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Biographical Note

Dr. Nuala Kenny has been appointed Professor Emeritus in the Department of Bioethics, effective July 1, 2009

Publications & C.V.

Publications: Please refer to on-line CV

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Dr. Nuala Kenny's Selected Publications
(plus links to full text articles)

These publications are grouped by the author's areas of interest, and some are repeated under more than one heading. Whenever possible, we have provided links to the original publications. For a full listing of Dr. Kenny's publications, please visit her on-line CV.

Areas of Interest

Physician Ethics | Ethics and Health Policy | Pediatric Ethics | End of Life Care

Physician Ethics

MacPherson, C. and Kenny, NP. 2008 Professionalism and the Basic Sciences: An Untapped Resource Medical Education 42:183-188.

Kenny NP. Responding to Requests for Euthanasia in Emmanuel, Linda L. and Librach, S.Lawrence (eds) Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA 2007: 234-248.

Storch JL, and Kenny NP. 2007. Shared moral work of nurses and physicians. Nursing Ethics 14 (4): 478-491.

de Korta, Susanne J., Kenny NP., Dijk, Paul van., Gevers, Sjef., Richele, Dick J., Willems, Dick L. Cost issues in new disease-modifying treatments for advanced cancer: In-depth interviews with physicians Eur J Cancer (2007), doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2007.05.017.

Kenny NP, Shelton, W, (eds). Lost Virtue: Professional Character and Medical Education. Elsevier Press Oxford U.K. 2006.

Kenny NP. Looking for Doctor Good: Virtues for 21 Century Practice in Kenny, NP, Sheldon, W. (eds) Professional Character and Medical Education Elsevier Press, Oxford, UK. 211-233 2006.

Kenny NP, Medicine’s Malaise: The Pellegrino Prescription American Journal of Bioethics Vol 6 No.2 78-80 2006.

Kenny NP Uncharted Territory: Hippocratic Ethics and Health Systems CMAJ 174 (10): 1385 2006.

Kenny NP , Beagan B. The Patient as Text: Challenges for Problem Based Learning. Medical Education. 2004 38:1071-1079.

Kenny, N . Mann, K. See One; Do One; Teach One: Role Models and the Can Meds Competencies. Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 2001; 34(7):435-438.

Kenny NP , Allen M, Sargeant J. Lifelong Learning in Ethical Practice: A Challenge for Continuing Medical Education Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions 2001; 21:24-32.

Kenny NP , Weijer CE, Baylis F.Voting Ourselves rights: A critique of the Canadian Medical Association Charter for Physicians Canadian Medical Association Journal 1999;161(4):399-400.

Kenny NP .Speaking of Values: the ethics of communication. Journal of Cancer Care and Prevention. February 1999; 3(1):31-35.

Kenny, NP . Codes and character: The pillars of professional ethics. The Journal of the American College of Dentists 1998;65(3):5-8.

Kenny NP , Baylis F. Critical reflection and competent care: The ethics of practice. Echo Newsletter, The Medical Council of Canada. 1998; 9(2):4p. Reprinted in Federation States Medical Board (FSMB) Bulletin Vol. 86 #3.

Kenny NP , LeBlanc J, Mann, K. Pediatricians' Experience of Ethical Dilemmas in Practice: Implications for Education. Annals RCPSC 1998;31(2):1-6.

Kenny NP . Does good science make good medicine? Canadian Medical Association Journal 1997;157(1):33- 36.

Tallett SE, Belik J, Hilliard RI, Kenny NP , Rowell M, Lynch A. Ethics Teaching and Learning in Pediatric Training: Development of a Curriculum. Annals RCPSC 1997;30(2):103-107.

Kenny NP . The long standing traditions of ethics in medicine. In: Lynch A (ed). The good pediatrician: an ethics curriculum for use in Canadian pediatric residency programs. The Pediatric Ethics Network Project, HSC Toronto 1996;11-24.

Hilliard R, Tallett S, Kenny NP . Educational objectives and competence in pediatric ethics. In: Lynch A, (ed). The good pediatrician: an ethics curriculum for use in Canadian pediatric residency programs. The Pediatric Ethics Network Project, HSC Toronto 1996; 97-103.

Kenny NP . Physician ethics and the continuum of life-long learning. Journal of Continuing Education 1996; 16(3):173-180.

Kenny NP . CMA code of ethics: More room for reflection. Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 155(8):1063-1065.

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Ethics and Health Policy

MacPherson, C., Kenny, N.P. "The Power of Principles in a National Pharmaceutical Strategy" Healthcare Policy

Giacomini M, Kenny NP, DeJean, “Ethics Frameworks in Canadian Health Policies: Foundation, Scaffolding or Window-Dressing” Health Policy (In Press)

Baylis, F., Kenny N P, and Sherwin, S. 2008 A Relational Account of Public Health Ethics. Public Health Ethics.

Kenny NP, Joffres, C. 2008 An Ethical Analysis of International Health Priority-Setting, Health Care Analysis Vol. 16, no.3.

