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SUMMARY:Festschrift Honoring Tom L. Beauchamp (1939-2025)
DESCRIPTION:Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics\, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics\, will host this Festschrift on Thursday\, March 26\, 2026 to honor the life\, work\, and enduring legacy of philosopher and bioethics pioneer\nTom L. Beauchamp (1939–2025). \nThe all-day event will bring together leading scholars whose work has been shaped by Beauchamp’s foundational contributions to ethical theory\, research ethics\,\nanimal rights\, and public policy. \nJames Childress\, University of Virginia\nDavid DeGrazia\, George Washington University\nChristine Grady\, National Institutes of Health\nJeffrey Kahn\, Johns Hopkins University\nEva Feder Kittay\, SUNY Stony Brook\nHenry Richardson\, Georgetown University
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/festschrift-honoring-tom-l-beauchamp-1939-2025
LOCATION:Lohrfink Auditorium\, Rafik B. Hariri Building\, Georgetown University Hilltop Campus\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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SUMMARY:Navigating Moral Distress and Professional Well-Being Through Compassionate Pedagogy
DESCRIPTION:BIO: Tessy A. Thomas\, DO\, MBE is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Bioethics at Geisinger in Danville\, PA. She is a Pediatric Critical Care Physician working at Geisinger-Janet Weis Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. As a bioethics scholar she works within the Department of Bioethics and Decision Sciences with a focused passion in exploring the depths of moral distress and professional integrity of healthcare professionals. She is also the Graduate Medical Education Director for Professionalism in the Clinical Learning Environment.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/navigating-moral-distress-and-professional-well-being-through-compassionate-pedagogy
LOCATION:BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260323T120000
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SUMMARY:Collaborating with Non-Academic Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Panelists:\nJamie Levine Daniel\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management and Public Service (New York University)
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/collaborating-with-non-academic-organizations
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260325
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SUMMARY:The Stories We Tell: Putting Ethics into Practice in Caring for Our Patients\, Our Colleagues and Ourselves External Inbox
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in Atlanta for our 31st annual Healthcare Ethics Consortium conference\, hosted by the Emory University Center for Ethics. \nThe conference will address The Stories We Tell:  Putting Ethics into Practice in Caring for Our Patients\, Our Colleagues\, Ourselves.  \nWe welcome in-person and virtual participation for 2 days of excellent speakers\, participant engagement working sessions\, discussion\, and sharing of frameworks and models relevant to practice. \nSession topics include:  engaging patient narratives; storytelling as pedagogy in healthcare education; effecting change through narrative; myths\, misconceptions and stigma; narrative methods in practice. \nOpening speakers include: \n\nMartha Montello\, PhD\, Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  She has trained medical students\, graduate students\, fellows and clinicians in narrative approaches to clinical ethics since 1990.\nRiva Lehrer\, Instructor in Medical Humanities at Northwestern University\, is an artist\, writer and curator who focuses on the socially challenged body.  Ms Lehrer’s work has been featured in the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian\, the United Nations and museums throughout the U.S..  Her memoir\, Golem Girl\, was published in 2020.\n\nOur onsite location is the Emory Conference Center on the Emory University campus in Atlanta. \nVirtual attendees will be involved in breakout sessions for all workshops\, in addition to sessions with speakers and panelists. \nRegistration for in-person participants is Friday\, March 6\, 2026 by 11:59 pm EST. \nRegistration for virtual participants is Friday\, March 20\, 2026 by 5:00 pm EST. \nWe do not want funding to be an obstacle for those wishing to participate. \nWe have limited scholarships funds available for partial or full registration fees. \nFor further information about funding\, please email your request to hec@emory.edu with subject line “Conference Scholarships”. \nApplications for CME\, CNE and Social Work hours are currently under review and CEU certificates will be provided to all attendees. \nPlease let us know if you have other questions. (hec@emory.edu) \nWe look forward to your joining these 2 days of interdisciplinary discussion and skill-building\,
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-stories-we-tell-putting-ethics-into-practice-in-caring-for-our-patients-our-colleagues-and-ourselves-external-inbox
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SUMMARY:Environmentally Sustainable Health Research: The Ethics in the Tools
DESCRIPTION:Feature Lecture Presenter: Federica Lucivero\, PhD\, Ethox Centre \nCREEi Center for Global Bioethics and ASBH Environmental Bioethics Affinity Group Annual Lecture
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/environmentally-sustainable-health-research-the-ethics-in-the-tools
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T120000
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SUMMARY:Constrained Choice: Autonomy and Reproductive Genomics in Pregnancy Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Prenatal screening\, carrier testing\, and emerging precision medicine tools are rapidly integrating into reproductive care. Yet these technologies operate within healthcare systems that racialize genetic risk\, constrain meaningful choice\, and unevenly distribute access to care. In punitive reproductive policy environments\, receiving genetic information during pregnancy can result in surveillance\, coercion\, and structurally constrained decision-making. Rather than alleviating inequities\, genomics may reproduce longstanding disparities in reproductive health. \nThis forum examines how genomic technologies can be governed and implemented in ways that center reproductive dignity and autonomy. Drawing on decolonial feminist frameworks and empirical analysis of healthcare delivery\, it identifies evidence-based system-level strategies that support informed decision-making without reinforcing structural harm. By focusing on healthcare system pathway beyond individual choice\, this discussion advances a model of genomics-informed pregnancy care grounded in equity\, accountability\, and reproductive justice. \nThis session will be moderated by Jennifer James\, PhD\, with panelists Khiara M. Bridges\, PhD\, and Jallicia Jolly\, PhD.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/constrained-choice-autonomy-and-reproductive-genomics-in-pregnancy-outcomes
