It's Complicated: A Podcast about Healthcare Ethics in Practice

Host Marika Warren Guest Francis Bakewell DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How may trust or distrust manifest in the health care setting? In the patient-provider interaction? In the interaction between providers? What are some of the systemic factors that may impact trust relationships between heath care providers? How might silo’s in health care impact patient care and patient trust in health care? RESOURCES...

Host Marika Warren, NSHEN Ethicist Guests David Henderson and Sarah Manley Simulated Patient Theofani Pitsiavas DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Which part of the simulated conversation stood out to you? why? Were there any aspects of the conversation where you would have liked more information from the patient about their values and preferences? How might you help patients identify their values and preferenc...

Host Marika Warren, NSHEN Ethicist Guests Lisa Weatherbee, Professional Practice Lead, Palliative Care, NS Health and Sarah Manley, Manager of Planning and Development with Palliative Care Network, NS Health Discussion Questions DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How can health care providers prevent their own biases from influencing the patient’s decisions around goals of care? How might you help patients iden...

with Host, Andrea Frolic and special guest James Downar, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What surprised you about psychedelics research and its potentials in treating end-of-life patients’ psychological distress? Dr. Downar describes several challenges associated with conducting research with psychedelics for treatment of psychological distress in end-of-life patients.  Do you think that th...

An Education Guide for Nova Scotia Health Team Members with Marika Warren, NSHEN Ethicist and Amanda Porter, Ethics Collaboration Team Education guide for staff: Working with Patients and Substitute Decision-makers:  Home – Working with Patients and Substitute Decisions-Makers (SDMs) – LibGuides at Nova Scotia Health Patient and family guide:  Making Health Care Decisions for Someone Else: Acting...

With Host, Andrea Frolic And special guests Marie-Eve Bouthillier and Delphine Roigt DISCUSSION QUESTIONS In 2024, Quebec introduced legislation that allow for advance request for MAiD. The legislation is narrow in scope. You can only enact an advance request for MAiD if you are diagnosed with an illness that is known to lead to incapacity. Moreover, the request is only eligible for the condition...

with Host, Amanda Porter Special Guest, Dr. Thomas Brothers DISCUSSION QUESTIONS   Dr. Brothers mentions that harm reduction approaches have not historically been incorporated in medical education. What might be some of the reasons for this?  Why do you think there is a difference in the standard of care in the community setting compared to in the acute hospital setting with regards to harm reduct...

with Amanda Porter, Host and Dr. Tiffany O’Donnell, Family Physician, Wije’winen Health Centre DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Do you think there is a moral difference between providing people who use drug with a safe supply of drugs and providing them with clean needles and a safe space to inject drugs? Why/why not? A lot of effort has gone into addressing stigma associated with substance use disorder, incl...

with Amanda Porter, Host and Alana Weatherbee, Program Manager Northern Healthy Connections Society This episode is the first in our Harm Reduction series, following our 2024 conference on Harm Reduction. Harm Reduction Resource Page Download

with Andrea Frolic, Kirsten Krull and Diana Tikasz DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Some of the signs and symptoms of occupational stress mentioned in the podcast include: increases in staff absence from work, emotional exhaustion or moral distress, and staff conflict.  Do you see signs of occupational stress in your daily work? – if so, what are these signs and how do they impact your team? This episode ment...

with Host, Marika Warren and special guest, Dr. Mark Downing, Infectious Disease Specialist, Nova Scotia Health Discussion Questions: How did infection prevention measures impact access to care for patients and loved ones during the pandemic?  What were your thoughts and feelings about the effects of infection prevention measures in your personal or professional life during the pandemic?  Visitor...

Ethics Issues Related to Access to Care in Rural Communities with Host, Amanda Porter and special guest speakers: Tara Rutherford, Health Services Manager, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital Roberta Duschene, Director of Rural and Community Sites, Central Zone, Halifax Discussion Questions How might community engagement in the recruitment process of new physicians contribute to sustain access t...

How Living in Rural Locations can Affect Access to Care with Dr. Christy Simpson Ethics Collaboration Coordinator, Dept of Bioethics, Dalhousie University Discussion questions: What are our obligations as a society to ensure access to care for people living in rural communities who take on higher-risk occupations that are necessary to sustain our communities? In your opinion, what is a reasonable...

with Dr. Fiona McDonald Associate Professor, School of Law at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Bioethics, Dalhousie University Discussion questions: What stood out the most to you in this discussion about care close to home?   Why?  What does care close to home mean to you?   What values do you associate with care close to home?  In her...

with Dr. Mark Downing Infectious Disease Specialist, NS Health Masters Program, University of Toronto and Joint Centre for Bioethics In this episode the discussion is going to explore how policies designed to address the need for infection prevention control within healthcare facilities can sometimes affect access to care.

How to Prepare for a Clinical Ethics Consultation with Melanie Goodday Therapeutic Classroom Teacher, IWK Health In this podcast episode Marika Warren and Melanie Goodday talk about how they prepare for a clinical ethics consultation. the discussion is based on a case about involuntary COVID-19 vaccination of a minor receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. The case was published in the Journal...

How to Prepare for a Clinical Ethics Consultation with Melanie Goodday Therapeutic Classroom Teacher, IWK Health In this podcast episode, Marika Warren and Melanie Goodday talk about how they prepare for a clinical ethics consultation. the discussion is based on a case about involuntary COVID-19 vaccination of a minor receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment. The case was published in the Journal...

Productive Conversations from a Patient Relations Perspective with Theresa Hawkesworth,  Director, External Relations and Special Projects with Nova Scotia Health

Productive Conversations from a Patient Relations Perspective with Theresa Hawkesworth,  Director, External Relations and Special Projects with Nova Scotia Health

Emotions in Ethics Consultations with Dr. Ange Cooper   Psychologist, Assistant Dean Faculty Wellness  Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Emotions in Ethics Consultations with Dr. Ange Cooper   Psychologist, Assistant Dean Faculty Wellness  Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Ethics and Grief Support with Jocelyne Tranquilla Grief is a common experience in health care both for those who are receiving care and for those who are providing care. We hope our discussion today will provide an opportunity to explore grief and grief support through an ethics lens. Resources https://www.nshealth.ca/bereavement https://www.mygrief.ca/ https://www.refugeingrief.com/ https://whats...

Ethics and Grief Support with Jocelyne Tranquilla Grief is a common experience in health care both for those who are receiving care and for those who are providing care. We hope our discussion today will provide an opportunity to explore grief and grief support through an ethics lens. Resources https://www.nshealth.ca/bereavement https://www.mygrief.ca/ https://www.refugeingrief.com/ https://whats...

Ethics During Crisis with Marika Warren Christy Simpson Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen In this episode Marika Warren, Christy Simpson and Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen discuss the TV series ‘Five Days at Memorial’ and how ethics can help in a crisis.

Ethics During Crisis with Marika Warren Christy Simpson Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen In this episode Marika Warren, Christy Simpson and Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen discuss the TV series ‘Five Days at Memorial’ and how ethics can help in a crisis.