Send us a text What is truth-telling and is it always the best way? How might dignity help us think about the morality of kidney sales? What does the 2018 Thailand cave dive rescue teach us about medical informed consent and virtue? These are just some of the questions explored in the JBI articles chosen by current joint editor-in-chief, Dr Michael Ashby, for the journal’s 20th anniversary collection . Michael is a palliative care and pain clinician, a self-confessed ‘dabbler’ in philosophy, and joint editor-in-chief at the JBI for nearly a decade. In addition to some cracker reflections on these JBI articles, Michael peels back the ‘editorial curtain’, and we talk about things like: - The impacts of the recent US election and Trump’s USA, and the trickle down effects into Australia and NZ - Political “contagion” and mimicry - The need for logic and the ‘realness’ of subjectivity - A Freudian psychoanalysis of bioethics and - Trying the ‘pub test’ on your piece bioethics research. This is also a great pod episode if you’re newer to the JBI and publishing/reading bioethics as Michael gives a bit of insight into what kinds of scholarship the JBI publishes. Enjoy! -- 0:00 - Introduction 5:20 - Reflections on 20 years of the JBI and the recent US election 18:56 - on truth and reconciliation 22:50 - on autonomy and patient values in Poland 29:30 - on open disclosure in New Zealand 34:33 - on the morality of kidney sales 38:50 - on the ethical considerations of anaesthetist involved in the 2018 Thailand cave dive rescue -- JBI Archives 20th Anniversary - Open Access Collection Micheal's complete editorial ' Twigs of Evidence ' Select Papers (in order of mention): Lingis, A. Truth in Reconciliation. Bioethical Inquir y 8, 239–243 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-011-9306-2 Olchowska-Kotala, A., Strządała, A. & Barański, J. Patients’ Values and Desire for Autonomy: An Empirical Study from Poland. Bioethical Inquiry 20, 409–419 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-023-10241-y McLennan, S., Moore, J. New Zealand District Health Boards’ Open Disclosure Policies: A Qualitative Review. Bioethical Inquiry 16, 35–44 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-018-9894-1 Reese, A., Pies, I. The Morality of Kidney Sales: When Caring for the Seller’s Dignity Has Moral Costs. Bioethical Inquiry 20, 139–152 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-023-10231-0 Irwin, M.A. The Thailand Cave Rescue: General Anaesthesia in Unique Circumstances Presents Ethical Challenges for the Rescue Team. Bioethical Inquiry 19, 265–271 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-022-10168-w Music by Lidérc via Pixabay Hosted, produced and edited by Sara Attinger…

Send us a text We often think of writing as creating, but is editing another’s academic work, creating? What does really cool bioethics scholarship look like from the perspective of an ethical transculturalism scholar? Former JBI editor-in-chief, Professor Jing-Bao Nie (Otago), talks about 3 papers from 2004-2006 whose originality and theoretical and methodological visions still spark scholarly joy today! Jing-Bao touches on ethical transculturalism, the integration of sociology into bioethics, whether Confucianism is ‘secular’, ethical justifications for editing, editing as creating, and the joy of learning. You can read Jing-Bao’s part of the editorial online: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Editorial Choices . You can read Jing-Bao’s picks for the anniversary collection free online for a limited time here. These are: - Robert, J.S., J. Maienschein, and M.D. Laubichler. 2006. Systems bioethics and stem cell biology. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 3(1): 19–31. - Hudson, M.L., A.L.M. Ahuriri-Driscoll,M.G. Lea, et al. 2007. Whakapapa—A foundation for genetic research? Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4(1): 43–49. - Sui, S., and M. Sleeboom-Faulkner. 2007. Commercial genetic testing in mainland China: Social, financial and ethical issues. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4(4): 229–237. Jing-Bao Nie from the University of Otago in New Zealand. Trained as a physician in Chinese medicine, Jing-Bao then studied sociology in Canada and the medical humanities and bioethics in the USA, and served as co-editor and editorial advisor of a number of academic journals, including of course, being editor in chief of the JBI from 2004-2006. Music by Lidérc via Pixabay Hosted and edited by Sara Attinger…

