We are honored to have Bryn Williams-Jones PhD, professor of Bioethics and Director of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Public Health (ESPUM) at the University of Montreal, with his expertise in bioethics, he will provide us with thought-provoking perspectives through his lecture, “Bioethics in the Public Space: Lessons from the Covid Years.
The Covid-19 pandemic created an exceptional public health situation in which health professionals, governments and the general public were faced with significant uncertainty regarding how best to proceed, and which public health interventions were justified. The numerous ethical issues that arose highlighted the important role of academic and professional bioethicists in the public space, and in policy making. Drawing on my experience as a North American academic bioethicist – who also does ethics consulting and regularly collaborates with professional ethicists – I explore some of the ways that we can carry out these different roles, mobilize our critical thinking and reflexivity, all the while maintaining our independence and credibility.
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