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260227T170636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T170636Z
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SUMMARY:A Social Justice Framework for Neurodivergent Adults: Shifting to a Supported Engagement Model
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Kayhan Parsi & Nanette Elster
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/a-social-justice-framework-for-neurodivergent-adults-shifting-to-a-supported-engagement-model
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260115T224408Z
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SUMMARY:The Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will tackle core concepts related to safety during childbirth: access to and outcomes of care\, with a focus on rural U.S. communities. It will present research findings on declining access to obstetric care in rural communities\, what happens when rural communities lose obstetric services\, and why hospitals close obstetric units. It will also consider the path forward\, describing strategies to ensure that rural maternity care is safe\, viable\, and accessible.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-ethics-of-access-and-outcomes-maternity-care-in-rural-us-communities-2
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T120000
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CREATED:20260227T171658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T171658Z
UID:101715-1772712000-1772715600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:U.S. Immigration Detention: Bioethical Transgressions and Imperatives
DESCRIPTION:While issues related to immigration detention are often in the news\, less discussed are the specific bioethical breaches that have occurred since its inception and worsened as the number of people detained has skyrocketed. This talk will discuss the current state of U.S. immigration detention\, specific areas where bioethical principles and norms have been most grossly violated\, and the areas that most need light shone on them in order to improve the care of those detained.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/u-s-immigration-detention-bioethical-transgressions-and-imperatives
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T090000
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CREATED:20260128T175421Z
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UID:101337-1772701200-1772704800@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:The Conscience of Care: Navigating Health in the Culture Wars
DESCRIPTION:Dov Fox\, DPhil\, JD\, LLM will engage pressing challenges for biomedicine against the backdrop of our rapidly shifting legal\, economic\, social\, and healthcare environments. More details coming soon! This event is co-hosted by the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School and the Petrie Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, Biotechnology\, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Support provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-conscience-of-care-navigating-health-in-the-culture-wars
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260227T170410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T170410Z
UID:101709-1772625600-1772629200@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Williams Lecture: Bioethical Responsibilities in the Era of Global Warming
DESCRIPTION:J. Richard Williams Lectureship Series \nEstablished in 2013\, this lecture series honors J. Richard Williams\, Sr.\, MD\, a Tulane graduate and dedicated Selma physician known for his compassion\, service\, and published cancer research. Reflecting his lifelong commitment to patient-centered care\, the series highlights the importance of trust and empathy in the patient–physician relationship.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/williams-lecture-bioethical-responsibilities-in-the-era-of-global-warming
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260304T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260220T210345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T211537Z
UID:101609-1772614800-1772636400@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:The Future of Research Ethics: Threats & Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:The history of research ethics shows that ensuring the ethical and responsible conduct of research requires investment of time\, personnel\, and resources. Major shifts under way now raise questions about the future of research ethics — how to ensure needed safeguards while taking advantage of potential opportunities. Speakers will consider the impact of significant changes in federal ethics personnel and research funding\, including debate about overhead (“indirect cost”) recovery on grants\, which at many institutions supports crucial ethics oversight. This conference will consider how to preserve key safeguards while making improvements. \nJoin national experts from multiple disciplines and perspectives to consider a wide range of questions: what is the current state of research ethics\, how can we strengthen Institutional Review Boards and research oversight\, what steps will best support research integrity and trustworthy science\, what strategies will advance ethics in community-engaged research\, and how should research ethics evolve to manage emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. \nThe University of Minnesota’s 11th Annual Research Ethics Day Conference will consider how to move forward in a changing landscape and how to adapt while maintaining the crucial elements of research ethics. As a public\, research university\, we aim to explore these vital issues with our faculty\, staff\, students\, and community\, as well as a national audience. \nThis event is free and open to the public. It’s sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Research & Innovation Office (RIO); Consortium on Law and Values in Health\, Environment & the Life Sciences; Masonic Cancer Center; and Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-future-of-research-ethics-threats-opportunities
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260228T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20251031T150358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T150358Z
