Committees and Working Groups
Standing Committee on Ethics
The Standing Committee on Ethics identifies for the Governing Council emerging ethical issues of strategic relevance with respect to health and health research. It provides the Governing Council with high-level strategic advice on the ethical, legal and socio-cultural dimensions of CIHR's mandate as set out in the CIHR Act, at its initiative or at the request of the Governing Council or the President.
SCE Members
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Dr. Alain Beaudet |
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Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov |
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Dr. Solomon Benatar |
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Dr. Carrie Bourassa |
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Dr. David Castle |
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Dr. Pierre Caudrelier |
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Dr. Bernard M. Dickens |
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Dr. Bernard Keating Professor, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies Université Laval |
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Dr. Kathleen M. Oberle Professor, Faculty of Nursing Adjunct Associate Professor, Office of Medical Bioethics University of Calgary |
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Dr. Lisa Schwartz Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University |
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Dr. Rosalie Starzomski |
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Dr. R. Paul Thompson Professor University of Toronto |
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Dr. Mary Vachon University of Toronto |
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Dr. George C. Webster |













