Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine
The third annual Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine session (2025)
The panel "in action" (Andrea Frolic, Francis Bakewell, Toni Sappong)
L-R front row: Francis Bakewell, MD (Panelist), Andrea Frolic, PhD (Featured speaker), William (Bill) Barton, MD
L-R back row: , Christy Simpson, PhD (Dept of Bioethics), Tim Holland, MD (Head, Dept of Bioethics), Toni Sappong, MD (Panelist)
Photo credit: Danny Abriel
Andrea Frolic, PhD, 3rd Annual Dr. Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Ethics in Medicine
We thought this is a wonderful pic of Dr. Barton.
L-R front row: Francis Bakewell, MD (Panelist), Andrea Frolic, PhD (Featured speaker), Toni Sappong, MD (Panelist)
L-R back row: William (Bill) Barton, MD, Christy Simpson, PhD (Dept of Bioethics)
The third annual Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine session was held during the 2025 Dal Med Gala weekend, and our speaker this year was Dr. Andrea Frolic.
The public lecture was held on November 1, 2025, at the Westin Hotel. The topic was medical distrust: "Doctors' Orders? The challenge of mistrust in medicine, and how to collaborate in your healthcare."
The CPDME session was held on October 31: "(Mis)Trust me, I'm a doctor!" Embracing the Challenge and Opportunity of Mistrust in Medicine. A panel discussion and Q&A session followed the lecture. The other panelists were Drs. Toni Sappong and Francis Bakewell.
Dr. Frolic is the Director of the Program for Ethics and Care Ecologies (PEaCE) at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University.
The second annual Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine session (2024)
The second annual Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine session was held on November 1 and 2, 2024.
Photo credits: Danny Abriel.
Our speaker this year was Dr. Melissa McCradden.
For the public lecture, she spoke on "So your doctor is using Artificial Intelligence, what now? Key Questions for Patients and Caregivers Navigating the New Era of AI-enabled Health Care."
The CPDME session was "Clinicians, computers, and ChatGPT? Satisfying ethical and professional standards when using Artificial Intelligence tools for clinical care and healthcare administration." This lecture was followed by a lively panel discussion and Q&A.
Dr. William (Bill) Barton
Many thanks to Dr. Barton for his generous donation which has made this lecture series possible.
With a keen interest in medical ethics and a wish to honour his late father, Dr. Fred Barton, he proposed that Dalhousie University offer an annual educational event in the field of Bioethics.
Melissa McCradden
Panelists Ashley Miller and Finlay Maguire
Group Picture
(left to right)
Finlay Maguire, Timothy Holland, William Barton, Melissa McCradden, Christy Simpson
The inaugural Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine session
The second annual Dr. Fred Barton Visiting Scholar and Lecture in Medicine session was held on October 12 and 13, 2023.
Photo credits: photo provided by speaker.
Harriet Washington was our visiting scholar for the inaugural event.
Oct 12, 2023 - Public lecture: How can Patients Best Manage Medical Uncertainty?
Oct 13, 2023 - CME lecture (the Inaugural lecture): The Erosion of Consent - Implications for Health Care Providers