The Health and Human Rights Conference (HHRC) is a student-organized, interdisciplinary conference that brings together medicine, the humanities, and related fields to examine social and ethical issues in healthcare.
Marking our 25th year, this year’s theme, Belief at the Bedside: How Faith Shapes Healthcare, focuses on how beliefs, values, and personal worldviews—religious and non-religious—shape patient care, clinical decision-making, and the healthcare system more broadly.
Through keynote speakers, panel discussions, small-group sessions, and the Travill Debates across a two-day program, the conference will explore topics such as consent, MAiD, vaccine delivery, cultural safety, clinician wellness, and the historical and ongoing role of faith in healthcare institutions.
By bringing together clinicians, ethicists, scholars, advocates, and individuals with lived experience from Queen’s and beyond, HHRC aims to create a respectful space for thoughtful discussion, support the development of religious literacy in clinical settings, and encourage reflection on how personal values intersect with professional practice in the pursuit of equitable, patient-centred care. Registration is open now! Stay tuned on our Instagram @queenshhrc and visit our website https://www.queens-hhrc.com/ to register! Registration Closes March 14.