Towards an Integrated Approach: Politics, Science and Ethics – The Key Role of Knowledge Mediation in Health Crises

Authors

  • Sarah Mediouni Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe; Réseau de recherche en santé des populations du Québec (RRSPQ), Montréal; Centre de recherche en santé publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal; Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie des zoonoses et santé publique (GREZoSP), Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-5623
  • Antoine Boudreau LeBlanc Centre de recherche en santé publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal, Montréal; Groupe de recherche en épidémiologie des zoonoses et santé publique (GREZoSP), Saint-Hyacinthe; Fonds de recherche du Québec; Faculté des sciences de la santé, Université Simon Fraser, Burnaby, Colombie-Britannique, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-0111

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1117875ar

Keywords:

population health, ethics, health crisis, multidisciplinarity, mediation, knowledge integration

Language(s):

French

Abstract

In the context of the COVID-19 health crisis, the politicization of science was a necessary response to the challenges faced. While this mediation (influenced by political considerations) served as a strategic response, we argue that it remained incomplete from an ethical perspective. A retrospective analysis of the situation has highlighted the need to sustain and expand the advisory role that ethics bodies played in the health network during the pandemic. The complexity arising from a sustained interaction between scientific knowledge, public policies and ethics bodies calls for a deeper and continued reflection on their integration into society, while maintaining a critical perspective on the power dynamics inherent in public health.

Published

2025-04-28

How to Cite

[1]
Mediouni S, Boudreau LeBlanc A. Towards an Integrated Approach: Politics, Science and Ethics – The Key Role of Knowledge Mediation in Health Crises. Can. J. Bioeth 2025;8:130-4. https://doi.org/10.7202/1117875ar.

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