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Book Launch of Promoting the “Human” in Law, Policy, and Medicine 2025

Book Launch of Promoting the “Human” in Law, Policy, and Medicine

Genetic Discrimination Observatory Conference in Istanbul, Turkey 2024

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024

Director Yann Joly at the McGill Alumni Talk on How Genomic Medicine is Transforming Healthcare 2024

Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health 2024

Senior French magistrate Gwenola Joly-Coz visits the CGP 2024

Yuan Stevens and Ma'n H. Zawati presents at the GA4GH Connect 12th Plenary in Melbourne, Australia 2024

Canadian Health Minister Mark Holland Announces Funding for The Pan-Canadian Genome Library 2023

The World Health Organization 2024

Sandrine Richard’s Talk on The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics 2024

Research Director Ma'n Zawati chairing a panel discussion at the 17th World Congress on Bioethics in Doha, Qatar 2024

WYNG-Hatton Lecture Cambridge 2024

PhD Student Derek So presents "Research Funding and the Problem of What Counts as 'Impact' in Bioethics and Health Policy" at the HaploTalks Seminar

Ma'n Zawati Presents at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Genomic Medicine Institute Research Symposium 2024

Bartha Maria Knoppers at the Canada Healthcare Innovation Summit 2024

The 4th Annual Genetic Discrimination Observatory Conference 2023 held in Panama

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Inaugural Lecture 2023

The Human Genetics Student Society Conference 2023

Invited Scholar Dr. Calvin Ho visits the CGP to present "Regulating Generative AI in Health and Health Research" 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 02, 2025

Hybrid Course: McGill University and Online

Summer Course 2025: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institute in Global Health

UPCOMING EVENT

June 02, 2025

Hybrid Course: McGill University and Online
9 AM - 12:30 PM

Summer Course 2025: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institute in Global Health

The CGP is thrilled to announce our course on “Global Health Law: A Primer for Health Students, Practitioners, & Professionals,” which will be held this year from June 2nd to 6th as part of McGill University’s Summer Institute in Global Health. The course is directed by CGP Director, Prof. Yann Joly and Dr. Diya Uberoi, Academic Associate.

Please consult the flyer for further information about the course.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Diya Uberoi at [email protected].

PAST EVENTS

December 17, 2024

Istanbul, Turkey

The GDO’s 5th Annual Scientific Meeting

PAST EVENT

December 17, 2024

Istanbul, Turkey
all day

The GDO’s 5th Annual Scientific Meeting

The meeting will bring together expert members of the Genetic Discrimination Observatory (GDO) and aims to provide a forum for discuss findings on genetic discrimination, provide an update on the GDOs activities to date, and establish a collaborative agenda for next year.

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November 12, 2024

McGill University, Montreal

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024

PAST EVENT

November 12, 2024

McGill University, Montreal
10AM - 11AM

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024

Save the date! The Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) is proud to host the 2nd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Eva Winkler. Refreshments will also be served at the event.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.

Stay tuned for further details on the event.

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June 11, 2024

Online

How genomic medicine is transforming healthcare

PAST EVENT

June 11, 2024

Online
12 PM EST

How genomic medicine is transforming healthcare

Imagine a world where your unique genetic makeup can be used to tailor your medical care, and where illnesses and disease are treated with pinpoint accuracy.

Join the next McGill News webcast, in partnership with the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine, when three McGill professors at the forefront of the genomic revolution now underway explore the opportunities and ethical pitfalls behind genetics, immunotherapy and personalized medicine. They will discuss the various ways in which these scientific advances promise to revolutionize how we think about and treat diseases, from diabetes to cancer.

With:

Thomas Duchaine, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry; Founding Director, McGill Centre for RNA Sciences

Yann Joly, James McGill Professor; Department of Human Genetics; Director, McGill Centre of Genomics and Policy; member, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine

AND

Raquel Cuella Martin, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics; Member, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Genomic Medicine; member, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine

Moderated by Derek Cassoff, Managing Director, Communications, McGill University Advancement

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June 03, 2024

Hybrid: McGill University and Online

Summer Course 2024: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health

PAST EVENT

June 03, 2024

Hybrid: McGill University and Online
9am - 12pm

Summer Course 2024: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health

The CGP is happy to announce the first course on Global Health Law to be offered through the Summer Institutes in Global Health at McGill University. The course will be held from June 3rd to June 7th and is directed by CGP Director, Prof. Yann Joly and Dr. Diya Uberoi, Academic Associate. For further information about the course, please consult the flyer.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Diya Uberoi at [email protected].

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May 24, 2024

Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building, McGill University

The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics

PAST EVENT

May 24, 2024

Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building, McGill University
9 AM - 12 PM

The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics

Unlike humans, it is nearly impossible to attribute liability to and pinpoint responsibility on a piece of software. Furthermore, there remains a gap between the speed of technological innovation and the ability of humans to understand the consequences of these innovations. These are the worries of many as we continue to rapidly adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems in healthcare settings. However, we cannot forget that AI offers opportunities for the improvement of healthcare and for a fuller realization of the right to health worldwide. It would arguably be unethical to deprive ourselves of the promise that AI systems offer in healthcare. For example, thanks to the increased use of sequencing technologies, doctors can now decode a patient’s genome and look for possible culprits for a given condition. To simply ignore the possible use of new technological advances in AI and healthcare is not the answer. But to responsibility adopt these new systems, one must consider how these systems alter ethical duties and how safeguards can be put into place to ensure the least number of unintended consequences.

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April 26, 2024

Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel

HGSS 2024 Conference: Genomic Medicine For All

PAST EVENT

April 26, 2024

Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel
9am - 5pm EDT

HGSS 2024 Conference: Genomic Medicine For All

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 02, 2025

Summer Course 2025: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institute in Global Health

PAST EVENTS

December 17, 2024

The GDO’s 5th Annual Scientific Meeting

November 12, 2024

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024

June 11, 2024

How genomic medicine is transforming healthcare

June 03, 2024

Summer Course 2024: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health

May 24, 2024

The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics

April 26, 2024

HGSS 2024 Conference: Genomic Medicine For All

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Fireside Chat with Gerardo Jiménez Sánchez & Bartha Knoppers

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024 - Keynote Speaker Eva Winkler

APACPH 2024 Talk Concert, Busan, South Korea

How genomic medicine is transforming healthcare