Schulich School of Law
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Michael Hadskis

B.Sc. (Dalhousie) 1986; LL.B. (Dalhousie) 1989; LL.M. (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University) 1993

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law
Faculty Member, Health Law Institute

Telephone: (902) 494-2534
E-mail: michael.hadskis@dal.ca

Biography:

Assistant Professor of Law, Dalhousie University, since 2004; Assistant Professor (Cross-Appointed), School of Health Administration, since 2010; Acting Associate Director, Education and Research, Health Law Institute (2006-2007); and Kermesse Scholar of the IWK Auxiliary, Health Law Institute (2003-09).  Advisor to the CEO, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission (2003).  Appeal Commissioner, Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (1998-2003).  College of Nurses of Ontario: various positions including Team Leader, Hearings Program (1995-1998).  Articled student, Gowlings (Toronto Office) (1993-1994).

Research interests:

  • Regulation of Human Biomedical Research
  • Neuroethics

Recent Awards and Honours:

  • Nominee, Law Student Society and Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence, 20010-11
  • Nominee, Law Student Society and Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence, 2007-08
  • Dalhousie Health Sciences Research Ethics Board Distinguished Service Award, 2006

Research Grants:

  • "Facilitating Access to Health Data for Research and Planning in Light of Laws and Ethical Norms" - $719,836, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Co-investigator (2009-13)
  • "Neuroimaging Ethics: From Theory to Practice" - $1,484,868 Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Co-investigator (2004-10)

Selected publications and commissioned reports: 

  • "Minimal Risk Standard in MRI Research" IRB: Ethics & Human Research [Forthcoming] (with Jennifer Marshall, Matthias Schmidt, Jocelyn Downie).
  • "Paediatric Neuroimaging Research" in Judy Illes and Barbara Sahakian, eds., The Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011) (with Matthias Schmidt) 389-404.
  • "The Regulation of Human Biomedical Research in Canada" in Jocelyn Downie, Timothy Caulfield, and Colleen Flood, eds., Canadian Health Law and Policy, 4th ed. (Markham: Lexis/Nexis, 2011) 437-500.
  • Dental Law in Canada, 2nd ed. [Markham: LexisNexis, forthcoming] (edited with Jocelyn Downie, Karen McEwen, and William MacInnis).
  • "The Regulation of Dental Research" in Jocelyn Downie, Karen McEwen, Michael Hadskis, and William MacInnis, eds., Dental Law in Canada, 2nd ed. [Markham: LexisNexis 2010) 303-344.
  • "Neuroethics Case Study" in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ethics in Research [Haifa: UNESCO, forthcoming].
  • "Canadian Research Ethics Boards, MRI Research Risks, and MRI Risk Classification" IRB: Ethics & Human Research 31:4 (2009) 9-15 (with Jennifer Marshall).
  • "Navigating the Sea of Biomedical Research Regulations" in Robert Bortolussi, ed., Handbook for Clinician Scientists: Tools for a Successful Academic Career (Toronto: HSC Research & Development Ltd., 2008) 20-29.
  • "The Therapeutic Misconception: A Threat to Valid Parental Consent for Paediatric Neuroimaging Research" Accountability in Research 15:13 (2008) 133-151 (with Nuala Kenny, Jocelyn Downie, Matthias Schmidt, and Ryan Darcy).
  • "Giving Voice to Research Participants: Should IRBs Hear from Research Participant Representatives?"  Accountability in Research 14:3 (2007)155-177.
  • "Paediatric MRI Research Ethics: The Priority Issues" The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4:2 (2007) 85-92 (with Jocelyn Downie, Matthias Schmidt, Nuala Kenny, Ryan D'Arcy, and Jennifer Marshall).
  • "The Regulation of Human Biomedical Research in Canada" in Jocelyn Downie, Timothy Caulfield, and Colleen Flood, eds., Canadian Health Law and Policy, 3rd ed. (Markham: Lexis/Nexis, 2007) 257-310.
  • "Finding the Right Compass for Issue-Mapping in Neuroimaging" The American Journal of Bioethics 5:2 (2005) 27-29 (with Jocelyn Downie).
  • "The Long Arm of Administrative Law: Applying Administrative Law Principles to Research Ethics Boards" Health Law Review [Special Edition] 13:2&3 (2005) 19-32 (with Peter Carver).
  • “Canadian and International ‘Rules’ for Human DNA Banks” (2003) [Report Prepared for Health Canada] (with Francoise Baylis, Jocelyn Downie & Elaine Gibson).

Recent Service Outside of the Faculty of Law:

  • Member, Research Ethics Appeal Board, Dalhousie University (2009-12)
  • Member, Professionalism Committee, Dalhousie Medical School (2008-10)
  • Member (2004-2006) & Alternative Member (2007 - Present), Health Sciences Research Ethics Board, Dalhousie University
  • Chair, Abstract Committee, "Ethics Matters: New Directions in Neuroethics" International Conference, 2008-09
  • Member, Research Ethics Board, IWK Health Centre, 2003-2007

Current Courses (Law):

Teaching Responsibilities (Other Faculties):

  • Oversee and deliver health law teaching in the Faculty of Medicine at the M.D. and post-graduate levels
  • Oversee health law curriculum in the Faculty of Dentistry
  • Oversee health law curriculum in the Faculty of Health Professions