Public Health Ethics Advisory Committee of Ontario (PHEACO)
The Public Health Ethics Advisory Committee of Ontario (PHEACO) provides expert ethical guidance on a broad range of public health issues, including emergency response and management, outbreak and disease surveillance, emerging ethical considerations in health promotion and disease prevention, program planning and implementation, and the equitable distribution of antivirals and vaccine.
Established in December 2025, at the request of the Ministry of Health, the Committee brings together diverse ethics expertise based on knowledge, skills, and experience.
PHEACO Call for Members
PHO is currently seeking committee members for the new committee.
Conflict of Interest Rules
Public Health Ontario recognizes that many external advisors may not be completely free of actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest, as they may have affiliations with regulated industries, the scientific community or special interest groups, which receive funding from industry.
In an attempt to avoid or mitigate conflict of interest, we have developed conflict of interest rules that are intended to achieve a reasonable balance of those divergent considerations and the expertise we hope to gain from the external advisors, while avoiding or mitigating conflict of interest. To this end, each candidate will be asked to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form as part of the application process.
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