Kenny NP., Chafe, R. Pushing Right Against the Evidence: Turbulent Times for Canadian Health Care. Hastings Center Report 2007 Sept- Oct 24-26.

Kenny NP., McMahon, M. Canadian Media and Health Policy Research: The Limits of Stories American Journal of Bioethics 2007 7(8): 19-21.

Peter, E., Spalding, K.,Kenny NP., Conrad,P., Mc Keever,P., MacFarlane,A. Neither Seen Nor Heard: Children and Homecare Policy in Canada Social Science and Medicine, 2007 64: 1624-1635.

Melnychuk RM, Kenny NP. Pandemic Triage; The Ethical Challenge. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006 175(11): 1393-1394.

Kenny NP. Some Ethical Reflections on Accountability, Healthcare Papers 2006: 7(1):65-71.

Kenny, NP. Melnychuk R M., Asada Y., The Promise of Public Health: Ethical Reflections. Canadian Journal of Public Health September -October 2006, Vol.97 No.5: 402-404

Kenny NP, Giacomini M. Wanted: A New Ethics Field for Health Policy Analysis. Health Care Analysis, December 2005, Vol. 13, No.4: 247-259.

Kenny NP. The Continental Divide: A Modest Comparison of American and Canadian Values in Healthcare Organizational Ethics: Healthcare, Business, and Policy. 2004: Vol 1, No.2:65-80.

Kenny NP. What's Fair? Ethical Decision-making in an Aging Society. Canadian Policy Research Network. May 2004.

Kenny NP. Value(s) for Money? Assessing Romanow and Kirby. Healthcare Papers . Longwoods Publishing Corporation 2004. Vol. 4 (4).

Kenny NP. Le rapport Romanow et l'importance des valeurs dans les decisions de politiques publiques. ethique publique. October 2003; Vol. 5, No. 2.

Kenny NP. Bioethics in Canada. In: Peppin J, Cherry M (eds.). Annals of Bioethics, Vol. 1, Regional Perspectives. SWETS Zeitlinger, 2003.

Kenny NP . What Good is Health Care? Reflections on the Canadian Experience . Ottawa: Canadian Health Association Press 2002.

Kenny NP , Ells C. Empowerment to Meaningful Autonomy. In: Sawyer E, Stephenson M (eds). Long Term Care in Challenges to Long Term Care . 2nd edition. Ottawa: CHA Press 2002; 313-333.

Ells C, Downie J, Kenny NP , An Assessment of Ethical Climate in Three Health Care Organizations. Journal of Clinical Ethics. 2002; 13(1):18-28.

Kenny NP , Downie J, Ells C, MacDonald C. Organizational Ethics Canadian Style. HEC Forum 2000;12(2):141-148.

Kenny NP . Canadian Values in Health Policy: Enduring, Emerging and Competing. In: Ralph Masi (ed). "Removing Barriers II: Keeping Canadian Values in Health Care". Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, May 25-27, 2000;27-31.

Kenny NP . Reframing the Discourse: Rethinking Medicare. Healthcare Papers. Summer 2000;1(3):41-47.

Kenny NP . Beyond the Numbers: Values and the Future of Canadian Health Care. "Health for all: Setting Targets for the 21st Century". Nanci Healy (ed). Conference in Directions for Canadian Health Care Conference Series, 1999;70-74.

Kenny NP , Lynch A, Tallett S. Doing more with less: resource allocation. In: Lynch A (ed). The good pediatrician: an ethics curriculum for use in Canadian pediatric residency programs. The Pediatric Ethics Network Project, HSC Toronto 1996; 293-317. Reprinted in: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Annals. New Title: Doing more with less: Practice in Canadian Health System. Annals RCPSC Supplement Fall 1999; 32:133-141.

Kenny, NP. Ethical dilemmas in the current health policy environment. In: "Do We Care? Reviewing Canada's Commitment to Health". McGill - Queens University Press 1999;109-117.

Kenny, NP . Values, Health, and Health Care. Annals RCPSC 1997;30(3):144-146.

Kenny, NP , Dickinson R, Dion Stout M et al. Values Working Group Synthesis Report, Canada Health Action: Building on the Legacy Vol. II, National Forum on Health, Minister of Public. Works and Government Services 1997;1-38.

Kenny NP , Lynch A, Tallett S. Doing more with less: resource allocation. In: Lynch A (ed). The good pediatrician: an ethics curriculum for use in Canadian pediatric residency programs. The Pediatric Ethics Network Project, HSC Toronto 1996;293-317.

Ash M, Dickens BM, Joly JR, Kenny NP , et al. Code of Conduct for Research Involving Humans. The Tri- Council Working Group, March l996.

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Pediatric Ethics

Hadskis M, Kenny NP, Downie J, Schmidt M, D'Arcy R (2008) The Therapeutic Misconception: A Threat to Valid Parental Consent for Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Accountability in Research, 15:3, 133-151

Kenny NP A Teenager’s Refusal of Assent for Treatment reprinted in D.Steinberg (ed) Medical Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Moral Issues in Medicine and Biology, University Press of New England, Lebanon, NH 2007.

