AI and Medicine: A European and Italian Legal Perspective聽
February 5th, 2024, 12h45-14h30, in person and on Zoom.聽
Stefano Buzi is a second-year PhD candidate in 鈥楻ights, Person, Innovation and Market鈥� at the Faculty of Law, University of Brescia (Italy). He has expertise聽in the field of Biotechnology and the Law at the University of Brescia from 2021. This presentation addresed how the physician-patient relationship may be affected by Artificial Intelligence聽(AI) systems, under the scope of the European and Italian (developing) legislation.聽
Promoting Access to Health Using a Comparative Law Approach: The Example of the International Genetic Discrimination Observatory
January 10th, 2024, 13h00-14h30, in person and on Zoom.聽
Yann聽Joly, Ph.D. (DCL), FCAHS, Ad.E. is the Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) at 不良研究所. He is a James 不良研究所 Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Human Genetics. Prof.聽Joly聽is also an associate member of the Bioethics Unit and at the Law Faculty at 不良研究所.聽Drawing upon the experience of the International genetic discrimination observatory (GDO), a recognized comparative legal research network, this presentation proposed that there exists much underexploited potential to use international law and policy to stimulate legal reform at the national level. This presentation reviewed the accomplishments of the GDO, identified some of the key challenges it faced, and posited opportunities for legal comparatists to better use the power of human rights law and policy to stimulate legal reform at the national level.
Surrogacy in Canada: Exploring Experiences of Intended Parents and Surrogates
November 1st, 2023, 13h00 - 14h30
聽In this talk, Professor Gruben and Professor Carsley, from the University of Ottawa, presented preliminary results from two ongoing qualitative studies involving surveys and interviews with surrogates and intended parents.聽The first study explores intended parents鈥� experiences working with surrogates, lawyers, counsellors, physicians聽and agencies.聽The second study explores (1) who becomes a surrogate; (2) why and how they do it; (3) who works with surrogates; (4) surrogates' experiences prior to conception, during pregnancy and after birth; 5) whether and how Canadian surrogates may be vulnerable in these arrangements.聽
Aide 脿 la decision et pr茅vnetion du risqu茅 suiciaire: quelles responsabiliti茅s juridiques?
July 26th, 2023, 12h30-14h00, in person
Laur猫ne Mazeau, a lecturer at the University of Bretagne Occidentale since 2012. She has published extensively on matters relating to the relationship between liability law and science, including topics of decision support, operational research, and automation. Laur猫ne Mazeau was a visiting scholar in July of 2023, and she gave a presentation as part of the RGHL鈥檚 Seminar Series. In particular, her presentation discussed the juridical responsibilities associated with the prevention of suicide.聽
What happens to people who self-medicate with cannabis after legalization?
March 27th, 2023, 13h00-14h30, in person
Dr. Marilou Gagnon, RN, ACRN, LLM, PhD is a Professor at the UVic School of Nursing and Scientist at the鈥疌anadian Institute for Substance Use Research鈥�(CISUR). She also holds a casual position as Clinical Nurse Specialist in Urban Health at St. Paul鈥檚 Hospital where she supports in-hospital harm reduction policy, research, and practice. Her program of research seeks to address gaps in knowledge that have the potential to inform public debate and policies, while also advancing the rights and the health of people who use drugs, people living with HIV, and people experiencing homelessness. Her research explores how the Cannabis Act, as well as British Columbia鈥檚 legislative framework, impacts people who self-medicate with cannabis. In this presentation, Dr. Gagnon took a closer look at the regulation of space, smoking, access, and health in the context of legalization. The presentation concluded by raising critical questions and discussing broader implications for public health, policy, and the law.
Le corps r茅duit 脿 des donn茅es? Le droit face au gouvernement num茅rique des corps.聽
February 1st, 2023, 13h00 - 14h30
Yann Favier holds a PhD in private law and is Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, Universit茅 Savoie Mont-Blanc (Chamb茅ry-Annecy, France). For several years now, he has been examining the status of health data as part of his exploratory research into the links between the protection of the human body and digital health data, and studying the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on human rights and medical research activities. His presentation explored the legal and ethical challenges surrounding digital health data.聽
Regulating Cannabis for Public Good: Is 'Public Ownership' Model the Answer
November 8th, 2022, 13h00-1430h, on Zoom
Dr. Marta Rychert聽is a Senior Research Officer in College of Health, Massey University, New Zealand. Her academic work lies at the intersection of public health,聽policy聽and law, with particular focus on legal aspects of regulating drugs, cannabis law reform, as well as discipline and regulation of health workforce. Her research analyses socio-legal and policy challenges in drug law reform, with a view to informing effective design of public health regulations that capture the benefits of reform while avoiding the negative effects of large-scale commercial markets.聽This presentation outlined a framework for understanding cannabis law reform options between聽decriminalisation聽and commercial markets, with particular focus on 鈥榩ublic ownership鈥� models for legal cannabis sale. The benefits and costs of the 鈥榩ublic ownership鈥� model will be presented, drawing on empirical research with key policy stakeholders involved in implementing government-run retail stores for cannabis (Soci茅t茅聽qu茅b茅coise聽du cannabis) in Quebec (Canada), 鈥榗ommunity licensing trusts鈥� for alcohol in New Zealand and experience with cannabis social clubs in聽a number of聽countries.
