Christy Simpson

Christy Simpson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, and an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology's Australian Centre for Health Law Research. She previously served as Past-President of the Canadian Bioethics Society. Her research focuses on rural health ethics, pediatric ethics, organizational ethics, and the role of hope in healthcare.

• Education: PhD (Dalhousie University), MA (McMaster University), BA&Sci (McMaster University)

Her work explores ethical challenges across clinical, organizational, and systemic healthcare contexts. Notable contributions include rethinking rural healthcare ethics through her book Rethinking Rural Health Care and examining core concepts in pediatric ethics. She emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration to address ethical dilemmas in healthcare delivery and professional practice.

Her publications span topics like healthcare professional boundaries, advance care planning in chronic illness, and ethical challenges in rural physician retention. She advocates for inclusive methodologies in ethics research to ensure diverse stakeholder perspectives are integrated into healthcare decision-making frameworks.