McGill Journal of Law and Health Podcast

Medical malpractice is a complex and consequential area of civil litigation sitting at the intersection of law and medicine. From surgical errors and misdiagnoses to medication mistakes and birth injuries, medical malpractice cases require lawyers to possess a rare combination of legal acumen, attention to detail, and emotional intelligence. These cases, which can span years, demand that lawyers i...

In this episode of the McGill Journal of Law and Health's podcast, editors Faye Nikolettos and Sam Schonfeld sit down with Professor Trudo Lemmens, Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, to discuss one of the most pressing and contentious issues in Canadian health law today: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Drawing on his latest scholarship — Canadi...

Dans cet épisode, les animatrices et étudiantes en droit Aya Tir et Dominik Emalieu de Kadji se penchent sur un sujet au cœur des débats québécois en matière de santé : la Loi 2, une réforme majeure visant à transformer l’organisation du travail médical et l’accès aux soins. Pour en discuter, elles reçoivent Anne Plourde, chercheuse à l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques, don...

Canada’s healthcare system is often discussed in terms of funding, staffing, and reform, but far less attention is paid to the constitutional framework that shapes its operation. Who is to be held accountable when services are insufficient? In this episode, our editor, Leyla Bilgi-Bérard, is joined by Josh Dehaas from the Canadian Constitution Foundation to explore how constitutional law interacts...

Les professionnels du réseau de la santé au Québec sont confrontés à une détérioration progressive de leurs conditions de travail, un phénomène qui soulève des enjeux majeurs tant pour la protection de leurs droits que pour la sécurité du public. Dans cet épisode, notre rédactrice Leyla Bilgi-Bérard accueille Mme Julie Bouchard, présidente élue de la Fédération interprofessionnelle du Québec (FIQ)...

Head injuries in sports have long-been a source of controversy and concern. The National Institute of Health estimates that 1.2 million athletes suffer some form of head injury per year. In 2012, the Ontario Legislative assembly, for the first time in Canadian history, implemented legislation designed to prevent further escalation from head injuries – better known as second-impact-injuries. It is...

Health care accessibility and drug affordability have been long-standing issues in the U.S., with some studies showing that approximately 1 in 3 Americans struggle to afford prescription drugs.  Patients for Affordable Drugs, or P4AD, is a national patient organization focused on advocating for lower prescription drug prices in the U.S. In this episode, editors Vincent De Luca, Faye Nikolettos, an...

The use of emerging technologies in hospitals has begun to revolutionize the delivery of medical care across the globe. In this episode, editors Michael Benlolo and Faye Nikolettos interview PhD candidate Maelenn Corfmat from the University of Montreal. Our discussion explores the ethical and legal implications of innovative technologies, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), in healthcare se...

Today, we're sitting down with Corey Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association and Devin Galway, President of Law Students for Decriminalization and Harm Reduction. They'll be discussing the broad theoretical strokes of harm reduction, how it looks in practice, and how it's been implemented (or undermined) by provincial policy.

Today, Sajneet and Ilesh sit down with John and Annika to discuss how accessing gender affirming care works, and break down some (of the many) issues that arise in the process.

In this episode, Editor Nada Farag and Dr. Ma'n Zawati - Research Director at the Centre of Genomics and Policy, discuss the ethical and legal challenges of crowdsourced data from Mobile Health (mHealth) applications. The use of mHealth applications that collect sensitive user data is growing rapidly. From the advent of AI to privacy and consent concerns - this episode explores the greatest challe...

In this episode, Catherine Dunne spoke with Eccleston-Turner, a lecturer in Law at Keele University. Dr. Eccleston-Turner's research focuses on the field of pandemic influenza preparedness and access to vaccines, and the law of international organizations in the context of global health. Catherine and Dr. Eccleston-Turner discussed global disparities with respect to vaccine procurement. They e...

In this episode, editor Faye Nikolettos and Dr. Joe Schwarcz, host of the Dr. Joe Show and Director of the Office for Science and Society, demystify the disclosure, disposal, and hazards in everyday beauty products.

