Fiona McDonald, Dalhousie University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Dalhousie University profile.

Organizational ethics Health systems law Governance within health care

Latest papers

Is health a basic human right or a commodity? Travelling the difficult road towards equity of outcomes.
The New Zealand medical journal · 2026
Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society.
Omics : a journal of integrative biology · 2016
The Ethical Imperative to Move to a Seven-Day Care Model.
Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2016

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Articulating Standards: translating the practices of standardizing health technologies
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$442,066
Articulating Standards and Practices of Health Regulation: A Grant Writing Workshop
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator
$18,003

All 2 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Is health a basic human right or a commodity? Travelling the difficult road towards equity of outcomes.

Bagshaw P, Potter JD, Goddard J, McDonald F, Bagshaw S, Roskruge M, Ahiro G

The New Zealand medical journal2026

DOI: 10.26635/6965.7355 PMID: 41886688

02

Knowledge Translation: Moving Proteomics Science to Innovation in Society.

Holmes C, McDonald F, Jones M, Graham J

Omics : a journal of integrative biology20168 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1089/omi.2016.0032 PMID: 27223900

03

The Ethical Imperative to Move to a Seven-Day Care Model.

Bell A, McDonald F, Hobson T

Journal of bioethical inquiry2016

DOI: 10.1007/s11673-016-9708-2 PMID: 26883659

04

Standardization and Omics Science: Technical and Social Dimensions Are Inseparable and Demand Symmetrical Study

Christina Holmes, Fiona McDonald, Mavis Jones, Vural Özdemir, Janice Graham

OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology201041 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1089/omi.2010.0022 PMID: 20455752

Articulating Standards: translating the practices of standardizing health technologies

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant - PA: Genetics (Ethics, Law and Society)

Principal investigators: Graham, Janice E

Keywords: Anthropology; Biotechnology & Bioethics; Ethnography; Knowledge Translation; Qualitative Research; Regulation & Risk; Science; Social Studies Of Science; Society & Policy Interactions; Standardization

$442,066

Articulating Standards and Practices of Health Regulation: A Grant Writing Workshop

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Graham, Janice E

Keywords: Biotechnologies; Community Health; Proteomics; Regulation; Standardization

$18,003

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Janice Graham

Department of Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Organizational ethics Dear Professor McDonald, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Is health a basic human right or a commodity? Travelling the difficult road towards equity of outcomes." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]