Send us a text This year, the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry turns 20! To celebrate the 20th anniversary, the JBI has released select articles from the archives as a special anniversary collection . How would you pick out just a few articles to represent two decades of work in the JBI? What papers have stood out or stayed with you, and why? Editors-in-chief past and present were invited to nominate papers published during their tenures and to share their reasons for their choices. On this first episode of the series on the anniversary collection, we are joined by Prof Leigh E Rich, former editor-in-chief of the JBI (2011-2016). Leigh shares reflections and insights from 20 years of bioethical inquiry and scholarship. Leigh talks to us about doubt and its weaponisation, how to think about bioethics through pop culture (can 90s alternative music provide insights on abortion?), and their three nominated articles for the JBI's anniversary collection. You can read Leigh's part of the editorial online: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Editorial Choices You can read Leigh's picks for the anniversary collection free online for a limited time here . These are: Adlan, A.A., and Henk A.M.J. ten Have. 2012. The dilemma of revealing sensitive information on paternity status in Arabian social and cultural contexts: Telling the truth about paternity in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 9(4): 403–409. Manninen, B.A. 2015. Mutual scorn within the abortion debate: Some parallels with race relations. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 12(2): 295–31. Jameton, A. 2013. A reflection on moral distress in nursing together with a current application of the concept. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 10(3): 297–308. Leigh E Rich is Professor of Health Administration at Georgia Southern University and an expert in bioethics, biotechnology, health communication, and gender and the media. Music by Lidérc via Pixabay…

Send us a text The JBI Dialogues returns from hiatus to kickoff the 20 year anniversary celebrations of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI)! Ever wondered about how an academic journal comes into being? What might we mean by 'bioethical inquiry'? What did the JBI set out to do and, 20 years on, how well is the JBI going in achieving its aims? In this episode, chair of the JBI Editorial Council, Paul Komesaroff, takes us back to where it all began in the early 2000s, when a group of scholars had an idea for a new place to exchange ideas across disciplines: the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Paul shares reflections and insights from 20 years of bioethical inquiry and scholarship. Paul talk to us about 'apolog-ethics', restless questioning, making simple things more complicated, and what bioethicists might contribute next. You can read Paul's full editorial online: 'An Ethical Project: The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry After Twenty Years' https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11673-024-10402-7 Paul Komesaroff is a physician, researcher and philosopher at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where he is Professor of Medicine and Executive Director of Global Reconciliation, an international collaboration that promotes communication and dialogue across cultural, racial, religious, political and other kinds of difference. Paul is also current chair of the JBI Editorial Council. Music by Lidérc via Pixabay…

Send us a text Please note this podcast contains references to people who have died. In this episode of JBI Dialogues, philosopher Professor Yolonda Wilson, medical anthropologist Dr Tessa Moll, and professor of law Thalia Anthony join us to discuss their work in the journal’s latest symposium “Institutional racism, whiteness and bioethics”. Professor Yolonda Wilson is a philosopher with interests in bioethics, social and political philosophy, race theory, and feminist philosophy. She is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Health Care Ethics, Philosophy, and African American Studies at Saint Louis University in the United States. Dr Tessa Moll is a medical anthropologist with a focus on assisted reproductive technologies in South Africa, race, and postcolonial medical research. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Professor Thalia Anthony is a professor of law specialising in colonial legacies and systemic racism in the penal/criminal justice system. She is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney, in Australia. Links/resources The complete Journal of Bioethical Inquiry symposium Institutional Racism, Whiteness and Bioethics Direct links to articles mentioned in the episode: Biopower of Colonialism in Carceral Contexts: Implications for Aboriginal Deaths in Custody , by Thalia Anthony and Harry Blagg Medical Mistrust and Enduring Racism in South Africa , by Tessa Moll Bioethics, Race, and Contempt , by Yolonda Wilson…

