Daniel Buchman
@danielbuchman.bsky.social
Senior Scientist and Director of the Everyday Ethics Lab 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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Daniel Buchman
@danielbuchman.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Job Posting: Post-Doctoral Researcher CAMH Bioethics and Education - Everyday Ethics Lab
The Everyday Ethics Lab, part of CAMH Education Research, is currently seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher to support projects in bioethics led by the Lab (https://www.everydayethicslab.ca). Reporting ...
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🚨 Hiring! My lab, the Everyday Ethics Lab at @camhnews.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc to conduct empirical bioethics research in mental health, substance use health, and chronic pain. Join us for critical, collaborative, impactful work. Details here: bit.ly/4eRc4if Please share!
#Bioethics
#Bioethics
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I’ve started a Substack dedicated to PUBLIC HEALTH ERRORS. Subscribe, it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’ve started a Substack dedicated to PUBLIC HEALTH ERRORS. Subscribe, it’s free :) itaibavli.substack.com
Happy Festivus, all!
May your pole be straight, your feats be strong, and your grievances be few.
#festivus #fortherestofus
May your pole be straight, your feats be strong, and your grievances be few.
#festivus #fortherestofus
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happy Festivus, all!
May your pole be straight, your feats be strong, and your grievances be few.
#festivus #fortherestofus
May your pole be straight, your feats be strong, and your grievances be few.
#festivus #fortherestofus
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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In collab with the @utoronto.ca JCB, we at @camhnews.bsky.social are thrilled to host Dr Dominic Sisti from @upenn.edu for the 18th Annual Jus Lecture (Jan 19, 2026).
His talk explores psychiatric ethics under authoritarianism and social instability.
Register: bit.ly/4rXJyRX
#bioethics #psychiatry
His talk explores psychiatric ethics under authoritarianism and social instability.
Register: bit.ly/4rXJyRX
#bioethics #psychiatry
Psychiatric Ethics in an Authoritarian State
Join us for the 18th Annual Jus Lecture with Dr. Dominic Sisti, an international leader in psychiatric ethics.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In collab with the @utoronto.ca JCB, we at @camhnews.bsky.social are thrilled to host Dr Dominic Sisti from @upenn.edu for the 18th Annual Jus Lecture (Jan 19, 2026).
His talk explores psychiatric ethics under authoritarianism and social instability.
Register: bit.ly/4rXJyRX
#bioethics #psychiatry
His talk explores psychiatric ethics under authoritarianism and social instability.
Register: bit.ly/4rXJyRX
#bioethics #psychiatry
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now feels like a test of whether those who say they’re just antizionist and not antisemitic actually demonstrate that
December 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
now feels like a test of whether those who say they’re just antizionist and not antisemitic actually demonstrate that
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If only someone had spent the last decade writing about unreasonable demands for proof of causation as a key component in the #ManufactureOfDoubt.
muse.jhu.edu/article/627259
muse.jhu.edu/article/627259
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If only someone had spent the last decade writing about unreasonable demands for proof of causation as a key component in the #ManufactureOfDoubt.
muse.jhu.edu/article/627259
muse.jhu.edu/article/627259
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like big tobacco funding cancer research
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
like big tobacco funding cancer research
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Today on the #projectEPIC blog Veronica de Souza Campos and Daniel De Luca-Noronha discuss the Case of Chronic Pain Reports #philsky #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
Epistemic Injustice and Chronic Pain Reports
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today on the #projectEPIC blog Veronica de Souza Campos and Daniel De Luca-Noronha discuss the Case of Chronic Pain Reports #philsky #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/epis...
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🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy and Department of Philosophy, McGill University
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November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨We're hiring! A tenure track position at McGill University in the area of #bioethics and / or philosophy of science, with a special focus on the ethics of medical technologies. Please share widely. #philsky #ethics #philsci philjobs.org/job/show/30402
“Has the claim that addiction is a brain disease helped or harmed those experiencing drug-related harm epistemically?”
This is also an important Q for contested conditions, eg chronic pain, which are increasingly understood as a disease.
#bioethics #stigma
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This is also an important Q for contested conditions, eg chronic pain, which are increasingly understood as a disease.
#bioethics #stigma
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The brain disease model of addiction and epistemic injustice
The brain disease model of addiction (BDMA) is a dominant, if highly contested, model of drug addiction globally. Over many decades, researchers have …
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November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“Has the claim that addiction is a brain disease helped or harmed those experiencing drug-related harm epistemically?”
