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RESEARCH AREAS:

  • Clinical Ethics
  • Health Policy

  • Mental Health

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DANIEL WYZYNSKI

Doctoral Student;
Health Science, Western University

Daniel Wyzynski is an Ethicist at London Health Sciences Centre and an Adjunct Research Professor with the school of Health Studies. He is currently completing his doctoral work in the Health & Rehabilitation Sciences program under the supervision of Dr. Maxwell Smith. Daniel’s research aims to address ethical conflicts and tensions that exists across children’s mental health departments within hospitals. Difficult questions can arise when children are brought in for mental health concerns, but parents are also in need of mental health supports. Daniel’s research investigates the intersection of policy, legislation, and best medical practices with the goal to develop recommendations to ensure these three pillars are aligned with providing the highest standard of care, rather than overcomplicating care pathways.

Daniel has held various roles relating to ethics in London over the past 6 years, including work as a research assistant, research ethics coordinator, research ethicist, and presently as a clinical and organizational ethicist. His current research is directly informed by his work supporting patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams at London Health Sciences Centre in the paediatric mental health department. In order to provide the best care possible, reduce administrative challenges for clinicians, and eliminate barriers to accessing mental health services, principles of ethics must be deployed to address existing tensions in legislation and policy.

“Ethical Challenges for Improving Care: Guidance, Structure, Oversight, and Sustainability” Grand Rounds – Hamilton Health Sciences. September 22, 2022

“Mapping the Continuum: Research and Practice”, Research Western Conference. London Ontario. August 28, 2019.

“Office of Human Research Ethics: Student Resources and Outreach”. Associate Deans and Graduate Chairs. London Ontario, September 24, 2019.

“Research or QI, oh my! Identifying Values to Inform the Continuum of Ethical Oversight” Grand Rounds – Victoria Hospital, London Ontario. November 25, 2019.

“Research or QI, oh my! Identifying Values to Inform the Continuum of Ethical Oversight” Grand Rounds – University Hospital, London Ontario. December 4, 2019.

“Addressing Vulnerability in Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trials: Ethical Obligations to Vulnerable Research Participants”, (Poster) Arts and Humanities Research Day, Western University. March 21, 2018.

“QA or QI or Research Oh My! Exploring the Continuum of Ethical Oversight Between QI and Research”, (Oral) International Association of Bioethics, World Congress of Bioethics, Philadelphia Pennsylvania (Virtual). June 19-21, 2020.

“Addressing Vulnerability in Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trials: Ethical Obligations to Vulnerable Research Participants”, (Poster) Canadian Bioethics Society. Halifax Nova Scotia. May 24-26, 2018.

Winter 2024, Clinical Ethics, Western University (Lecturer)

Fall 2023, HS 3630 Sexuality, Gender & Health, Western University (Teaching Assistant)

Winter, 2023, HS 2610 Health Ethics, Western University (Guest Lecturer)

Winter, 2021, GERI 6019 Thanatology, Fanshawe College, (Guest Lecturer)

Fall, 2020, GERI 6019 Thanatology, Fanshawe College, (Guest Lecturer)

Winter, 2020, GERI 6019 Thanatology, Fanshawe College, (Guest Lecturer)

Fall, 2018 MIT 1025 – First Year Foundations, Western, (Guest Lecturer)