The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

Joe is joined by Eleanor (Ellie) Updale, Children’s Author, English Teacher, and Lay Member of the Paediatric Clinical Ethics Committee. They discuss Joe’s poor use of grammar, Ellie’s journey into medical ethics as a lay ethicist, and the inspirations behind her work in this field. Their conversation covers parental and clinical responsibilities, the ethical nuances of language in healthcare, and the broader role of public engagement in medical ethics.

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

 In this joint GOS/ELPAT episode, Joe speaks with Dr Louise Kenny, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital. They explore the ethical, legal, and social considerations in paediatric cardiothoracic transplantation, with particular attention to paediatric donors, transplant waiting lists, and recent developments in the field.

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

Joe welcomes Dr Farrah Raza, Stipendiary Lecturer in Public Law at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and researcher at the Max Planck Institute. They examine intersections between British public law, medical law, religion, and ethics, considering how legal frameworks and cultural perspectives influence ethical practice in healthcare.

 Papers:

https://jme.bmj.com/content/44/8/536

Farrah Raza, Jonathan Herring, James Neuberger, David Jones, Heloise Robinson, Cornelius Engelmann, John Forsythe, Ernest Ryder, Gurch Randhawa, Isabel Quiroga, Thomas Berg, and Douglas Thorburn, ‘Should Conditional Deceased Organ Donation be Permitted? Identifying legal and ethical considerations’(2025) Medical Law International 1-27.

Farrah Raza, ‘The Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Challenge of Defining Religion’ (2024) 3(2) Supreme Court Law Review.

Farrah Raza and James Neuberger, ‘Consent in Organ Transplantation: putting legal obligations and guidelines into practice’ (2022) BMC Medical Ethics 23:69.

Farrah Raza, ‘Limitations to the Right to Religious Freedom: Rethinking Key Approaches’ (2020) 9 Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 435.

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 The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

Having caught up with Dr Fiona Miles a Paediatric Intensivist at Auckland’s Starship Hospital at a recent PICU conference, and having trained together at GOSH many many years ago, Joe persuaded Fiona to come on the podcast to discuss her role in the ethics team at Starship. Particularly the fascinating use of Māori ethical perspectives in a contemporary children’s hospital. This nicely illustrates how cultural frameworks shape clinical decision-making.

Links:

Moana Jackson talk: https://youtu.be/lajTGQN8aAU?si=wE-BDZjF6qbWYkWp

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

Joe was very excited to be joined by our first US guest, Anna Goff, PhD, HEC-C, Clinical Ethics Fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, which allows a reflection on the differences between UK and US approaches to clinical ethics. They discuss the emotional impact of ethics consultations, the importance of recognising this within the profession, and Anna’s recent research, including her publication ‘Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Studying the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation’.

 The Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Work on Clinical Ethicists: A Qualitative Study - PubMed

 Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Studying the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation - The Hastings Center for Bioethics

 Ethical Challenges Experienced by Clinical Ethicists during COVID-19: AJOB Empirical Bioethics: Vol 14 , No 1 - Get Access

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice.

After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

In the lead up to the Ashes, (Autumn 25 Aus 0-Eng 5, surely?), Joe is joined by Dr Carolyn Johnson Chair of the Clinical Ethics Response Group at Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. They address a question Carolyn published a recent paper on: The legal liability of hospital ethics panels and committees, “Should I be more worried than I am?.” So, in any jurisdiction can a hospital ethics committee be sued, if so who by, and as individuals or a collective - and do we need to consider legal protection/insurance?

Legal Liability of Clinical Ethics Services in Australia: "Should I Be More Worried Than I Am?" - P…

Involving parents in paediatric clinical ethics committee deliberations: a current controversy - Pu…

Clinical ethics support: Addressing legal uncertainties - Journal of Medical Ethics blog

Ethical advice in paediatric care - Queen's University Belfast

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After a short break, the rest of series 2 of the GOSH Paediatrics Bioethics Podcast is here!

In this episode Dr Joe Brierley is joined by Andrew Papanikitas, an academic general practitioner, who also works as a researcher and educator in healthcare ethics at the University of Oxford. They have a conversation about changing healthcare models, and how these might impact on child health, as well as discussing some of the ethical challenges commonly encountered in current general practice in the UK.

This podcast was first published on our sister podcast GOSHpods in March 2021. GOSHpods has a range of podcasts highlighting the work of the GOSH Learning Academy, you can find GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/ 

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast is back for a second series, with new episodes being released every fortnight!

In this episode Dr Joe Brierley is joined by Francis Crawley, a philosopher specialising in research, data and AI ethics, and the executive director of the European Good Clinical Practice Alliance. They discuss the establishment of the discipline of research ethics, the importance of sharing data and the implications for privacy, as well as the emerging digital societies that are impacting on children's lives.

This podcast was first published on our sister podcast GOSHpods in March 2021. GOSHpods has a range of podcasts highlighting the work of the GOSH Learning Academy, you can find GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/ 

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast is back for a second series, with new episodes being released every fortnight!

In this episode Dr Joe Brierley sits down with Dr Jim Down, an adult intensivist at UCLH, and author of two books, 'Life Support' and 'Life in the Balance', which chronicle his years of experience working in the intensive care environment. They discuss ethical grey areas, coping with anxiety, and the challenges of decision-making and resource management in the post-covid era ICU. 

This podcast was first published on our sister podcast GOSHpods in March 2021. GOSHpods has a range of podcasts highlighting the work of the GOSH Learning Academy, you can find GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/ 

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad

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The GOSH Bioethics Podcast is back for a second series, with new episodes being released every fortnight!

In this episode Dr Joe Brierley, Director of Bioethics at Great Ormond Street Hospital and a consultant in paediatric and neonatal intensive care, is joined by Dr Melanie Jansen, a paediatric intensivist and health service ethicist working in Queensland, Australia. They are discussing her recently-published article entitled 'How to Read an Ethics Paper'.

This podcast was first published on our sister podcast GOSHpods in March 2021. GOSHpods has a range of podcasts highlighting the work of the GOSH Learning Academy, you can find GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform.

This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/ 

Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad

Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad

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