Dr. Constance Williams

CIHR Douglas Kinsella Doctoral Award for Research in Bioethics

Dr. Constance Williams
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto

Dr. Connie Williams completed her training in Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine at the University of Toronto in June 2009. Her academic interests lie in Bioethics and Health Policy, particularly related to the neonatal population. She continues to work on her PhD in Health Policy and Bioethics at the University of Toronto, with thesis work in Perinatal Hospice and end-of-life decision making. She hopes to apply her empirical and academic pursuits to her clinical practice in order to improve the care of critically ill newborns and their families.

The CIHR Douglas Kinsella Doctoral Award for Research in Bioethics honours the accomplishments of Dr. T. Douglas Kinsella in bioethics and his lifelong promotion of the ethical treatment of humans in research. Dr. Kinsella, CM, MD, FRCPC (February 15, 1932 - June 15, 2004) dedicated much of his life to the field of bioethics, including research on ethical, legal and medical issues involved in assisted suicide, non-voluntary euthanasia and genetics research.