February 18, 2009
Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia announces:  Caring for the Vulnerable Patient: “Wicked” Problems in Health Care Ethics March 19-20, 2009 Emory Conference Center Hotel Atlanta, Georgia The concept the “vulnerable patient” frequently appears in current ethics literature. Although all … Read More
February 18, 2009
JAMA (Volume 301, Number 6, February 11, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Effects of Care Coordination on Hospitalization, Quality of Care, and Health Care Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 15 Randomized Trials” by Deborah Peikes, Arnold Chen, Jennifer Schore, … Read More
February 17, 2009
“Bioethics: Beyond the Sound Bite” Intensive Bioethics Course, 35 June 1-5, 2009 Description Intensive Bioethics Course, June 1-5, 2009. Sponsored by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Course explores the theoretical framework and practical issues of bioethics … Read More
February 17, 2009
Poiesis & Praxis (Volume 6, Numbers 1-2, March 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The impact of current developments in the neurosciences on the concept of psychiatric diseases” by Felix Thiele and Barbara Hawellek, 1-2. “The problem of being a paradigm: … Read More
February 17, 2009
Science and Engineering Ethics (Volume 15, Number 1, March 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Collective Informed Consent and Decision Power” by Jukka Varelius, 39-50. “Technological Delegation: Responsibility for the Unintended” by Katinka Waelbers, 51-68. “Good Ethics Can Sometimes Mean … Read More
February 16, 2009
18th Annual Ethics Symposium TPMG Department of Medical Ethics Kaiser Permanente, Northern California “Ethical Challenges in Medical Decision Making” Saturday, March 7, 2009 San Ramon, California CME/CEU accredited. Speakers: Bernard Lo, Sarah Shannon, Kate Scannell, Susan Rubin, Jacqueline Colby, Jeff … Read More
February 16, 2009
Biomedical Microdevices (Volume 11, Number 1, February 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Nanotechnology for breast cancer therapy” by Takemi Tanaka, Paolo Decuzzi, Massimo Cristofanilli, Jason H. Sakamoto, Ennio Tasciotti, Fredika M. Robertson and Mauro Ferrari, 49-63. “Towards an implantable biochip for glucose and lactate … Read More
February 16, 2009
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy (Volume 12, Number 1, February 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Moral agents in medical research and practice” by Wim Dekkers and Bert Gordijn, 1-2. “Negotiated or taken-for-granted trust? Explicit and implicit interpretations of trust … Read More
February 6, 2009
Cell Stem Cell (Volume 4, Issue 2, 6 February 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Balancing Out the Ends during iPSC Nuclear Reprogramming” by Phil Davy and Richard Allsopp, 95. “Exploring Pluripotency with Chemical Genetic” by Bradley W. Doble … Read More
February 6, 2009
Health Equity: Our Responsibility 16th Annual Canadian Conference on International Health Sunday, October 25th to Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The Conference will examine inequities of health status, and the impact on the health of the marginalized, vulnerable … Read More
February 5, 2009
CASE Conference on Medical Ethics Medical Ethics: Christian Perspectives on Life and Death March 21, 2009 New College, UNSW, Sydney We are excited about a one-day CASE conference that is planned for the 21st March this year on the topic … Read More
February 2, 2009
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 9, Issue 2, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Must Research Participants Understand Randomization?” by David Wendler, 3-8. “The Dirty Little Truth: We Want Them to Understand, But Not Really…” by  Haavi Morreim, … Read More
February 2, 2009
Bioethics (Volume 23, Issue 3, March 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “When the Discharge Plan is Deportation: Hospitals, Immigrants, and Social Responsibility” by James Dwyer, ii-iv. “Human Nature and Enhancement” by Allen Buchanan, 141-150. “Clarifying Appeals … Read More
February 2, 2009
European Science Foundation Science and Values: The Politicisation of Science Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) Bielefeld, Germany 25-30 May, 2009 The ESF-Conference Series on “Science and Values†will be hosted by Bielefeld University and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), … Read More
January 30, 2009
Archives of Internal Medicine (Volume 169, Number 2, January 26 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The Effects of Health Information Technology on Inpatient Care” by David W. Bates, 105-107. “Clinical Information Technologies and Inpatient Outcomes: A Multiple … Read More
January 30, 2009
Artificial Organs (Volume 33, Issue 2, February 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Are We Closer to the Clinical Use of Blood Substitutes?” by Paul S. Malchesky, 91. “Artificial Oxygen Carriers: A Clinical Point of View” by Akira T. … Read More
January 30, 2009
NHGRI Planning White Papers Now Available for Comment: Deadline Extended to February 27! As part of our planning process, the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) has added a white paper on the “Future of Genome Sequencing†to the collection … Read More
January 29, 2009
Science and Technology in Society Conference March 28-29, 2009 Hosted by the ST Global Consortium in Washington, DC The emerging fields of Science and Technology Policy (STP) and Science and Technology Studies (STS) have become prominent disciplines in recent years. … Read More
January 29, 2009
Clinical Genetics (Volume 75, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Depression during pregnancy: the potential impact of increased risk for fetal aneuploidy on maternal mood” by C Hippman, TF Oberlander, WG Honer, S Misri, and JC … Read More
January 29, 2009
Journal of Applied Philosophy (Volume 26, Issue 1, February 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Killing, Letting Die, and the Morality of Abortion” by Anton Tupa, 1-26. “Is the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide Compatible with Good End-of-Life … Read More
January 27, 2009
Archives of Internal Medicine (Volume 169, Number 1, January 12, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Osteoporosis Case Manager for Patients With Hip Fractures: Results of a Cost-effectiveness Analysis Conducted Alongside a Randomized Trial” by Sumit R. Majumdar, … Read More
January 27, 2009
Artificial Organs (Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “A Novel Approach to Align Adult Neural Stem Cells on Micropatterned Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: A Feasibility Study” by Shan-hui Hsu, Chien-Hsiang Su, and … Read More
January 27, 2009
1st Global Conference Ethics in Public Life: Understandings, Applications, Controversies March 13-15, 2009 Salzburg, Austria This inter-disciplinary project seeks to explore the role, character, nature and place of ethics in public life. Politicians might use moral rhetoric and justifications for … Read More
January 26, 2009
Clinical Medicine in the Genome Era 26th & 27th February 2009 An International Symposium to review recent developments and current trends in the applications of genome science and technology to clinical medicine and population health. Organised by: Dr Dhavendra Kumar … Read More
January 26, 2009
Bioethics (Volume 23, Issue 2, February 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The Ethical Implications of the Social Determinants of Health: A Global Renaissance for Bioethics” by Patricia Illingworth and Wendy E. Parmet, ii-v. “Epidemiology and Social … Read More
