How well was HHErg represented at HEI Research Day 2019? Extremely well, thank you.
On March 14, McMaster’s Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact hosted its annual Research Day.
The HHErg was well represented this year with two poster presentations (below) and an oral presentation entitled, “Dying in the Margins: Palliative Care, Humanitarian Crises and the Intersection of Global and Local Health Systems.”

Downloadable PDF of the Natural Disasters Array poster.
Downloadable PDF of the Opportunities and Challenges poster.
Have Content to Share on Post-Research Ethics Analysis? Here’s a CfP for you!
PREA: Call for Abstracts
Abstracts are now being accepted for paper and poster presentations at an International Conference on Ethics & Humanitarian Research.
The conference is organised jointly by the PREA Research Team and The Ohio State University (OSU).
The conference takes place 25-26 March 2019 at OSU in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Confirmed Speakers
Others will be added as confirmations are received.
- Tine Van Bortel, Ph.D.,
Professor of Global & Mental Health, University of East London, UK;
Deputy Director of the Institute of Health & Human Development. - Matthew Hunt, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor and Director of Research, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Co-Director of the Humanitarian Health Ethics Network - Elysée Nouvet, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, The Africa Institute, Western University, Ontario, Canada;
conducted research in West Africa on the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak
More about the conference:
The Post-Research Ethics Analysis (PREA) project is funded by r2hc to address ethical issues in humanitarian research.
One output is a practical tool to facilitate reflection on and learning from ethical issues arising during humanitarian research. The tool will be launched at the conference, along with keynote lectures, accepted paper and poster presentations, and structured conversations between humanitarian researchers and ethicists.
Abstracts deadline: 31 December 2018.
- For guidelines and to submit an abstract, go to: http://www.preaportal.org/conference/submissions/.
- Travel expenses will be covered for a limited number of accepted presentations.
- Conference proceedings will be available in an open-access, searchable platform, OSU’s Engaged Scholars.
- Information on the International Conference: http://www.preaportal.org/conference/
- Information on the PREA project: http://www.preaportal.org/
- Information on The Ohio State University: https://www.osu.edu/
The PREA project also has an open call for submissions of Case Studies in the Ethics of Humanitarian Research: http://www.preaportal.org/case-studies/
If you have specific questions about the Conference, please email info@preaportal.org.
Upcoming abstract deadlines.
Don’t miss you chance to submit abstracts for the following events:
- November 12: WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, 7-10 May 2019
- November 23: Canadian Bioethics Congress (CBS), Banff, Alberta, Canada, 22-24 May 2019.
- Theme: Embracing the Disruptive Edge of Health Care
- Website: https://cbsscb.meetinghand.com/en
Missed our event in Geneva? Looking for a summary? Here it is.
Have a look at a summary of the events that took place 26-27 September when the HHE Research Group visited Geneva.
Thank you to our co-hosts CERAH, and to all of our participants over the two days and one evening of exciting activities.
By all means, if you have thoughts you’d like to share with us about our ongoing research or the events from September in Geneva, please contact us!
McMaster Global Health Speaker Series to Feature HHE’s Dr. Lisa Schwartz
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Dr. Lisa Schwartz
Arnold L. Johnson Chair, Health Care Ethics; Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University
“Ethics, Obstacles and Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings”
MDCL 3020 – 4:30-6:30PM
Other speakers and dates:
Dr. Govindakarnavar Arunkumar
Professor & Head, Nodal Officer (Influenza Lab), Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
“Nipah Virus: An Emerging Pandemic”
MDCL 3020 – 4:30-6:30PM
Thursday November 22, 2018
Dr. Stuart MacLeod
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
“New Approaches to Improving Therapeutic Choices for Children: A Global Health Priority”
MDCL 3020 – 4:30-6:30PM
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Upcoming Event: September 26






Military Medicine: NATO Lecture Series
On behalf of the CIMVHR:
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Webinar: New WHO guidelines on ethical issues in public health surveillance
Obstacles and moral experiences with palliative care provision in humanitarian crises…
From September 17-19, Kevin Bezanson represented the Humanitarian Health Ethics research group at the 5th International Public Health and Palliative Care Conference held in Ottawa, ON.
Here is the PDF version of the poster entitled –
Health professionals’ lived experiences of palliative care provision in humanitarian crisis: Moral experiences confronting the suffering of patients who are dying or likely to die in settings of war, disaster, or epidemic.

The poster is based on ongoing research for a R2HC funded project entitled: