This is a PAST EVENT: Members can soon view the panel presentations from the Members’ Resources page

Shaping the Future of Practising Healthcare Ethicists in Canada:

Progress, Pitfalls, and Accountability

CAPHE-ACESS Inaugural Annual Webinar - held on January 28, 2026

Objectives: 

• Outline the process of professionalization for regulated professions; 

• Describe current work on Practicing Healthcare Ethicists (PHEs) professionalization in Canada; 

• Reflect on benefits and pitfalls of professionalization of PHE Practice.

This session offered an overview of what it means to pursue professionalization for PHEs, an exploration of the current state of professionalization efforts in healthcare ethics practice in Canada, and the connections to similar efforts in other jurisdictions.

We considered the implications of this work for interested parties, including individual practitioners, ethics services, independent ethicists, employees, employers, and the public. Anticipated next steps were reviewed with details on the deliberative engagement opportunities planned in advance of finalizing the first of a larger suite of practice-defining texts for Canadian PHEs.

This information is relevant for CAPHE-ACESS Members and non-Members alike, as well as current Ethics Practice Fellows, accreditation agencies, senior leaders in healthcare with responsibility for clinical ethics services, and the public-at-large.

Moderator: CAPHE-ACESS Chair Roz Abdool

Panelists:  CAPHE-ACESS Directors Andrea Frolic, Lauren Honan, and Kevin Reel.

See further details of the webinar, moderator, and panelists HERE.

New membership applications are welcomed at any time.

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