Professor of Law
Elaine Gibson is Associate Director of the Health Law Institute at Dalhousie University and Associate Professor of Law, Dalhousie Law Faculty. She has an LL.B. with distinction from University of Saskatchewan and an LL.M. from University of Toronto.
Her areas of expertise include health law, privacy law, and negligence. Elaine participates in a number of research projects concerning the privacy and confidentiality of electronic health information, focussing on the uses of information in the areas of health research and public health. She serves on a number of data access/privacy review committees, including the Population Health Research Unit Subcommittee on Confidentiality and the Joint Data Access Committee of the Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, the Population Health Research Unit, and the Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia.
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About Elaine Gibson
Elaine Gibson is Associate Director of the Health Law Institute at Dalhousie University and Associate Professor of Law, Dalhousie Law Faculty. She has an LL.B. with distinction from University of Saskatchewan and an LL.M. from University of Toronto.
Her areas of expertise include health law, privacy law, and negligence. Elaine participates in a number of research projects concerning the privacy and confidentiality of electronic health information, focussing on the uses of information in the areas of health research and public health. She serves on a number of data access/privacy review committees, including the Population Health Research Unit Subcommittee on Confidentiality and the Joint Data Access Committee of the Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, the Population Health Research Unit, and the Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia.
| Present | Professor of Law, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law ‐ Health Law Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2003 - 2013 | Facilitating Access to Health Data for Research and Planning in Light of Laws and Ethical Norms |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | |
| Role: Co-Principal Investigator | |
| $719,836 | |
| 2008 - 2009 | What Are the Notification Policies of Academic Health Care Institutions Regarding Research Uses of Personal Health Information in their Custody? |
| CIHR | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| $100,000 | |
| 2007 - 2009 | Pandemic Planning and Foundational Ethical Questions of Justice, the Common Good and the Public Interest |
| CIHR | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| $130,347 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2009 - 2009 | Witness Critique of Bill C-11, Human Pathogens and Toxins Act, Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology | 2006 - 2008 | Institute Advisory Board Ethics Designates Committee, Canadian Institutes of Health Research | 2005 - 2008 | Member, Public Health Law Improvement Network | 2004 - 2008 | Research Advisory Board, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute for Health Services and Policy, | 2004 - 2004 | Witness Critique of Bill C-12, Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons Committee |
Honors and Awards
- 2005 - 2006: Recipient of the Law Commission of Canada/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Virtual Scholar in Residence Award
| LLB, University of Saskatchewan | ||
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| LLM, University of Toronto | ||
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Links
Contact Information
Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
Email: elaine.gibson@dal.ca