A champion in the field of hospice palliative care in Canada, Dr. David Roy has been recognized by the CHPCA Board of Directors for his contribution to hospice palliative care in Canada. A Research Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Université de Montréal, Dr. Roy is the founder and director of the Centre for Bioethics at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal. He is also founder, director and coordinator of the Quebec Research Network in Clinical Ethics, and Editor-in-Chief of “The Journal of Palliative Care.” Dr. Roy is an international leader in the ethics of palliative care who has been forceful in identifying the need for a global ethic on palliative care.
