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Daniel Buchman
@danielbuchman.bsky.social
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Bioethicist and Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Views are my own. www.everydayethicslab.ca
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An inspiring time in London at a @wellcometrust.bsky.social workshop on the ethics of predictive modelling for health. Grateful for rich discussions (esp. in mental health), insights from Drs. Ruth Faden & Erica Thompson + others. Glad I got to draw upon @mdmccradden.bsky.social's work!
#bioethics
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November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Thank you to Dr. Jan Vollert and the @iasp.bsky.social for inviting me to be part of this engaging panel today, alongside luminaries Joletta Belton and Dr. Antje Barreveld. It's great that the IASP recognizes the importance of ethics in discussions about pain and AI.
#bioethics #pain #stigma
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October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Grateful to the Centre for Applied Ethics & Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research at @ubcpublichealth.bsky.social for a wonderful visit. 🙏🏼 to Jackson Loyal for the kind invitation, and to all who engaged so thoughtfully with my talk on ethics of palliative psychiatry.
@itaibavli.bsky.social
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June 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Beautiful night for a ball game.
#Jays
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May 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Just back from a full few days at #CanadianPain25. Grateful to participate in a rich panel on whether disease models of chronic pain should guide anti-stigma efforts. Thoughtful, challenging dialogue—exactly what moves the field forward. Thanks to all for the meaningful exchange!
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May 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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It’s pretty awesome when you can cycle to and from the conference in your home town.
#CanadianPain25 #CycleTO
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May 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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When I read this story, this image was all I could think of:

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February 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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This is objectively incorrect. It is pronounced ‘baygul’. I don’t know what a ‘baggle’ is. 🥯#thisisthehillIwilldieon
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January 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Yes, algorithmic overlord, I am interested in this research as I am an author on the publication. Well done! 👍
#AcademicSky
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January 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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As someone once told me: “there is no bad weather; just bad gear.”
#cycleTO #wintercycling #bioethicistsonbikes
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January 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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New Year’s Eve, new book! I know what I’ll be doing tonight.
#kidding #sortof #lifeoftheparty #opioids #bioethics
Cover of the book Policing Patients by Elizabeth Chiarello
December 31, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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I recently finished reading Ian Williams’s “What I Mean to Say”, which is his 2024 CBC Massey Lectures. I hope his ideas can ignite a national conversation about conversations. Highly recommend.
The cover of Ian Williams’s book, What I mean to Say: Remaking Conversations in Our Time
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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📣New paper from the Everyday Ethics Lab! 📣

"Canadian cannabis researcher perspectives on the conduct and sponsorship of scientific research by the for-profit cannabis industry" in Social Science & Medicine.

The paper will be of interest to folks in #bioethics #CDoH #STS #psychiatry #COI

🧵 ⤵️

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Title of the research paper, Canadian cannabis researcher perspectives on the conduct and sponsorship of scientific research by the for-profit cannabis industry. Author names are listed below. The journal is Social Science & Medicine, which appears above the article title.
December 2, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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Our proposed framework has three components 1) Self-reflexive practices; 2) Structural humility; and 3) Critical Consciousness and compassion 4/6
Table 2. Recommendations for implementing proposed educational framework
November 19, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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We grounded our framework in transformative learning theory, and conducted a comprehensive literature review and quality improvement interviews with content experts in bioethics, health professions education, and stigma studies. We also interviewed a Fellow in healthcare ethics. 3/6
Table 1: Summary of QI interview participant feedback on draft framework.
November 19, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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📣 New paper! 🧵
Led by my talented former Masters student Zahra Hasan, this paper proposes an educational framework for healthcare ethics consultation (clinical ethics) to approach structural #stigma in mental health and substance use
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#bioethics #psychiatry 1/6
Paper title with green text on white background. The title of the paper is An Educational Framework for Healthcare Ethics Consultation to Approach Structural Stigma in Mental Health and Substance Use Health.
November 19, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Sharing this post from LinkedIn about Phil Lesh, longtime bass player for the Grateful Dead, who died yesterday. #Phillesh #gratefuldead #faretheewell
Steven Slavens • 2nd Counsel at Torys LLP 18h • G i+ Connect Phil Lesh, bass player for the Grateful Dead and various other latter day projects, died today. Sort of a strange thing to reflect about on a business networking platform, but he was an influencer in the truest sense. Lawyers and other professionals don't usually have the freedom to improvise, but we all have the space in our professional lives to find passion in our connections with each other, and to find success and fulfillment in willingness to remain open to new possibilities. Phil Lesh was one of the great and most unusual practitioners in his chosen field. He eschewed orthodoxy in his approach to his craft: constantly searching, always listening, innovating new technologies, seeking surprising connections, staying radically open to new possibilities. At times, reputed to be uncompromising and cantankerous, but without a doubt, a passionate collaborator. There are few musicians who have played live in front of as many people as he did -- from a local pizza shop, to the pyramids in Egypt over six decades. The Phil Zone was a moveable musical feast. If you have a top Phil video or audio clip to share, feel free to pop it in the comments. #phillesh #gratefuldead #alembic #philzone
October 26, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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🚨LAUNCHING - Living Ethics International Network: Conference Mini-Series / 🚨LANCEMENT - Réseau international d'éthique vivante : Mini-séries de conférences -

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#bioethics
Living Ethics International Network poster
October 25, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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Saw this posted elsewhere, but yeah, I feel this.
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October 22, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Woohoo! New book day!
#newbookdayisthebestday
#goldbergbookday
@profgoldberg.bsky.social
Book cover of Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries: Law, Ethics, and Public Health by Daniel S Goldberg
October 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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Not a bad way to spend the week at a workshop discussing the concept of futility in psychiatry. Very grateful to be on the shores of Lake Geneva at the Fondation Brocher.
#bioethics
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October 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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I will be giving Ethics Grand Rounds at Unity Health Toronto Centre for Clinical Ethics on Wednesday, October 2nd. I'm really honoured to be invited to talk about palliative psychiatry, an ethically challenging, critically important, and timely topic. Registration link in the comments!
#bioethics
Poster for Ethics Grand Roudns at Unity Health Toronto and Centre for Clinical Ethics. The title is Palliative Psychiatry: Ethical Challenges and Opportunities.
September 30, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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My latest: AI and the Ethics of Techno-solutionism in Pain Management.

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Screenshot of the paper title: AI and the ethics of techno-solutionism in pain management
September 18, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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I'll be at #ASBH24 later this week. On Thursday at 4:30pm I have the great privilege of sharing the stage with luminaries Drs. Anita Ho, Jada Wiggleton-Little, & @profgoldberg.bsky.social for our panel on objective assessments and disease models of chronic pain on stigma. Come say hi!
#bioethics
Screenshot of ASBH panel abstract. Title says Objective Assessment and Disease Models of Chronic Pain: Ethical Considerations for Stigma.
September 16, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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I’m delighted to be in Amsterdam for #WC2024! I’ll be joining my colleagues Drs Karen Davis and Whitney Scott for our panel on ethics of disease models of chronic pain on stigma Wednesday at 11:00am CET
Flags outside the Amsterdam RAI for the IASP World Congress on Pain Conference badge for the IASP 2024 Word Congress on Pain
August 6, 2024 at 8:22 AM