Vanessa Gruben
@vgruben.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa Director, Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics
Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca April 7 for a free seminar/webinar "Alberta’s Bill 26 and the Notwithstanding Clause: Trans Rights, Health Law, and the Constitution". Feat. John Lee of CMA, Bennett Jensen and Eric Freeman of Egale, and Samuel Singer of uOttawa. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/bill26
Alberta’s Bill 26 and the Notwithstanding Clause
Event
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Le programme s’adresse à un large éventail de participantes et participant·es, notamment aux professionnels de la santé, aux administrateurs, aux fonctionnaires, aux chercheurs, aux avocats, aux partenaires patients, ainsi qu’aux étudiants universitaires. Aucune expérience en droit n’est requise
The program is designed for a wide range of attendees such as health professionals, administrators, public servants, researchers, lawyers, patient partners, and university students. No legal experience is required.
Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running June 1–5. This one-week (30-hour) online course equips you to understand & respond to key law and policy issues in public health. For more information or to apply: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law
June 1–5, 2026
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Come learn with us!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · 6mo agoApplications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running online June 1–5. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
🎉 Congratulations to Assiciate Professor Y.Y. Chen (@OttawaHealthLaw - CHLPE member) on being named Dean’s Research Professorship in Migrant Health Equity! An impactful scholar advancing equity in health law and policy. www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...
Yin-Yuan Chen | Faculty of Law
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Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation. Of you missed the Café scientifique on Jan. 28, 2026, here is a video. Featuring @tivabaral.bsky.social, @deonandan.bsky.social, @picardonhealth.bsky.social, Kumanan Wilson, @vgruben.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ik... via @ottawahealthlaw.ca
Vaccines, Trust and Misinformation – Café scientifique
YouTube video by University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics
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Join us for Vaccines, Trust & Misinformation on January 28 at 5:30!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · 7mo agoJoin us for Vaccines, Trust & Misinformation – Café scientifique! Wed Jan 28 @ 5:30–8:00 PM; Café Nostalgica Pub. A lively, interactive discussion with experts André Picard, Kumanan Wilson, Raywat Deonandan, & Prativa Baral. RSVP & details: ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/vaccines-trust
Joignez-vous à @ottawahealthlaw.ca le 28 janvier de 11 h 30 à 13 h pour « La santé mentale en prison ». Avec le Dr Ivan Zinger, Enquêteur correctionnel sortant du Canada, et Tania Roussel, Lynda Khelil, et Alexandra Larose. Tout le monde est bienvenu ! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/menta...
La santé mentale en prison
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Thanks to Tracy Vaillancourt for an amazing presentation on the emerging impacts of social media on youth mental health! #ReframingMentalHealthLaw
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · 11mo agoJust wrapped up today’s #ReframingMentalHealthLaw conference: Keynote Address by Tracy Vaillancourt (uOttawa) on the emerging impacts of social media on youth mental health—and how we can respond. 🌐🧠 #YouthMentalHealth
Registration is now open!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · 12mo agoRegistration open for @OttawaHealthLaw’s Mental Health Law Conference (Oct 2–3)! Anita Szigeti, Jennifer Chambers (Empowerment Council), & Prof. Ruby Dhand (TRU) will discuss the role of interveners in bringing lived experience to litigation in Session 2. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...
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uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · 12mo agoJoin @ottawahealthlaw.ca Mental Health Law Conf. (Oct2/3). One of our panelists, Tess Sheldon, will discuss the need for an equality lens to challenge structural sanism, focusing on exclusion of mental health from the Canada Health Act. Registration open: ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/mentalhealth
Registration is now open!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca Oct 2–3 for a national conference: Reframing Mental Health Law: Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives. Keynotes: @Kwame_McKenzie & Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt. Student rates available. Hope to see you there! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...
Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca Oct 2–3 for a national conference: Reframing Mental Health Law: Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives. Keynotes: @Kwame_McKenzie & Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt. Student rates available. Hope to see you there! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...
