November 30, 2011
Urbana Seminary The Forum at Carle in Urbana, Illinois December 10, 2011 A one-day conference exploring the meaning of human aging and biomedical attempts to overcome it from medical and religious perspectives. This conference is ideal for those in the … Read More
November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, Environmental Change and Security Program, Africa Program, Asia Program, and Middle East Program in coordination with the Maternal Health Task … Read More
November 9, 2011
Friday, May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2012 Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), titled “Human Subjects Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research … Read More
November 1, 2011
This is a Call for Papers to submit research articles, reviews and letters to The Open General & Internal Medicine Journal. This is an Open Access online journal which publishes research articles, reviews and letters in all areas of general … Read More
October 18, 2011
St. Louis, Missouri September 16-20, 2012 The ISBGMO is a unique opportunity for scientists from across the globe to share experiences and engage in open and meaningful dialogue about biosafety. Participants include scientists involved in biosafety research and policy, including … Read More
October 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 16th and Friday, May 18th 2012 Prague, Czech Republic The patient occupies a liminal, unstable position, precariously situated between home and hospital, work and bed, life and death. Although attended by doctors, nurses, family and friends, her condition—particularly … Read More
October 11, 2011
The University of Chicago International House November 10, 2011 Physicians discipline themselves to practices of attending to those who are sick or whose health is threatened. In those practices physicians make practical judgments about how to apply medical science toward … Read More
October 11, 2011
May 31-June 2, 2012 Chicago, Illinois The conference is designed both for those who are at the early stages of learning about effective advance care planning programs and for those who are dealing with more complex implementation problems. Abstracts will … Read More
October 7, 2011
May 1-3, 2012 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The conference will feature keynote lectures from experts and parallel sessions regarding a wide variety of fields in global ethics education, including: bioethics, business ethics, communication ethics, medical ethics, nursing ethics, pharmacy ethics, … Read More
October 5, 2011
February 14th – 15th, 2012 Dubai, UAE This unique international conference provides a platform for researchers and decision makers in biotechnology to present their latest findings and learn about all the important developments in biotechnology. Four Nobel Laureates and many … Read More
September 29, 2011
Baku, Azerbaijan December 12-16, 2011 The Ethics Teacher Training Courses (ETTC) project is an important component of UNESCO’s capacity-building strategy in bioethics, targeting the young generation of experts and educators engaged in teaching ethics at various academic faculties and institutions … Read More
September 28, 2011
November 10-11, 2011 Ross University School of Medicine Portsmouth, Dominica “Ethics, Equality & Stigma” will feature presentations from regional and international speakers as well as workshops on Setting up Research Ethics Boards and Publishing in Bioethics. For more information
September 13, 2011
Wake Forest University Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society Benson University Center on the Wake Forest campus in Winston-Salem Thursday and Friday, November 10-11, 2011 To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original publication of “Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis … Read More
September 1, 2011
Warsaw, Poland October 20-21, 2011 It will be held as one of the major scientific events of the Polish Presidency in the Council of the EU, under the patronage of the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education and the … Read More
August 30, 2011
October 17, 2011 through March 13, 2012 Classes will be held on the NIH campus on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 5:00 p.m. to approximately 6:30 p.m. There is no charge for the course. Approximately 1,664 students registered for the … Read More
August 30, 2011
November 10-11, 2011 Carnegie Institution for Science Confirmed speakers include Helen Mayberg, Michael Chorost, Husseini Manji, Alan Leshner, Pat Churchland, Jonathan Moreno, Steve Greenberg, Jorge Moll, Hank Greely, Martha Farah, and others. For more information
August 26, 2011
Ensuring an Ethical Foundation for Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Biomedical Research and the Provision of Public Health Services September 22 & 23, 2011 University of Washington, Seattle The University of Washington and Region X of the Public Health Service have been … Read More
August 25, 2011
August 29-30, 2011 Washington, DC The conference is co-sponsored by ORI and the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical Translational Science. Previous ORI conferences have focused either on Research on Research Integrity (RRI) or the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). This … Read More
August 24, 2011
April 22 – 27, 2012Maldives Islands Exotic Medical Tourism Congress & Expo 2012 is the unique event on beautiful Maldives that brings together business, adventure, networking and relaxation. This congress serves as an excellent platform to discuss strategies and trends … Read More
August 23, 2011
The University of Chicago November 10, 2011 What would it mean to set the practice of medicine in the context of a good and faithful life? Speakers will draw on clinical, philosophical and, theological resources to answer this question and … Read More
August 19, 2011
University of California Berkeley, California USA November 8-9, 2011 The 2011 Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Conference will address a range of critically important issues and themes relating to Aging and Society. Plenary speakers include some of the leading thinkers … Read More
August 18, 2011
15th Annual Conference on Bioethics September 23-24, 2011 Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, Michigan Are the fundamental values and principles of the medical professional being challenged in our society where there are rapid changes in the delivery of health care? … Read More
August 18, 2011
November 7-8, 2011 New Brunswick, New Jersey Today, biospecimen collections are used by multiple research groups for varying research aims from basic research through clinical trials. A well managed biobank is a critical prerequisite for high-quality biological research. Proper collection, … Read More
August 16, 2011
October 30, 2011 London, England Over the past decade, dramatic advances have been made in synthetic biotechnology, neuroscience and digital technology. Engineers of brain computer interfaces predict headbands that will deliver digitally enhanced cognition, letting us talk without speaking, see … Read More
August 15, 2011
Rome, Italy October 28-29, 2011 Over the past few years, there has been considerable debate over the regulations and guidelines required for the governance of genomic projects and biobanks. Consent from research participants is mandatory and it is now widely … Read More
