A5027300731- Disaster Response and Management
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Ethics in medical practice
- Global Health and Surgery
- Marine and fisheries research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
McGill University
2015-2023
Médecins Sans Frontières
2015-2023
Médecins Sans Frontières
2023
Médecins Sans Frontières
2023
McMaster University
2016-2018
University of Toronto
2009-2014
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
1980-1986
Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
1986
Research conducted following natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods or hurricanes is crucial for improving relief interventions. Such research, however, poses ethical, methodological and logistical challenges researchers. Oversight of disaster research also ethics committees (RECs), in part due to the rapid turnaround needed initiate after a disaster. Currently, there limited knowledge available about how RECs respond appraise research. To address this gap, we investigated experiences...
While most individuals who have experienced sex trafficking will seek medical attention during their exploitation, very few be identified by healthcare professionals (HCP). It constitutes a lost opportunity to provide appropriate support, resources, and services. In this study, we examined the experiences of accessing care survivors in Greater Montreal area interactions with HCPs inform education programs for allied health regarding needs patient population. We conducted seven...
Four commercially important populations of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse were studied to assess the distribution lambda-carrageenan (tetrasporophytes) and kappa-carrageenan (gametophytes) producing plants. Populations from Rustico, North Lake, Miminegash, Prince Edward Island, 22.2, 22.8, 31.2%, respectively, in percentage tetrasporophytes. The population at Toney River, Nova Scotia, consisted 51.4% tetrasporophytes, significantly (P < 0.01) higher than other three populations. In each four...
Abstract Disaster research has grown in scope and frequency. Research the wake of disasters during humanitarian crises – particularly resource‐poor settings is likely to raise profound unique ethical challenges for local communities, crisis responders, researchers, ethics committees ( RECs ). Given challenges, many have questioned how best provide review oversight. We contribute conversation concerning ensure appropriate oversight disaster argue that requires researchers a particular sort...
Scientists working within a geographic area require forum where the scientific basis of resource management plans can be vetted. Good science then only becomes good if plan or regulations are accepted by fishermen. and managers frequently assume that fishermen oppose when latter disregards developed without consultation presented in an unclear manner. I show certain eastern Canadian Californian inshore have positive concern for management, successfully consultative process. must present new...
The conduct of research in settings affected by disasters such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes is challenging, particularly when infrastructures resources were already limited pre-disaster. However, since post-disaster essential to the improvement humanitarian response, it important that adequate ethics oversight be available. We aim answer following questions: 1) what do committee (REC) members who have reviewed protocols conducted low- middle-income countries (LMICs) perceive key...
Kiran Jobanputra and colleagues describe an ethics framework to support the oversight of innovation projects in medical humanitarian contexts.
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Goyalmara Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh is a referral centre offering the highest level of care available Rohingya camps for pediatrics and neonatology. Efforts are underway to integrate pediatric palliative due high mortality medical complexity patients, yet little known about experiences staff delivering end-of-life care. purpose this study was understand moral MSF inform program planning implementation.
Background Four partner notification approaches were introduced in health facilities Côte d'Ivoire to increase human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing uptake among the type of contacts (sex partners and biological children younger than 15 years). The study assessed 4 approaches: client referral (index cases refer for HIV testing), provider (health care providers contacts), contract case-provider hybrid approach), dual (both index their are tested simultaneously). Methods Program data...
This paper maps key research questions for humanitarian health ethics: the ethical dimensions of healthcare provision and public activities during international responses to situations crisis.Development this agenda was initiated at Humanitarian Health Ethics Forum (HHE Forum) convened in Hamilton, Canada November 2012.The HHE identified priority avenues advancing policy practice ethics action.The main topic areas examined were: experiences perceptions ethics; training professional...
Abstract Project closure is a core feature of humanitarian action. However, how decisions to end projects are made, and planned implemented, has implications for upholding ethical commitments, can have positive or negative consequences affected communities, local stakeholders, organizations their staff. To better understand the dimensions closing projects, we undertook an investigation national international workers’ experiences. Guided by interpretive description methodology, conducted...
Abstract Objective Due to the absence of a licenced vaccine or drug for treatment Ebola patients during 2014–2016 West Africa outbreak, frontline nurses were at increased risk exposure. Hence, they prioritized participate in clinical trials receive experimental therapeutics. To our knowledge no study has explored nurses' experiences their decision‐making process when volunteering using unproven agents, which is purpose this qualitative study. Methods This study, part larger thematically...
This article is in response to Wurr and Cooney's Case Discussion entitled 'Ethical dilemmas population-level treatment of lead poisoning Zamfara State, Nigeria'. The draws attention Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) remarkable achievement providing the world's first for severe poisoning. Cooney raise two key ethical issues: face ongoing exposure, withdrawal from program. Having participated emergency lead-poisoning outbreak, I reflect on how issues fall within a troubling broader context....
The humanitarian sector continually faces organizational and operational challenges to respond the needs of populations affected by war, disaster, displacement, health emergencies. With goal improving effectiveness efficiency response efforts, innovation initiatives seek develop, test, scale a variety novel adapted practices, products, systems. process raises important ethical considerations, such as appropriately engaging crisis-affected in defining problems identifying potential solutions,...