Reframing Mental Health Law – Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives
Conference @University of Ottawa October 2/3, 2025
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Justice K. Barnes, Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, delivering an address at #LEPH2025 at uOttawa — hosted by @GLEPHA and @OttawaHealthLaw. A powerful conversation at the intersection of law and public health. #LEPH #LawEnforcement #PublicHealth
Congratulations @roojinhabibi.org !
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Congratulations to CHLPE member @roojinhabibi.org on successfully defending her PhD! Her contributions to the field of global health law have been truly impressive, and we look forward to all that she will accomplish in the years to come. 👏🎓 #PhDDefense #CHLPE
Happening today!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Join @ottawahealthlaw and Bruyère Health 9 June 11:30 am for a Zoom webinar: "Health Data at a Crossroads: Integration, Innovation, and Privacy in Canada" with Kumanan Wilson, Fahad Razak, @mgeist.bsky.social, @kimchspr.bsky.social. All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/healt...
Don’t miss the CHLPE #SummerInstitute on Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Thursday afternoon (Jun 19) features Robin Whitehead on MAID & Mental Illness—examining legal and ethical complexities around access, safeguards, and autonomy. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Mental Health Law
June 16–20, 2025
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Join the @ottawahealthlaw Summer Institute in Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Engage with leading experts like @vgruben.bsky.social, Sophie Nunnelley, Emmanuelle Bernheim, Robin Whitehead, Barbara von Tigerstrom, Kate Wright, and @paige365.bsky.social. Apply now: www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Mental Health Law
June 16–20, 2025
ottawahealthlaw.ca
Rejoignez @ottawahealthlaw.ca le 14 mai de 12 h à 15 h HE pour « La psychiatrie dans le civil et dans le pénal : Regards croisés Suisse francophone, Ontario et Québec » avec Cristina Ferreira, Jean-Laurent Domingue et Pierre Pariseau-Legault. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/psych...
La psychiatrie dans le civil et dans le pénal
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uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Don’t miss the CHLPE #SummerInstitute on Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Wednesday morning (Jun 18) features Barbara von Tigerstrom exploring privacy in mental healthcare: duty to warn, and confidentiality. Balancing rights, risks & relationships. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
Come learn with us!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Don’t miss the CHLPE #SummerInstitute on Mental Health Law, June 16–20! Tuesday afternoon features Consent & Capacity with Sam Boyle, where we’ll explore CTOs, advance directives, mature minors and navigating capacity in mental healthcare. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
Come learn with us! Applications now open.
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Mental Health Law, running online June 16–20. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
Come learn with us!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Join us June 16–20 for our #SummerInstitute on Mental Health! Don’t miss Hospital and Facility Regulation (Tues am) with @paige365.bsky.social, diving into patient rights, involuntary hospitalization & institutional accountability in mental healthcare. 🔗 www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
Applications now open!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Join us this June (16-20) for our #SummerInstitute on Mental Health! Explore legal + ethical issues in mental healthcare & uncover emerging challenges during the session - Overview of Mental Health Law - with Prof. Jennifer Chandler (@jnfrchandler). 🔗 www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
Join us today for "Beyond the Science-Politics Divide in Public Health"!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Join @ottawahealthlaw.ca March 24 at 11:30 am ET for "Beyond the Science-Politics Divide in Public Health" featuring @sbagen.bsky.social, @tivabaral.bsky.social, and @pfafard.bsky.social. All welcome! www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/bagen...
An important editorial in The Lancet on health care in Canada. Well worth reading. However it overstates the role of the federal gov't. Ottawa funds less than 25% of health care costs & P/T gov'ts do much more than "administer" the system.
The Lancet@thelancet.com · last yr.🆕 ‘Health in Canada: a pivotal political moment’ Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/p8aedhkm 📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/bdfav9vz #MedSky
Registration is now open!
uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics@ottawahealthlaw.ca · last yr.Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Mental Health Law, running online June 16–20. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute