Schulich School of Law

Elaine Gibson

Email: elaine.gibson@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-6882
Mailing Address:

Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2

Research Topics:

2003-13: "Facilitating Access to Health Data for Research and Planning in Light of Laws and Ethical Norms" - $719,836, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Co-Principal Investigator
2008-09: "What Are the Notification Policies of Academic Health Care Institutions Regarding Research Uses of Personal Health Information in their Custody?"- $100,000, CIHR, Co-Investigator
2007-09: "Pandemic Planning and Foundational Ethical Questions of Justice, the Common Good and the Public Interest" - $130,347, CIHR, Co-Investigator

2005 - 2006: Recipient of the Law Commission of Canada/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Virtual Scholar in Residence Award

Elaine Gibson, "International Perspectives on Regulation of Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting" in Pat Croskerry et al, eds, Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine (Lippicott Williams and Wilkins, 2009) 351.
Elaine Gibson et al, "Who's Minding the Shop? The Role of Canadian Research Ethics Boards in the Creation and Uses of Registries and Biobanks" (2008) 9 BMC Medical Ethics 17.
Elaine Gibson, "Publication of Case Reports: Is Consent Required?" (2008) 13:8 Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 666.
Elaine Gibson, "Public Health Information Privacy and Confidentiality" in Tracey M. Bailey, Timothy Caulfield & Nola M. Ries, eds, Public Health Law & Policy in Canada, 2nd ed (LexisNexis, 2008) 91.
Elaine Gibson & Jan Sutherland, "Guiding Patrons to Online Health Informaton: Can Librarians be Found Liable?" (2008) 31:2 Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 179.

2009: Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Witness Critique of Bill C-11, Human Pathogens and Toxins Act
2009: Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons Committee, Witness Critique of Bill C-11, Human Pathogens and Toxins Act
2004 - 2008: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute for Health Services and Policy, Research Advisory Board
2006 - 2008: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute Advisory Board Ethics Designates Committee
2005 - 2008: Public Health Law Improvement Network
2004: Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons Committee, Witness Critique of Bill C-12, An Act to Prevent the Introduction and Spread of Communicable Diseases