This is also an important Q for contested conditions, eg chronic pain, which are increasingly understood as a disease.
#bioethics #stigma
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is also an important Q for contested conditions, eg chronic pain, which are increasingly understood as a disease.
#bioethics #stigma
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
👀 Ooh...
My new article on emotional injustice in healthcare is out in Bioethics. I look at how emotion policing shapes the experiences of chronic pain patients and reinforces inequities in medical settings.
Grateful for everyone who supported this project.
doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
Grateful for everyone who supported this project.
doi.org/10.1111/bioe...
Pain, Power, and Policing: Emotional Injustice in Healthcare
Chronic pain patients frequently encounter not only physical suffering but also emotional dismissal and misrecognition in clinical settings. This paper argues that such experiences reflect a pervasiv...
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
👀 Ooh...
Truth.
This ⤵️
If it's not in my outlook calendar, it doesn't exist.
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Truth.
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The political war on safer drugs. Canada’s toxic drug crisis has led to tens of thousands of deaths and cost the health and justice systems billions. But politics keep getting in the way of solutions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-... via @cbcnews.ca
The political war on safe drugs | Full episode | the fifth estate
YouTube video by the fifth estate
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November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The political war on safer drugs. Canada’s toxic drug crisis has led to tens of thousands of deaths and cost the health and justice systems billions. But politics keep getting in the way of solutions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-... via @cbcnews.ca
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New study: Alcohol industry-funded charities still misleading the public:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Previous research identified alcohol industry misinformation about pregnancy and infant health. Dr Gemma Mitchell's new study finds that misinformation continues in Aus, Can, Ire, SA, UK & US.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Previous research identified alcohol industry misinformation about pregnancy and infant health. Dr Gemma Mitchell's new study finds that misinformation continues in Aus, Can, Ire, SA, UK & US.
Do alcohol industry-funded organisations act to correct misinformation? A qualitative study of pregnancy and infant health content following independent analysis - Globalization and Health
Background Access to reliable, accurate, and up-to-date health information is a crucial component of global population health. Like other health-harming industries, the alcohol industry is known to pr...
link.springer.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
New study: Alcohol industry-funded charities still misleading the public:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Previous research identified alcohol industry misinformation about pregnancy and infant health. Dr Gemma Mitchell's new study finds that misinformation continues in Aus, Can, Ire, SA, UK & US.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Previous research identified alcohol industry misinformation about pregnancy and infant health. Dr Gemma Mitchell's new study finds that misinformation continues in Aus, Can, Ire, SA, UK & US.
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I'm excited to announce the establishment of the Western University Centre for Bioethics (@westernbioethics.bsky.social), a research centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences @westernu.ca. I'm honoured to serve as the Centre's inaugural Director. #bioethics
Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)
Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'm excited to announce the establishment of the Western University Centre for Bioethics (@westernbioethics.bsky.social), a research centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences @westernu.ca. I'm honoured to serve as the Centre's inaugural Director. #bioethics
Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)
Join us for a launch event (cont 👇)
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That's why I wrote this: www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That's why I wrote this: www.startribune.com/adam-raine-c...
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
#bioethics
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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
#bioethics
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An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
An update on my column: Parliamentary committee drops most contentious parts of its demand for data on research funding. It now wants aggregated, not disaggregated data. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
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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
#bioethics #pain #stigma
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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
#bioethics #pain #stigma
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
#bioethics #pain #stigma
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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
#bioethics #pain #stigma
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It took over 4 years, but the paper is finally published. In this study, we developed novel methods drawn from #LegalEpidemiology to map addiction #stigma in California law.
This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
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This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
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Targeting Addiction Structural Stigma Embodied in Law (“TASSEL”): Findings from an intrastate legal mapping study
Stigma is a fundamental cause of disease that reflects and intensifies health inequalities. Laws are powerful mediators for stigma; to correct them, i…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It took over 4 years, but the paper is finally published. In this study, we developed novel methods drawn from #LegalEpidemiology to map addiction #stigma in California law.
This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
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This #interdisciplinary work was conceptually and methodologically difficult!⤵️
#PaperSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky
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Dr. Stramondo: "Wheelchairs are NEVER medically necessary. They are SOCIALLY necessary to allow the user to access social inclusion and the good of life. This is ... medicalizing access!" #ASBH2025 #Bioethics
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Dr. Stramondo: "Wheelchairs are NEVER medically necessary. They are SOCIALLY necessary to allow the user to access social inclusion and the good of life. This is ... medicalizing access!" #ASBH2025 #Bioethics