January 19, 2009
Call for Abstracts – EACME Annual Meeting: “Multiculturalism, Religions, and Bioethicsâ€, Venice, Italy (10-11 Sept 2009)  In 2009 Fondazione Lanza, Padova, “Ca’ Foscariâ€Â University of Venice, and the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics (EACME) will organise the EACME annual conference. Fondazione Lanza will … Read More
January 15, 2009
10th Asian Bioethics Conference/4th UNESCO Asia -Pacific School of Ethics Roundtable Organized by:Â Â * Medical Ethics History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences * Asian Bioethics Association * UNESCO Theme: Bioethics in Asia: Bringing Ethics into Practice … Read More
January 12, 2009
Cell Stem Cell (Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Rats, Cats, and Elephants, but Still No Unicorn: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from New Species” by Alan Trounson, 3. “One Breath Closer to Making … Read More
January 9, 2009
The 11th Annual Ethical Issues in Global Health Research Workshop June 8-12, 2009 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Massachusetts Overview As more health research is conducted in developing nations, significant ethical issues that reflect differences in cultures, politics, wealth, … Read More
January 9, 2009
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 9, Issue 1, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Internationalism and Global Norms for Neuroethics” by Stephen J. Toope, 1-2. “Ethical Challenges and Interpretive Difficulties with Non-Clinical Applications of Pediatric fMRI” by Andrew … Read More
January 9, 2009
International Conference on Bioethics Committees in Hospitals UNESCO Chair in Bioethics May 17-20, 2009 Zefat, Israel Conference Topics: The challenge and tasks of bioethics committees Establishing bioethics committees Different forms of bioethics committees: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Policy-making … Read More
January 8, 2009
2nd International Meeting of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (University of Barcelona): Human Dignity as a Basis of UNESCO’s Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights (26-27 January 2009)  The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics of the University of Barcelona will be organizing its 2nd International Meeting from 26-27 … Read More
January 8, 2009
BioSocieties (Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Corporate Science and the Husbandry of Scientific and Medical Knowledge by the Pharmaceutical Industry” by Alastair Matheson, 355-382. “The Commodification of Emergence: Systems Biology, Synthetic … Read More
January 8, 2009
Bioethics (Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2007) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Finding Autonomy in Birth” by Rebecca Kukla, Miriam Kuppermann, Margaret Little, Anne Drapkin Lyerly, Lisa M. Mitchell, Elizabeth M. Armstrong, and Lisa Harris, 1-8. “Postnatal Reproductive Autonomy: … Read More
January 7, 2009
JAMA (Volume 301, Number 1, January 7, 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “How to Use an Article About Genetic Association: A: Background Concepts” by John Attia, John P. A. Ioannidis, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Mark McEvoy, Rodney J. Scott, Cosetta … Read More
January 7, 2009
NanoEthics (Volume 2, Number 3, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Lose One Another … and Find One Another in Nanospace. ‘Nanotechnologies for Tomorrow’s Society: A Case for Reflective Action Research in Flanders (NanoSoc)’” by Lieve Goorden, Michiel … Read More
January 7, 2009
The Division of Ethics of Science and Technology Sector for Social and Human Sciences UNESCO  Call for Papers – XIV International Scientific Conference: “Bioethics, Philosophy, Medicine and Economy in the strategy of assuring the human securityâ€, Republic of Moldova (April 2009)  A … Read More
January 7, 2009
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 23, December 17, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “CDC Panel Recommends Vaccine for Smokers; Reviews HPV Safety Data” by Bridget M. Kuehn, 2713-2714. “1000 Genomes Project Promises Closer Look at Variation in Human … Read More
January 6, 2009
Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide May 29-30, 2009 National Conference Center Landsdowne, Virginia The theme for the Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide is: Never Again. The Symposium will focus on building an effective, unified and focused group of organizations … Read More
January 6, 2009
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 22, December 10, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “An Unwelcome Side Effect of Direct-to-Consumer Personal Genome Testing: Raiding the Medical Commons” by Amy L. McGuire and Wylie Burke, 2669-2671. “Prescription Opioids, Overdose Deaths, … Read More
January 6, 2009
Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy (Volume 11, Number 4, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Sociology and bioethics” by Bert Gordijn and Wim Dekkers, 375. “Bioethics and the sociology of trust: introduction to the theme” by Raymond G. De Vries and Scott … Read More
January 5, 2009
Artificial Life and Robotics (Volume 13, Number 1, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Human breeders for evolving robots” by Orazio Miglino, Onofrio Gigliotta, Michela Ponticorvo and Henrik H. Lund, 1-4. “Stochastic determinism underlying life: systematic theory for assisting the synthesis … Read More
January 5, 2009
Nursing Philosophy (Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Identity and difference in health and healthcare” by John S Drummond, 1-3. “Examining the conflation of multiculturalism, sexism, and religious fundamentalism through Taylor and Bakhtin: … Read More
January 5, 2009
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Lessons from the Injured Brain: A Bioethicist in the Vineyards of Neuroscience” by Joseph J. Fins, 7-13. “Negative and Positive Claims … Read More
January 5, 2009
American Journal of Transplantation (Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2009) is now available. Articles Include: “News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation” by Sue Pondrom, 1-2. “Transplantation Oversight—Finding the Right Balance Between the Layperson, the Transplant Professional and the … Read More
January 5, 2009
JAMA (Volume 200, Number 24, December 24/31, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Agitation and Delirium at the End of Life: ‘We Couldn’t Manage Him’” by William Breitbart and Yesne Alici, 2898-2910. “Physician Autonomy and Informed Decision Making: … Read More
December 31, 2008
International Regional UNESCO Conference: “Methodological and Methodical Issues in Bioethics Today” Ethics Department, Institute of Philosophy and Ethics, Faculty of Arts, Presov University Presov, Slovakia January 21-22, 2009 Background: The aim of the conference is to analyze and discuss methodological … Read More
December 18, 2008
The Bioethics Society of the English-Speaking Caribbean 3rd Annual Bioethics Forum “Bioethical Standards: People and the Environment” June 5, 2009 Call for Abstracts Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts – February 1, 2009 Trinidad & Tobago is the venue for the … Read More
December 16, 2008
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 12, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Medical and Nursing Students’ Television Viewing Habits: Potential Implications for Bioethics” by Matthew J. Czarny,  Ruth R. Faden,  Marie T. Nolan,  Edwin Bodensiek, and … Read More
December 16, 2008
The 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules: Perspectives from the Fields of Law, Health Care, Ethics, and Disability Policy February 13, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia The symposium, “The 25th Anniversary of the Baby Doe Rules: Perspectives from the Fields of Law, … Read More
