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​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., ); a ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-based international initiative to advance knowledge and practices relating to ethical concerns in childhood. ÌýDr. Carnevale’s current academic appointments include (all at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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 theÌý; 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).Ìý

CRCF related projects include

• Advancing interdisciplinary research in childhood ethics: an ethnographic examination of best interests and moral agency

• Moral experiences of disabled children and their families: An ethnographic study of the intersection of best interests, children’s agency and family-centered care in pediatric rehabilitation

• The experiences of youth participating in a social development program for victims, witnesses and perpetrators of violence

Past CRCF projects include

• The moral experiences of children living in poverty: a focused ethnography

• Ethical problems in pediatric medicine: Developing interdisciplinary knowledge and action

• Ethics studies of childhood: Developing an interdisciplinary research program

• Pediatric Life-Support Decisions by Physicians and Nurses in France and Quebec

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Contact:Ìýfranco.carnevale [at] mcgill.ca (Email)