Kenny NP, Downie, J., Harrison, C., (2008) Respectful Involvement of Children in Medical Decisions In Singer, P., Viens, A.M. (eds) The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, Cambridge University Press, New York, p.121-126

Downie J, Schmidt M, Kenny NP,. D’Arcy ,R, Hadskis M, Marshall J,Paediatric MRI Research Ethics: The Priority Issues Bioethical Inquiry 2007 4(2) 85-91.

Peter, E., Spalding, K.,Kenny NP.,Conrad,P., Mc Keever,P., MacFarlane,A. Neither Seen Nor Heard: Children and Homecare Policy in Canada Social Science and Medicine, 2007 64: 1624-1635.

Kenny NP. "The Death of Children: Our 'Failure'; Our Possibility". (Invited Editorial). Paediatrics and Child Health July / August 2003; 8 (6) : 1.

Kenny NP. "Ask the Ethicist: A Teenagers refusal of assent for treatment. " Lahey Clinic Medical Ethics Newsletter. Fall 2002; 9(3):3.

Kenny NP , Skinner L. Skills for Assessing the Appropriate Role for Children in Health Decisions. In: Goldbloom, R (ed). Pediatric Clinical Skills, 3rd Edition, Churchill Livingstone, New York 2002; 349-359.

Miller P, Kenny NP . Walking the Moral Tightrope: Respecting and Protecting Children in Health-related Research. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics . Special Secton on Autonomy. Summer 2002; 11(3):217-229.

Kenny NP . The Politics of Pediatric Pain. In: Finley GA, McGrath PJ (eds). Acute and Procedural Pain in Children: Progress in Pain Research and Management. Seattle: IASP Press 2001; 20:147-158.

Kenny NP , Miller P. Research Involving Children: Clarifying Roles and Authority. Journal of Clinical Ethics, Summer 2000;11(2):151-156.

Baylis F, Downie J, Kenny NP . Children and Decision-Making in Health Research. IRB: A Review of Human Subjects Research 1999; 21(4): 5-10. Reprinted in: Health Law Review 1999; 8(2): 3-9.

Kenny NP . Whose choice? Deciding about therapeutic interventions in children. In: Lynch A, (ed). The good pediatrician: an ethics curriculum for use in Canadian pediatric residency programs. The Pediatric Ethics Network Project, HSC Toronto 1996;133-154. Reprinted in: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Annals. New Title:Whose choice? Therapeutic Intervention. Annals RCPSC Supplement Fall 1999; 32:93-101.

Baylis F, Downie J, Kenny NP . Children and Decision-Making in Health Research. IRB: A Review of Human Subjects Research 1999;21:(4):5-10.

Watts C, Kenny NP . Development of Competence for Decision-Making in Chronically Ill Children. Dalhousie Medical Journal 1999;27(1):8-14.

Harrison C, Kenny NP , Rowell M, Sidarous M. Bioethics for clinicians XI: Involving children in medical decisions. Canadian Medical Association Journal 1997;156(6):825-828. Reprinted in: Bioethics at the Bedside: A Clinician's Guide. Ottawa: Canadian Medical Association Publishing Services 1999.

Kenny, NP . Determining children's capacity to consent: Essential pediatric skills. In: Goldbloom, R (ed). Pediatric clinical skills. Churchill Livingstone, New York 1997; 389-400.

Harrison C, Kenny NP, Rowell M, Sidarous M. Bioethics for clinicians XI: Involving children in medical decisions. Canadian Medical Association Journal 1997;156(6):825-828.

Kenny NP. Adolescents and medical decision making. Pediatrics and Child Health 1997; 2(1):1-4.

Kenny NP. Whose choice? Deciding about therapeutic interventions in children. In: Lynch A (ed). The good pediatrician: an ethics curriculum for use in Canadian pediatric residency programs. The Pediatric Ethics Network Project, HSC Toronto 1996;133-154.

Kenny NP, Frager, G. Refractory symptoms and terminal sedation of children: Ethical Issues and practical management. Journal of Palliative Care 1996;12(3):40-45.

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End Life Care

Kenny NPResponding to Requests for Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide in Palliative Care : 235-248. In: Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies. Emanuel, L. and Librach, S. L. (eds), Elsevier Press, Philadelphia, PA 2007:235-248.

Kenny NP. "The Death of Children: Our 'Failure'; Our Possibility". (Invited Editorial). Paediatrics and Child Health July / August 2003; 8 (6) : 1.

Kenny NP. The Politics of Pediatric Pain. In: Finley GA, McGrath PJ (eds). Acute and Procedural Pain in Children Progress in Pain Research and Management. Seattle: IASP Press 2001;20:147- 158.

Kenny NP. Decision Making for Healthy Aging. Conference Proceedings, Research Into Healthy Aging: Challenges in Changing Times 1997;21-28.

Kenny NP, Frager, G. Refractory symptoms and terminal sedation of children: Ethical Issues and practical management". Journal of Palliative Care 1996;12(3):40-45.

Catholic Health Association of Canada

Effective 2009 Dr. Kenny has joined the CHAC as an Ethics & Health Policy Advisor