Sharon Batt, Dalhousie University

Research

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Ethics and the role of patients’ advocacy organizations The pharmaceutical industry and conflicts of interest in medicine Ethnographic methods in bioethics Lay expertise and health technologies Civil society, neoliberalism and health policy Breast cancer and the politics of women’s health

Latest papers

National patient groups in Canada and their disclosure of relationships with pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ open · 2022
On being heckled at a National Health Technology Conference: Patient participation and democratic discourse.
Indian journal of medical ethics · 2020 · first author
Pharmaceutical Ethics and Grassroots Activism in the United States: A Social History Perspective.
Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2020 · first author

All 6 publications

6 publications.

01

National patient groups in Canada and their disclosure of relationships with pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study.

Lexchin J, Batt S, Goldberg D, Shnier A

BMJ open20227 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055287 PMID: 35264357

02

On being heckled at a National Health Technology Conference: Patient participation and democratic discourse.

Batt S

Indian journal of medical ethics2020First author

DOI: 10.20529/ijme.2020.027 PMID: 32393457

03

Pharmaceutical Ethics and Grassroots Activism in the United States: A Social History Perspective.

Batt S, Butler J, Shannon O, Fugh-Berman A

Journal of bioethical inquiry2020First author

DOI: 10.1007/s11673-019-09956-8 PMID: 31953647

04

Revisiting New Zealand's "Unfortunate Experiment": Is medical ethics ever a thing done?

Batt S

Indian journal of medical ethics2018First author

DOI: 10.20529/ijme.2017.101 PMID: 29251607

05

Who will support independent patient groups?

Batt S

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2014First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g6306 PMID: 25336232

06

Limits on autonomy: political meta-narratives and health stories in the media.

Batt S

The American journal of bioethics : AJOB2007First author

DOI: 10.1080/15265160701462335 PMID: 17710698

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Joel Lexchin

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ethics and the role of patients’ advocacy organizations Dear Professor Batt, 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 "National patient groups in Canada and their disclosure of relationships with pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study." (2022), 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]