February 19, 2009
Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS), Fourth Conference Queens’ College, Cambridge, England 3-7 September 2009 Registration and abstract submission are now open for the fourth Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence (SENS) conference, to be held at Queens’ College, Cambridge, England … Read More
February 19, 2009
The Consumer Genetics Show: June 9 – 11, 2009 @ The Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts USA The First Consumer Genetics Show has invited thought leaders in the fields of Genetics, Law, and Health to weigh in on the emerging field … Read More
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 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 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 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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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
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 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
December 15, 2008
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center January 16-17, 2009 Robert C. Hickey Auditorium 11th Floor, R. Lee Clark Clinic 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, Texas Deadline for advanced registration is December 19, 2008. See website for a list of … Read More
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 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