In this episode, editors Sonia Hajo, Hailey Laxer and Faye Nikolettos invite guests Lisa Teryl, Senior Legal Counsel at Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Bibhas Vaze, barrister at Bibhas Vaze Law Corporation working in Vancouver, British Columbia, to discuss some aspects of health care in the Canadian correctional system from a defendant's perspective.

Here, we discuss a very interesting question, do we own the rights to our own cells? Prof. Richard Gold helps answer some questions relating to our rights over our own excised tissues, and the legal and ethical implications of using these tissues, touching upon notions of intellectual property and patents.

In this episode of the McGill Journal of Law and Health Podcast Series, Hailey Laxer invites guests Me Miriam Clouthier, associate at IMK and Chris Macleod, lawyer at Cambridge LLP and Chair of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Society, to discuss the PMPRB – the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board – and how the recent proposed reforms to the PMPRB affect the pharmaceutical industry in Cana...

In a Special 40th Charter Anniversary episode, McGill Journal of Law and Health Editor, Catherine Dunne, and McGill Law Journal Editor, Hanna Rioseco, interviewed Professor Martha Jackman of the University of Ottawa on the status of the Right to Health in Canada. They discussed the evolution of section 7 and section 15 and contemporary legal challenges to realizing the Right to Health in Canada. ...

In this episode, Sonia and Catherine discuss the ongoing criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada with Richard Elliott, who has been a prominent advocate and expert in HIV, human rights and health law and policy for over twenty years. They discussed how HIV is criminalized within Canada's legal framework, common myths and misconceptions that contribute to stigma and discrimination for peopl...

In this episode, Hailey and Sonia interviewed Dr. Nicholas B. King about health ethics and the law. Dr. King shared insights related to the ethics of requiring COVID-19 vaccination for medical procedures, like organ transplants, the ethics of vaccine distribution and pandemic resources, as well as the evolving ethics surrounding artificial intelligence, technology and health.

The health impacts of climate change have been front and centre throughout 2021 in Canada: from wildfires to flooding. In this episode, Catherine interviews Dr. McGregor, an Anishinaabe woman from Whitefish River First Nation and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at Osgoode Hall Law School, to discuss the impacts of climate change on Indigenous peoples' in Canada, the limit...

On October 30, 2021, Newfoundland & Labrador discovered a ransomware attack on their healthcare system that brought down the province's cyber infrastructure for weeks. Yuan Stevens, Policy Lead on Technology, Cybersecurity & Democracy at Ryerson's Leadership Lab, discusses with Catherine the impacts of the attack on patients, government, and employees; why malicious hackers often target he...

In Episode 11 of COVID Conversations, Catherine Dunne spoke with Molly Reynolds, a leading privacy lawyer at Torys LLP in Toronto, Ontario.  In this episode, Catherine and Molly discussed the emerging trend of proof of vaccination requirements and vaccine passports across Canada, and their legal parameters, particularly dissecting legal considerations relevant to the right to privacy and the appli...

In Episode 10 of COVID Conversations, Sidney and Bianca spoke with Professor Lara Khoury, who is an Associate Professor at McGill University's Faculty of Law, and an associate member of McGill's Institute for Health & Social Policy and Biomedical Ethics Unit. In this episode, Sidney and Bianca discussed with Professor Khoury the challenges to government liability for COVID-19 response...

This episode is part of the McGill Journal of Law and Health podcast’s miniseries on the deferral of men who have sex with men (MSM) from blood donation in Canada. In this episode, Sidney Black-Rotchin spoke with Kylee Wilyman about the legal elements of the MSM deferral policy. Ms. Wilyman received her Juris Doctor from the University of Saskatchewan and previously completed a Master of Science i...

This episode is part of the McGill Journal of Law and Health podcast’s miniseries on the deferral of men who have sex with men (MSM) from blood donation in Canada. In this episode, Nick Whitfield spoke with Dr. Mindy Goldman, medical director of donor and clinical services at Canadian Blood Services (CBS) in Ottawa. Dr. Goldman is responsible for donor criteria and policies related to blood donors...