culture and Ethics.”

Senior Management - “CHAC Guide Review”; “Philosophy of Care Document”; “End of Life Decisions Guidelines”.

Medical Advisory Committee - “Philosophy of Care Document”; “End of Life Decisions Guidelines”.

Medical Staff Association - “Philosophy of Care Document”; “End of Life Decisions Guidelines”.

Board of Directors - “CHAC Guide Review”; “What is the Board’s Role in Ethics?”; “Philosophy of Care Document”; “End of Life Decisions Guidelines”.

Critical Care Grand Rounds – “Consent for Critical Care.”

Selected Presentations Given to Other Health Care Institutions

Toronto Grace Health Centre – Ethics Grand Rounds - What is Ethics?

Toronto East General Hospital - Family Medicine Rounds - “Informed Consent.”

Rouge Valley Health System – “The Role of Feelings in Informed Consent”, “Withholding/Withdrawing of Life Sustaining Treatment”, Confidentiality and Privacy”, Allocation of Scarce Resources”, “Ethics and SARS”, “Ethics in Daily Decisions”.

Riverdale Hospital - “Informed Consent.”

Kiwanis Club of Riverdale - “End of Life Decision-making: Advance Directives, Withdrawing and Withholding of Treatment.”

Elderly Community Rounds - “Just What is Capacity?”

Homewood Health Centre - “Ethics & Psychiatry - Human Dignity & the Insufficiency of the Language of Rights”, “Life After SARS: Some Ethical Reflections”.

Catholic School Board - “Ethics in the Classroom: Can You Teach Morality?”

University of Toronto, Joint Centre for Bioethics - “Ethics in the Accreditation Process”, “Organizational Ethics”, “Therapeutic Cloning”; “Whistle Blowing”.

Michener Institute, “Confidentiality and Disclosure”; “Consent to Treatment/Decision- making Capacity”.

Walker Commission, “SARS” Discussion Papers - Expert Panel on SARS and Infectious Disease

Control.

St. John’s Rehab Hospital - “Ethics & Board Responsibility”, Board of Directors’ Annual Retreat.

Oakville Trafalgar Hospital – “Ethics in Daily Decisions.”

Owen Sound – “The Ethics of Allocation of Scarce Resources: Perspectives on Priority Setting.”

Sessional Lecturer, Moral Theology and Ethics, Concordia University 1995 - 2011

Montreal, Quebec

Responsibilities at Concordia:

Teaching

Sept. 2012 Concordia University – Ethical Issues in Biomedical Ethics (graduate course).

Feb. 2011- 2016 Michener Institute - The Role of Ethics in Health Care.

Mar. 2011 Case study – Medicine Residents – St. Michael’s Hospital – Disclosure of

Medical Information (AIDS) to an SDM.

Mar. 2011 Webinar – Ministry of Health Critical Care Coaching Team – End of Life Care Series: Ethical and legal Issues around DNAR and substitute decision making.

Mar. 2011 Michener Institute - Consent and Capacity.

Mar. 2011 “Disclosure of Medical Information (AIDS) to an SDM”, Medicine Residents, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto.

Courses Taught at St. Paul University 2017- THO 3148: Bioethics THO 4106: Ethics of Medicine, Sickness and Health THO 6334: Issues/ Debates in Contemporary Ethics HUM 2140: Leadership and Catholic Social Teaching THO 6110: Issues and Debates I Contemporary

Ethics: Principles of Catholic Bioethics and Their Application in the Health Care Setting

Courses Taught at Concordia University (1995-

1998):

Controversial Issues - Ethics Foundation Christian Ethics Pastoral Caregiving Applied Ethical Issues

Clinical Ethics Practicum in Pastoral Caregiving Psychology and Theology Christianity and Society Introduction to Theology Introduction to Catholic Beliefs Ethical Issues in Biomedical Ethics - 671E/2

Courses Taught at McGill (1995-1998) Practicum in Clinical Ethics for Psychiatry Residents (R4)

External Examiner, MA Theses Concordia University

August, 2016 “Methodology and Critical Reflection in Bioethics: Buttressing Principles of Biomedical Ethics (7th ed.) with the Thought of Bernard Lonergan,” Daniel Tesolin.

August, 2013 “Bernard Lonergan’s Structure of the Human Good in dialogue with Bioethics,” Maria-Veronika Pereira.

Doctoral Thesis Reviewer at St. Paul University August 2018 “ Evolving Water Ethics With the Help of Bernard Lonergan.” Thomas McCauley.

Service to the Academy (Concordia University 1995-1998)

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Graduate Director of Theses Related to Ethics

Research Associate

Project Manager of a major international research project involving interaction with authors,

scholars and publishers. Research analysis of publication submission and background documents, in both French and English.

Adjunct Fellow -- Lonergan College Member of several committees, including: Tenure, Hiring, Appraisal and Faculty Council

Service to the Academy (St. Paul University and Ottawa University 2019)

Faculty representative to Ottawa University Senate

External Examiner, MA Theses

August, 2016 “Methodology and Critical Reflection in Bioethics: Buttressing Principles of Biomedical Ethics (7th ed.) with the Thought of Bernard Lonergan,” Daniel Tesolin.

August, 2013 “Bernard Lonergan’s Structure of the Human Good in dialogue with Bioethics,” Maria-Veronika Pereira.

Doctoral Thesis Reviewer at St. Paul University August 2018 “ Evolving Water Ethics With the Help of Bernard Lonergan.” Thomas McCauley.