
A conversation with Eleanor Updale, Children’s Author and English Teacher, on her experience as a lay ethicist
05/12/2025 | 29 mins.
The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice. After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. Joe is joined by Eleanor (Ellie) Updale, Children’s Author, English Teacher, and Lay Member of the Paediatric Clinical Ethics Committee. They discuss Joe’s poor use of grammar, Ellie’s journey into medical ethics as a lay ethicist, and the inspirations behind her work in this field. Their conversation covers parental and clinical responsibilities, the ethical nuances of language in healthcare, and the broader role of public engagement in medical ethics. Sound effects obtained from https://Zapsplat.com Click on the link for a transcript of this espisode. https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1alp4aMf5RpIj5SeIO9iTGT0nhhhIGfd5

A conversation with Dr Louise Kenny, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital Re paediatric heart transplant, with a focus on her innovative infant cardiac DCD work (Joint ESOT/ELPAT podcast)
21/11/2025 | 33 mins.
The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice. After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. In this joint GOS/ELPAT episode, Joe speaks with Dr Louise Kenny, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital. They explore the ethical, legal, and social considerations in paediatric cardiothoracic transplantation, with particular attention to paediatric donors, transplant waiting lists, and recent developments in the field. Sound effects obtained from https://Zapsplat.com Click to download a transcript of this episode https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1G38ZhFN2VxYDA5TCy523cOuM8eqA3zEV?usp=sharing

A conversation with Farrah Raza, Stipendiary Lecturer in Public Law at Pembroke College, University of Oxford & the Max Plank institute on British Public and Medical Law, Religion & Ethics.
07/11/2025 | 33 mins.
The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice. After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. Joe welcomes Dr Farrah Raza, Stipendiary Lecturer in Public Law at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, and researcher at the Max Planck Institute. They examine intersections between British public law, medical law, religion, and ethics, considering how legal frameworks and cultural perspectives influence ethical practice in healthcare. Papers: https://jme.bmj.com/content/44/8/536 Farrah Raza, Jonathan Herring, James Neuberger, David Jones, Heloise Robinson, Cornelius Engelmann, John Forsythe, Ernest Ryder, Gurch Randhawa, Isabel Quiroga, Thomas Berg, and Douglas Thorburn, ‘Should Conditional Deceased Organ Donation be Permitted? Identifying legal and ethical considerations’(2025) Medical Law International 1-27. Farrah Raza, ‘The Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Challenge of Defining Religion’ (2024) 3(2) Supreme Court Law Review. Farrah Raza and James Neuberger, ‘Consent in Organ Transplantation: putting legal obligations and guidelines into practice’ (2022) BMC Medical Ethics 23:69. Farrah Raza, ‘Limitations to the Right to Religious Freedom: Rethinking Key Approaches’ (2020) 9 Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 435. Sound effects obtained from https://Zapsplat.com Click to download a transcript of this episode. https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1kJRgaGr_bxBJZvF6VadK0l7B_SByCIlA

A conversation with Fiona Miles, paediatric intensivist at Auckland’s Starship Hospital, including Māori Ethics and its practical uses
24/10/2025 | 23 mins.
The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice. After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. Having caught up with Dr Fiona Miles a Paediatric Intensivist at Auckland’s Starship Hospital at a recent PICU conference, and having trained together at GOSH many many years ago, Joe persuaded Fiona to come on the podcast to discuss her role in the ethics team at Starship. Particularly the fascinating use of Māori ethical perspectives in a contemporary children’s hospital. This nicely illustrates how cultural frameworks shape clinical decision-making. Links: Moana Jackson talk: https://youtu.be/lajTGQN8aAU?si=wE-BDZjF6qbWYkWp Sound effects obtained from https://Zapsplat.com Click to download a transcript of this episode https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WDcu20hj8GA0_JQyuxORDYLkYNM8jJTF

A conversation with Anna Goff, Clinical Ethics Fellow, Weill Cornell Medicine, on the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation
10/10/2025 | 27 mins.
The GOSH Bioethics Podcast returns for its third series, with new episodes released fortnightly. Join your podcast host Dr Joe Brierley in conversation with leading experts and contributors to the field of paediatric bioethics. These podcasts explore the ethical, legal, and social questions shaping clinical practice. After occasional episodes, the first series of this podcast aired in started in March 2021 on our sister platform GOSHpods. You can listen to upcoming and previous episodes as well as other GOSHpods on your preferred podcast platform. Joe was very excited to be joined by our first US guest, Anna Goff, PhD, HEC-C, Clinical Ethics Fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, which allows a reflection on the differences between UK and US approaches to clinical ethics. They discuss the emotional impact of ethics consultations, the importance of recognising this within the profession, and Anna’s recent research, including her publication ‘Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Studying the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation’. The Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Work on Clinical Ethicists: A Qualitative Study - PubMed Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Studying the Emotional Impact of Clinical Ethics Consultation - The Hastings Center for Bioethics Ethical Challenges Experienced by Clinical Ethicists during COVID-19: AJOB Empirical Bioethics: Vol 14 , No 1 - Get Access Sound effects obtained from https://Zapsplat.com Click to download a transcript of this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1up23ZdCjitt7_zygGWWqzb9kCTtuNrhh/view?usp=drive_link



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