McGill Journal of Law and Health Podcast

Sep 30 2024 24 ep. 28 mins 3
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The McGill Journal of Law and Health (MJLH) / Revue de droit et santé de McGill (RDSM) is a bilingual peer-reviewed academic journal based at the Faculty of Law of McGill University. The MJLH/RDSM Podcast aims to share informative and interesting episodes about current issues of law and policy relating to health. If you have any comments or questions about the MJLH/RDSM podcast, please email [email protected].

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Barriers to Care for Trans Patients

Sep 30 2024 34 mins  
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.

What's App Doc? with Dr. Ma'n H. Zawati

Aug 26 2024 31 mins  
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

Global Vaccine Access and Intellectual Property Challenges

Aug 16 2024 23 mins  
In episode 10 of Covid Conversations, Catherine Dunne spoke with Dr. 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. In this episode, Catherine and Dr. Eccleston-Turner discussed global d

Health Hazardous Beauty with Dr. Joe Schwarcz

Aug 06 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, editor Faye Nikolettos and Dr. 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.

Healthcare in the Canadian Correctional System - Part I

Mar 16 2023 59 mins  
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. Stay tuned

The Right to Your Own Cells with Prof. Richard Gold

Jan 19 2023 34 mins  
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.

How reforms to the Patented Medicines Price Review Board will impact the pharmaceutical industry in Canada

Nov 11 2022 42 mins  
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 pharmaceuti

Social Determinants of Health & The Charter: Has the Right to Health Been Realized in Canada?

Apr 12 2022 36 mins  
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 Hea

HIV Criminalization in Canada: A Human Rights Challenge

Mar 28 2022 43 mins  
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 discrimi

Emerging health law ethics challenges with Dr. Nicholas King

Feb 23 2022 36 mins  
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.