Douglas Kinsella

 ( Canadian Rheumatologists ) 

Thomas Douglas Kinsella, CM (15 February 1932 – 15 June 2004) was a Canadians medical doctor and expert on medical ethics and founder of Canada's National Council on Ethics in Human Research.

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Career Kinsella is particularly noted for his research on ethical, legal and medical issues surrounding assisted suicide, euthanasia and Medical genetics. He is well known for championing research ethics, particularly as these apply to human experimentation, CIHR Douglas Kinsella Doctoral Award for Research in Bioethics . Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 30 May 2007. Accessed 20 July 2007. and was a founding member of the Tri-Council Working Group on Ethics.

Kinsella studied medicine at McGill University in Montreal in the 1950s and became professor at Queen's University in 1968. After two years at McGill, he moved to the University of Calgary, where he spent the rest of his career.The Globe and Mail, 18 June 2004, A20 In 1984, the University of Calgary appointed Kinsella as associate dean for medical bioethics.The Globe and Mail, June 5, 1986 Thursday, A21 He practiced as a rheumatologist. In 1995, he was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to the field of bioethics.The Globe and Mail, January 5, 1995 Thursday He was president of the Canadian Bioethics Society and a prominent witness during hearings on euthanasia held by the Canadian senate in 1995.The Ottawa Citizen, August 7, 2001, Pg. A13

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Legacy The Canadian Institutes of Health Research supply an annual research funding in Kinsella's name to "the highest ranking CIHR Doctoral Research Award or Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award applicant whose research focuses on ethical issues related to health and/or health research." The CIHR Douglas Kinsella Doctoral Award for Research in Bioethics was first awarded in 2005.

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Personal life

Kinsella married his wife Lorna in Montreal in 1955. They had three sons: Warren Kinsella, Kevin, and Lorne.

Categories: Canadian Rheumatologists, Canadian Immunologists, 1932 Births, 2004 Deaths, 20th-century Canadian Physicians, Mcgill University Faculty Of Medicine Alumni, Academic Staff Of Queen's University At Kingston, Academic Staff Of The University Of Calgary, Bioethicists

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