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I am not a robot Intelligence, artifice and ethics: thinking about AI in health care Healthethics e-lunch and learn January 23rd at 12-1PM Should we […]
December 8, 2025
The Sixth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada was released in November 2025. What follows is an idiosyncratic (Rob Butcher) summary and review. […]
December 8, 2025
The annual report features “spotlight” issues where either the volume of complaints or their nature require a particular focus. https://www.patientombudsman.ca/year-nine/ Women’s health/OB-GYN care 168 complaints were […]
November 25, 2025
What we Heard: National Conversation on advance requests for medical assistance in dying. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/programs/consultation-advance-requests-medical-assistance-dying/what-we-heard.html Health Canada Report published 29.10.2025 Consultation took place between November 2024 […]