Dr. Maxwell Smith is a Bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. Trained in philosophy, bioethics and public health, Professor Smith’s research and writing examine the ethical issues that emerge when preparing for and responding to pandemics. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was appointed to Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, served as the Co-Chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Bioethics Table and continues to serve on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Ethics & COVID-19 Working Group, WHO ACT Accelerator Ethics & Governance Working Group and Public Health Agency of Canada’s Public Health Ethics Consultative Group.