Send us a text In this episode of JBI Dialogues, Dr Christopher Mayes talks about the journal's new symposium Institutional Racism, Whiteness, and the Role of Bioethics . Chris is a Research Fellow in the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University and a Research-Affiliate in Sydney Health Ethics at the University of Sydney. He is an interdisciplinary scholar with disciplinary backgrounds in sociology and philosophy. He co-edited the Institutional Racism, Whiteness, and Bioethics symposium with Professor Yin Paradies and Dr Amanuel Elias. Yin is Professor of Race Relations and Amanual is a Research Fellow, also in the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University, Australia. Lead essay extract: Institutional racism can be defined as differential access to power, resources, and opportunities by race that further entrenches privilege and oppression (Paradies 2016). Along with similar concepts such as systemic, structural, cultural, and societal racism, this form of racism profoundly shapes almost all aspects of our lives, including health and healthcare (Williams, Lawrence, and Davis 2019). Yet, racism more broadly and institutional racism in particular has been a neglected subject in bioethical discourse and scholarship (Danis, Wilson, and White 2016). Bioethics has the potential to make important contributions to anti-racist programmes and strategies addressing institutional racism, yet as scholars have argued, the “whiteness” of bioethics undermines its capacity to attend to institutionalized forms of racism (Mayes 2020; Russell 2016; Danis, Wilson, and White 2016). ... This symposium brings together scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines to examine how racism has been institutionalized in healthcare, how whiteness manifests in healthcare, and what bioethics can contribute towards anti-racism. In October 2019, we invited researchers to consider the following questions: What are the historical and material processes that contributed to the institutionalization of racism in medicine and healthcare settings? What role can Indigenous knowledges play in de-centering whiteness and addressing racism? Does bioethics have a role in addressing racism or is it too entangled with histories of racism and whiteness? The articles in this issue respond to these questions and articulate the affective dimension of race in clinical spaces, the economic and social costs of racialized health inequalities, the continuing effects of colonialism and complicity of bioethics in institutional racism. Links / resources The complete Journal of Bioethical Inquiry symposium Institutional Racism, Whiteness and Bioethics Direct links to articles mentioned in the episode Symposium Lead Essay: Institutional Racism, Whiteness, and the Role of Critical Bioethics , by Christopher Mayes, Yin Paradies, Amanuel Elias White Medicine, White Ethics: On the Historical Formation of Racism in Australian Healthcare , by Christopher Mayes (in the Journal of Australian Studies) Black bodies and Bioethics: Debunking Mythologies of Benevolence and Beneficence in Contemporary Indigenous Health Research in Colonial Australia , by Chelsea J. Bond, David Singh & Sissy Tyson Bioethicists Should Be Helping Scientists Think About Race , by Camisha Russell…

Send us a text In this episode of JBI Dialogues, Professor Ross Upshur, one of the co editors of the journal's COVID-19 symposium, talks with Professor Eunice Kamaara about her paper " Gambling with COVID-19 makes more sense: ethical and practical challenges in COVID-19 responses in communalistic resource-limited Africa , co-authored with Dr David Nderitu. Eunice is Professor of African Christian Ethics at Moi University in Kenya with a doctorate in African Christian ethics and a Master's degree in international health research ethics. Ross is a physician and bioethicist and heads the division of clinical public health at the University of Toronto in Canada. Article abstract: Informed by evidence from past studies and experiences with epidemics, an intervention combining quarantine, lockdowns, curfews, social distancing, and washing of hands has been adopted as “international best practice” in COVID-19 response. With massive total lockdowns complemented by electronic surveillance, China successfully controlled the pandemic in country within a few months. But would this work for Africa and other communalistic resource-poor settings where social togetherness translates to effective sharing of basic needs? What ethical and practical challenges would this pose? How would communalism be translated in special contexts to be useful in contributing to the ultimate common good? This paper uses examples from the current situation of COVID-19 in Kenya to address these questions. Links The complete Journal of Bioethical Inquiry COVID-19 symposium Direct link to the #Free2Read articles discussed in the episode Gambling with COVID-19 makes more sense: ethical and practical challenges in COVID-19 responses in communalistic resource-limited Africa , by David Nderitu and Eunice Kamaara Learning Lessons from COVID-19 Requires Recognizing Moral Failures , by Maxwell Smith and Ross Upshur…

