About this Event
PHC Annual Ethics Seminar April 20 - 23 + Conference April 24
Welcome to the PHC Annual Health Ethics Seminar happening at YWCA Hotel Vancouver from April 21 - 23, 2026 and then for the Health Ethics Conference on April 24, 2026 at the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue all taking place in beautiful downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada
The 4-day intensive health ethics seminar & 1-day conference (5-days total) aims to empower participants to navigate clinical/medical ethical dilemmas in health care by employing an interactive and case-based methodology.
During seminar, you will be actively enged in a small-group learning environment where you'll cover foundational bioethical topics including:
- The history of biomedical ethics and ethical decision making approaches
- Respect for persons and respect for autonomy, capacity, and informed consent
- Substitute/surrogate decision making, substituted judgment and the best interests standard
- Involuntary treatment
- Health ethics and the law
- Ethical issues at early life and end of life
- Ethical considerations for intervening when there are risks of harm to self and to others
- And more!
This special event concludes on Friday April 24, 2026 for an annual conference. The conference brings together a large community of health care professionals, academic partners, and community members for a great day of plenary speakers
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
YWCA Hotel Vancouver, 733 Beatty Street, Vancouver, Canada
CAD 640.34 to CAD 800.09
