A5019440546- Ethics in Clinical Research
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Delphi Technique in Research
McGill University
2015-2024
McGill University Health Centre
2023-2024
Université de Montréal
2017-2024
Université du Québec à Montréal
2024
Université Laval
2017-2024
Environmental Law Institute
2017
University of Alberta
2017
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
2017
Inserm
2017
Ottawa University
2017
Risk-stratified screening for breast cancer (BC) is increasingly considered as a promising approach. However, its implementation challenging and needs to be acceptable women. We examined Canadian women’s attitudes towards, comfort level about, willingness take part in BC risk-stratified screening. conducted an online survey women aged 30 69 years four provinces. In total, 4293 completed the questionnaire (response rate of 63%). The majority (63.5% 72.8%) expressed favorable towards Most...
Family reunification is one of the main forms immigration in many countries. To regulate this process, countries implement measures to prevent cases fraud, improve procedural efficiency, and facilitate integration. One these use DNA testing confirm a biological link between sponsor applicants. The has been considered valuable option due its accuracy, but it also raised social, legal, ethical concerns. Whether could be justified contingent on way test itself implemented. This article reviews...
Countries have adopted different laws, policies, and practices that allow immigration officers to request in certain cases DNA tests confirm biological relationships the context of family reunification. In Canada, Citizenship Immigration Canada has a policy suggesting testing only as last resort where no documentary evidence been submitted or provided is deemed unsatisfactory. However, practice, there concerns on increasing use reunification processes nationals from regions including Africa,...
The Data Privacy Assessment Tool for Health (D-PATH) is a proof-of-concept online tool designed to help users intending share biomedical data identify applicable legal obligations and relevant best practices. D-PATH provides series of simple questions assess important aspects the sharing task, such as user’s jurisdiction types entities involved. Based on combination answers that user provides, will generate list privacy security-best practices, categorized into themes 1) accountability, 2)...
Open science can significantly influence the development and translational process of precision medicine in Canada. Precision presents a unique opportunity to improve disease prevention healthcare, as well reduce health-related expenditures. However, also brings about economic challenges, such costly development, high failure rates, reduced market size comparison with traditional blockbuster drug model. science, characterized by principles open data sharing, fast dissemination knowledge,...
The success of risk-stratified approaches in improving population-based breast cancer screening programs depends no small part on women’s buy-in. Fear genetic discrimination (GD) could be a potential barrier to testing uptake as risk assessment. Thus, the objective this study was twofold. First, evaluate Canadian knowledge legislative context governing GD. Second, assess their concerns about possible use levels by insurance companies or employers. We cross-sectional survey 4293 (age: 30–69)...
With the progress in bioinformatics, genomics, and epidemiology, biobanks, as repositories of populations’ biological samples well personal medical information, are becoming an essential research tool. Despite potential benefits biobanks may bring options presented by some current biobanks’ consent policies, there remain ethical concerns regarding autonomy dignity participants if is not fully informed dictated terms traditional consent. This article aims at providing overview approaches...
Risk prediction models hold great promise to reduce the impact of cancer in society through advanced warning risk and improved preventative modalities. These are evolving becoming more complex, increasingly integrating genetic screening data polygenic scores as well calculating for multiple types a disease. However, unclear regulatory compliance requirements applicable these raise significant legal uncertainty new questions about regulation medical devices. This paper aims address novel by...
(Abstracted from J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2017;39(1):10–17) Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is an exciting new technology with many potential clinical benefits. However, the commercialization of these tests and economic benefits to laboratories that perform have led concern limitations are being downplayed overstated.
Abstract Risk prediction models hold great promise to reduce the impact of cancer in society through advanced warning risk and improved preventative modalities. These are evolving becoming more complex, increasingly integrating genetic screening data polygenic scores as well calculating for multiple types a disease. However, unclear regulatory compliance requirements applicable these raise significant legal uncertainty new questions about regulation medical devices. This paper aims address...