January 9, 2013
EVENT: 2013 Conference: Cases That Keep Us Awake at Night: Challenges in Pediatric Bioethics July 19 and 20, 2013, Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle. Registration opens mid January. For more information.
November 30, 2012
On December 4, 2012, an impressive and diverse group of experts and witnesses with personal experience of abortion will present a three hour media briefing on the topic: “What Has 40 Years of Abortion Done to America?” (Sacramento Bee) Read … Read More
November 23, 2012
The dangers of unchecked research into artificial intelligence will be explored at a conference held at Oxford University next month. The Winter Intelligence Conference is organised by the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University and will be held 8-11 … Read More
November 7, 2012
Synthetic Biology: Challenges and Opportunities for the UK takes place in London on Wednesday 14 November with a live video link to the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building. Following an introduction at 5.45 pm, the live feed will … Read More
October 24, 2012
Eight countries, including the US and Britain, will take part in the Indian medical tourism conference here next month. Indian Medical Tourism Conference and Alliance 2012 (IMTCA 2012), an international conference dedicated to promoting medical tourism in India, will be … Read More
October 11, 2012
Today’s post is to let you know about a debate on “Should we ration end of life care?† Tonight, October 10th from 7:30 to 9:15 EDT, Chicago Ideas Week is sponsoring a free debate on the subject available by webinar. … Read More
October 8, 2012
Speakers at a symposium on body-enhancement technology raised the idea that we may converge with our technology to the point that a superhuman entity emerges. (Sydney Morning Harold)
September 10, 2012
UNESCO’s Sector for Social and Human Sciences (SHS) is pleased to invite you to follow, live via Internet, the entirety of the debates of the 19th session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and its joint session with the Intergovernmental … Read More
August 23, 2012
Technology and Human Flourishing 2012 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture October 25-27, 2012 Baylor University Institute for Faith and Learning http://www.baylor.edu/ifl/index.php?id=88447
August 21, 2012
Symposium on Judaism, Medicine, and the Formation of Clinicians September 10, 2012 Swift Hall, The University of Chicago To register for the conference, visit: https://pmr.uchicago.edu/events/judaism-and-medicine-symposium
May 14, 2012
International Conference, 13–15 December 2012, University of Copenhagen, Denmark In a historical perspective, selective reproduction is nothing new: across the world, infanticide and selective neglect of children have a long history; and the widespread deployment of sterilisation and forced abortion … Read More
May 14, 2012
Maastricht University The Netherlands July 2-4, 2012 Technology is an important driver of change in today’s world, and the desirability of such change is a matter of concern in public debate and policy making. Whereas the influence of morality on … Read More
May 3, 2012
May 31-June 2, 2012 Madison, WI In our globalized, highly-industrialized society, human and nonhuman animals are enmeshed in surprising and often troubling ways. “Pharm†goats are living factories for the production of pharmaceuticals; honeybees are explosive-detectors in the “War on … Read More
May 3, 2012
June 25-27, 2012 Rotterdam, The Netherlands This conference will discuss key issues relevant for the future, including future technologies in health care, ethics and research in developing countries, synthetic biology, enhancement, life-prolonging strategies, environmental issues, the moral responsibility for future … Read More
May 2, 2012
May 5, 2012 Changsha, China In both China and Europe, male infertility is reportedly on the rise. Growing numbers of involuntarily childless couples are therefore faced with having to decide whether they will opt to live without children, adopt or … Read More
April 10, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics & Health Law Oakland Campus “What are Health Disparities and Health Equity? And Why Do the Definitions Matter?†The annual Medical Ethics Update conference provides … Read More
April 10, 2012
The 2012 Healthcare Ethics and Law (HEAL) Conference Friday, April 13, 2012 Birmingham, Alabama The Healthcare Ethics and Law Institute (HEAL) Â invites you to attend our 2012 annual conference where world class ethicists will discuss issues of crucial importance to … Read More
February 28, 2012
March 30, 2012 DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region The Center for Ethics and the Bioethics Committee of MedStar Washington Hospital Center are hosting the first of a series in conferences relating to clinical ethics issues faced by clinicians This … Read More
February 15, 2012
Eighth Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28, 2012 Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle Healthcare providers have professional responsibilities to care for their patients. Yet physicians, nurses, social workers and trainees face daily choices when … Read More
February 1, 2012
Kaiser Permanente Northern California — Department of Medical Ethics 21st Annual Symposium Saturday, March 3, 2012 San Ramon Valley Conference Center The Department of Medical Ethics residing within KP-TPMG Northern California invites you to attend its twenty-first annual Symposium. For … Read More
February 1, 2012
During the week of April 23, 2012, the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care is proud to sponsor an internationally prominent series of educational events. The week’s events will focus upon bioethics, public health ethics, … Read More
February 1, 2012
The Scottish Council on Human Bioethics (SCHB) has announced its new free biomedical ethics film library: http://www.schb.org.uk/films/. This library, which is one of the largest in the world, includes the listing of nearly 300 documentary and drama films subdivided into … Read More
January 12, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 8:30 am – 5 pm Family Research Council, 801 G Street, NW, Washington DC Council on Poor Prenatal Diagnoses & Therapeutic Intervention The Conference will bring together professionals from many different specialty areas, including genetic researchers, ob/gyn … Read More
December 2, 2011
Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, North Carolina March 21-22, 2012 Develop a better understanding of ethical, regulatory and policy issues involved in conducting community-engaged research in national and international settings. The conference will provide a forum for researchers, regulators, and community … Read More
December 1, 2011
Zefat, Israel September 2-5, 2012 The Conference is designed to offer a platform for the exchange of information and knowledge and to hold discussions, lectures, workshops and an exhibition of program and databases. The Conference is organized by the UNESCO … Read More
