Dick Sobsey, Director

The John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre (JDHEC), University of Alberta, is an academic interdisciplinary professional group committed to work in the area of health care ethics. Including members of the University of Alberta, the Capital Health Authority, and a variety of public agencies, JDHEC strives to promote professional and public reflection, debate and research on matters of ethical and moral concern in Alberta health care. JDHEC offers a number of services including graduate level courses in health care ethics at the University of Alberta, facilitation of bioethics education programs, and community outreach information workshops and public forums. For more information call (780) 492-6676.

Glenys Godlovitch, Director

The Office of Medical Bioethics, University of Calgary, is a group of professionals interested and skilled in various aspects of medical bioethics. As a division of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, the office is multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary including expertise from areas of medicine, law, nursing and psychology. Included among its services are education within the medical undergraduate curriculum, graduate students and residents, review and supervision of ethical aspects of human subject research, and clinical ethics consultations. For more information call (403) 220-7990.

Al-Noor Nenshi Nathoo,
Executive Director

The Provincial Health Ethics Network (PHEN) is a non-partisan organization with a mandate to connect individuals and organizations from Alberta with each other to discuss health ethics issues, and to provide them with better access to information on health ethics. Offering a number of services including literature resources, workshops, and support for ethics committees, the organization operates from regional offices in Calgary and Edmonton. All Albertans are encouraged to access the services of the Network offices or to become members. For more information call (780) 447-1180.