Send us a text In this episode of JBI Dialogues we welcome one of the authors of an article in the journal’s new symposium on the social and ethical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Gentgall is founding CEO of PRAXIS Australia, an independent not-for-profit that was created to promote excellence in research and research ethics review, design and conduct in Australia and internationally. Together with Wendy Lipworth, Ian Kerridge, and Cameron Stewart, Melanie co-authored the article “ Science at Warp Speed: Medical Research, Publication, and Translation During the COVID-19 Pandemic ”. Here she talks about that work and recent developments, including new announcements made about the promise of multiple experimental COVID-19 vaccines. Article abstract: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid growth in research focused on developing vaccines and therapies. In this context, the need for speed is taken for granted, and the scientific process has adapted to accommodate this. On the surface, attempts to speed up the research enterprise appear to be a good thing. It is, however, important to consider what, if anything, might be lost when biomedical innovation is sped up. In this article we use the case of a study recently retracted from the Lancet to illustrate the potential risks and harms associated with speeding up science. We then argue that, with appropriate governance mechanisms in place (and adequately resourced), it should be quite possible to both speed up science and remain attentive to scientific quality and integrity. Links / resources The complete collection of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry COVID-19 symposium articles - Part 1 and Part 2 Direct link to the #Free2Read article discussed in the episode: Science at Warp Speed: Medical Research, Publication, and Translation During the COVID-19 Pandemic , by Wendy Lipworth, Melanie Gentgall, Ian Kerridge, and Cameron Stewart Therapeutic Goods Administration statement, 18 November 2020, COVID-19 vaccine provisional determinations Image : Aldon Scott McLeod from FreeImages…

Send us a text In this episode of JBI Dialogues, Professor Ross Upshur, one of the co-editors of the journal’s new symposium on the social and ethical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, talks with Professor Max Smith about their paper "Learning Lessons from COVID-19 Requires Recognizing Moral Failures". Max is a bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University, Canada. Ross is a physician and bioethicist and heads the division of Clinical Public Health at the University of Toronto, Canada. Article abstract: The most powerful lesson learned from the 2013-2016 outbreak of Ebola in West Africa was that we do not learn our lessons. A common sentiment at the time was that Ebola served as a “wake-up call”—an alarm which signalled that an outbreak of that magnitude should never have occurred and that we are ill-prepared globally to prevent and respond to them when they do. Pledges were made that we must learn from the outbreak before we were faced with another. Nearly five years later the world is in the grips of a pandemic of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is therefore of no surprise that we are now yet again hearing that the COVID-19 pandemic serves as the “wake-up call” we need and that there are many lessons to be learned to better prepare us for future outbreaks. Will anything be different this time around? We argue that nothing will fundamentally change unless we truly understand and appreciate the nature of the lessons we should learn from these outbreaks. Our past failures must be understood as moral failures that offer moral lessons. Unless we appreciate that we have a defect in our collective moral attitude toward remediating the conditions that precipitate the emergence of outbreaks, we will never truly learn. Links / resources The complete collection of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry COVID-19 symposium articles - Part 1 and Part 2 Direct link to the #Free2Read article discussed in the episode: Learning Lessons from COVID-19 Requires Recognizing Moral Failures , by Max Smith and Ross Upshur Image : Chapman Chow on Unsplash…

Send us a text In this our first episode of JBI Dialogues we welcome the editors of the journal’s new symposium on social and ethical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to their work in bioethics, Dr Michael Chapman and Professors Paul Komesaroff, Ian Kerridge, and Ross Upshur are all physicians working across palliative medicine, endocrinology, haematology, and clinical public health. Here they talk about: the meaning and importance of bioethics, their motivations for starting this project and what they've subsequently learnt, the symposium themes and their significance, the case for why someone should make the time to read papers in this symposium, the paper/s they would suggest to start your symposium reading, and why, and what comes next. Transcript of episode 1 Links / resources The complete collection of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry COVID-19 symposium articles - Part 1 and Part 2 Direct links to articles mentioned in the episode Humiliating Whistle-Blowers: Li Wenliang, the Response to COVID-19 and the Call for a Decent Society , by Jing-Bao Nie and Carl Elliott Imagining and Preparing for the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Justification for Taking Caring Responsibilities into Consideration when Allocating Scarce Resources , by Christopher F.C. Jordens The New Fear of One Another , by Alphonso Lingus Fast Violence, Revolutionary Violence: Black Lives Matter and the 2020 Pandemic , by Claire Colebrook Hope and Optimism: A Spinozist Perspective on COVID-19 , by Genevieve Lloyd Not all Bad: Sparks of Hope in a Global Disaster , by Paul Komesaroff Gambling With COVID-19 Makes More Sense: Ethical and Practical Challenges in COVID-19 Responses in Communalistic Resource-Limited Africa , by David Nderitu and Eunice Kamaara Image: Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash…