Franco A. Carnevale is a nurse, psychologist and clinical ethicist. His primary research interests include a wide range of concerns in pediatric ethics. Dr. Carnevale is the founder and principal investigator for VOICE (i.e., Views On Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics); a McGill-based international initiative to advance knowledge and practices relating to ethical concerns in childhood. Dr. Carnevale’s current academic appointments include (all at McGill University): Full Professor, Ingram School of Nursing; Associate Member, Faculty of Medicine (Pediatrics); Affiliate Member, Biomedical Ethics Unit. His clinical appointments include: Co-Chair of the Pediatric Ethics Committee, Nursing Advisor, and Associate Member of Pediatric Critical Care, all at the Montreal Children's Hospital-McGill University Health Centre; Clinical Ethicist for Child, Adolescent, and Family Services and Associate Director, Research in Nursing, Nursing Research Centre at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute; and Clinical Ethics Consultant at Le Phare, Enfants et Familles (pediatric hospice and respite care).
CRCF related projects include
Past CRCF projects include
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The moral experiences of children living in poverty: a focused ethnography
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Ethical problems in pediatric medicine: Developing interdisciplinary knowledge and action
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Ethics studies of childhood: Developing an interdisciplinary research program
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Pediatric Life-Support Decisions by Physicians and Nurses in France and Quebec
Contact: franco.carnevale [at] mcgill.ca (Email)