BCAPOP Member-Only Perinatal Community of Practice: Healthcare Ethics in the Context of Perinatal Substance Use (Online/Live)

This interactive session will use case examples to illustrate how diverse approaches to ethics (feminist, intersectional, narrative and relational approaches) can help in supporting patients at the intersection of perinatal care and substance use care to help advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Learning objectives, by the end of this session we will:

• Expand our understanding of what ethics means and why it is important in our practice.
• Identify key ethical considerations related to perinatal substance use services and care.
• Increase our ability to apply an anti-oppression ethics lens to our practice.

Alexandra Olmos Pérez, LL.B, MSc, PhD (she/her)  Ethicist, PHSA Ethics Service 

Ale is a healthcare ethicists at PHSA, where she provides consultation for teams, patients and families. She is originally from Mexico City, where she completed her education. She has a Law Degree, a Master's degree in Science, specifically in the area of Bioethics, and a PhD also in Bioethics from the National University of Mexico, UNAM. Ale is passionate about anti-oppression work and education, and tries to incorporate that lens into her daily practice. Before coming to Canada, Ale worked for the National Human Rights Commission in Mexico and the National Bioethics Commission. She also taught Bioethics, Law and Human Rights theory in various private and public academic institutions.