December 15, 2008
University of Minnesota Deinard Memorial Lecture on Law & Medicine The Emergent Logic of Health Reform Prof. M. Gregg Bloche, JD, MD Georgetown University Thursday, January 29, 2009 11:30 am-1:00 pm Theater, Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota In his … Read More
December 9, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 20, November 26 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Benefits and Risks of Drug Treatments: How to Combine the Best Evidence on Benefits With the Best Data About Adverse Effects” by Jan P. Vandenbroucke and … Read More
December 9, 2008
Developing World Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 3, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Ethical Challenges for Developing World Bioethics” by Debora Diniz, ii-iv. “Harmonizing Regulations for Biomedical Research: A Critical Analysis of … Read More
December 8, 2008
Cell Stem Cell (Volume 3, Issue 6, December 4 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “ALS Model Glia Can Mediate Toxicity to Motor Neurons Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells” by Eva Hedlund and Ole Isacson, 575. “Overcoming … Read More
December 8, 2008
Bioethics Conference: Test Your Genes Aarhus University, Dennmark January 14, 2009 Do-it-yourself tests which reveal susceptibility to certain diseases or the need for a change of lifestyle are increasingly common. But what are the consequences of these tests, and is … Read More
December 8, 2008
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 11, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Federalism, Federalism Everywhere” by Summer Johnson, 1-2. “Universal and Uniform Protections of Human Subjects in Research” by Adil E. Shamoo and Jack Schwartz, … Read More
December 4, 2008
Call for Abstracts International Conference:Â New Challenges for Biobanks. Â Ethics, Law and Governance Leuven, Belgium May 18-20th, 2009 The last few years have witnessed an important expansion of collection and processing of human biological samples and of the related information … Read More
December 2, 2008
Call for Abstracts: End of Life Decisions, Ethics in clinical practice, research and policy XI Annual Swedish Symposium on Biomedicine, Ethics and Society Seglarhotellet, Sandhamn June 8-9th, 2009 Clinical ethics is a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional field. We invite scholars and … Read More
December 1, 2008
International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society Huntsville, Alabama, USA January 30th-February 1st, 2009 This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the complex and subtle relationships between technology, knowledge and society. … Read More
December 1, 2008
The Science in Society Conference 2009 Cambridge University, United Kingdom August 5-7th, 2009 This Conference will address disciplinary and interdisciplinary challenges in the sciences, and in particular the relationships of science to society. Key themes addressed by the Conference include the … Read More
November 25, 2008
Studies in Family Planning (Volume 39, Issue 4, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Introduction to the Special Issue on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa” by Fatima Juárez, Thomas LeGrand, Cynthia B. Lloyd, and Susheela … Read More
November 25, 2008
Archives of Internal Medicine (Volume 168, Number 21, November 24 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Assessing New Biomarkers and Predictive Models for Use in Clinical Practice: A Clinician’s Guide” by Kevin McGeechan, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Gerald … Read More
November 25, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 19, November 19 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Prevention of Pain in Neonates” by Praveen Kumar, 2248. “Health Care Overutilization in the United States” by Brent R. Moody and George J. Hruza, 2250 “Racial/Ethnic … Read More
November 25, 2008
Zygon (Volume 43, Issue 4, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “The Challenge of Self-Conceiving: Bridging Myth and Science” by Philip Hefner, 765-769. “Muslim Perspectives on Stem Cell Research and Cloning” by Fatima Agha Al-Hayani, 783-795. “Implications … Read More
November 24, 2008
19th World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Paris, July 5-9th, 2009 Topics Include:  Biological Sciences  Health Sciences / Geriatric Medecine  Behavioural and psychological sciences  Social Research, Policy and Practice Organizers Message Every four years, … Read More
November 17, 2008
Call For Papers By January 5, 2009 Consortium on Law and Values, Health, Environment & the Life Sciences 10th Anniversary Conference “What’s Next in Law, Health & the Life Sciences? Â Debating Openness, Access & Accountability” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN … Read More
November 17, 2008
Michigan State University 10th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference April 4th, 2009 Call For Papers The graduate students at Michigan State University’s Department of Philosophy invite papers in all areas of social political thought and value theory, including: Social and Political … Read More
November 17, 2008
A Call For Fine Writing The Left Atrium, the medical humanities section of the CMAJ, is seeking finely crafted, accessible submissions that are relevant to the experience of being a physician, including: Narratives Narrative medicine articles (with pertinent patient consent), … Read More
November 17, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 18, November 12 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Shifts in Thinking About Dementia” by Vladimir Hachinski, 2172-2173. “Human Oocyte Research: The Ethics of Donation and Donor Protection” by Eric D. Levens and Alan H. DeCherney, … Read More
November 17, 2008
American Journal of Transplantation (Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation” by Sue Pondrom, 2481-2482. “Debate Renews over Timing of Death”, 2482-2482. “Pediatric Kidney Transplantation in … Read More
November 17, 2008
The American Journal of Bioethics (Volume 8, Issue 10, 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “And Health for All… ?” by Sren Holm, 1. “A Broader View of Justice” by Nancy S. Jecker, 2-10 “Where Can We Find Justice?” by Susan … Read More
November 12, 2008
Bioethics: The New Issues New Technology/New Ideas/New Challenges 12th National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference March 13-14th, 2009 Harvard University Presented by the Harvard Undergraduate Bioethics Society. Â Sponsored by the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities. The 2009 conference at Harvard University … Read More
November 12, 2008
Call For Proposals for the 2009 American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Spring Conference: Abstracts Due December 15th, 2008 Books to Bedside: Translational Work in the Medical Humanities April 23-25, 2008 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago A common … Read More
November 12, 2008
Archives of Surgery (Volume 143, Number 10, October 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Moral Hazard and Health Care for All” by James Burdick, 931-932 “Industry-Sponsored Negative Trials and the Potential Pitfalls of Post Hoc Analysis” by … Read More
November 12, 2008
JAMA (Volume 300, Number 16, October 22 2008) is now available by subscription only. Articles Include: “Uninsured Children and Adolescents With Insured Parents” by Jennifer E. DeVoe, Carrie Tillotson, and Lorraine S. Wallace, 1904-1913 “Uninsured Adults Presenting to US Emergency Departments: … Read More