UID:100276-1772267400-1772296200@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Dallas Conference on Science & Faith
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the 8th-Annual Dallas Conference on Science & Faith hosted by Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas\, TX\, on February 28. The conference will feature keynote speaker and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson\, along with philosopher of science Stephen C. Meyer\, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor\, author and filmmaker John G. West\, award-winning engineer Stuart Burgess\, and many others. Continue reading for more information on the conference theme\, confirmed speakers\, and recommended hotels. Registration opens November 1.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/dallas-conference-on-science-faith
LOCATION:Park Cities Baptist Church\, 3933 Northwest Parkway\, Dallas\, TX\, 75225\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260223T184500
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260220T213732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T213732Z
UID:101616-1771866900-1771872300@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Consumer Genetic Testing for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Test-Taker Outcomes and Ethical Concerns
DESCRIPTION:BIO: Madison Kilbride\, PhD\, MSME\, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah. She earned her PhD in Philosophy from Princeton University and her MS in Medical Ethics from the University of Pennsylvania. She also completed a fellowship in the Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical\, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetics and Genomics. Dr. Kilbride’s ELSI research focuses on consumer genetic testing for disease risk. Her work also explores questions about the ethical obligations created by genetic knowledge and the limits of medical gatekeeping in an era of unprecedented access to health information.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/consumer-genetic-testing-for-cancer-and-cardiovascular-disease-risk-test-taker-outcomes-and-ethical-concerns
LOCATION:University of Pennsylvania\, 3600 Civic Center Blvd\, Room 8-031\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260227
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260115T223407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T223940Z
UID:101179-1771804800-1772150399@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Conflict Resolution and Clinical-Setting Mediation for Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Conflict in healthcare endangers patients\, distresses families\, disrupts the workplace\, fuels burnout and sparks ethical conundrums.  Resolving conflicts peacefully and durably helps preserve relationships and avoid dis-integration. \n“Conflict Resolution and Clinical-Setting Mediation for Healthcare” is a learn-by-doing training enabling clinical-setting professionals – – bioethicists\, physicians\, nurses\, legal counsel\, administrators\, chaplains\, social workers\, ethics committee members\, and others – – to provide a wide range of assistance\, from coaching\, to informal negotiation and facilitation\, to mediation. \nThis training is online for 4 days\, with limited enrollment to ensure a fully intimate and engaging experience.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/conflict-resolution-and-clinical-setting-mediation-for-healthcare-2
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260128T181511Z
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SUMMARY:Caring for the Whole Patient: The Interplay between Spirituality and the Delivery of Care
DESCRIPTION:Healthcare in a Civil Society 2026 Symposium\nCaring for the Whole Patient: The Interplay between Spirituality and the Delivery of Care\nSaturday\, February 21\, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST \nHow should clinicians engage patients’ spiritual beliefs without crossing professional boundaries? What happens when those beliefs shape—or challenge—medical decision-making? And how can healthcare professionals respond ethically and compassionately when values and clinical recommendations collide? \nThe Tarrant County Medical Society’s Ethics Consortium invites you to Healthcare in a Civil Society 2026\, a half-day symposium bringing together clinicians\, ethicists\, chaplains\, and scholars to explore the role of spirituality in contemporary healthcare. This year’s program focuses on caring for patients as whole persons—biological\, psychological\, social\, and spiritual. \nThe symposium features a keynote address by Jeff Bishop\, MD\, PhD (Saint Louis University)\, two dynamic panel discussions moderated by The Hon. Pete Geren\, interactive breakout sessions\, and an applied ethics segment led by Stuart Pickell\, MD\, MDiv (Burnett School of Medicine at TCU).  Panelists represent medicine\, ethics\, social work\, and chaplaincy\, offering diverse perspectives grounded in real clinical experience. Panelists include Devan Stahl\, PhD (Baylor University) Kimbell Kornu\, MD\, PhD (Belmont University)\, Angela MacDonald\, MDiv\, MSW (John Peter Smith Hospital) and Stephen Couch\, MA (Dallas Children’s Hospital). \nFormat: \n\nIn-person at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Fort Worth\, TX)\, with a full breakfast provided\nVirtual attendance via Zoom\, including participation in breakout sessions\n\nContinuing Education: \n\n4 hours of Ethics CE credit available for multiple healthcare professions\n\nRegistration Fees: \n\nCE Credit: $40\nGeneral: $25\nStudents: $10\n\nJoin colleagues from across disciplines for thoughtful dialogue\, practical ethical tools\, and meaningful connection around one of the most challenging and human dimensions of care.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/caring-for-the-whole-patient-the-interplay-between-spirituality-and-the-delivery-of-care
LOCATION:Burnett School of Medicine at TCU\, TX\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20250825T154209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T154209Z
UID:99371-1771590600-1771594200@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:An International Comparison: Legal\, Regulatory\, and Ethical Approaches to AI in Health Care
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, speakers will describe the international legal\, regulatory\, and ethical frameworks governing applications of AI in health care. They will compare approaches\, discussing the opportunities and challenges\, as well as the need for transparency\, accountability\, and guiding ethical principles in developing AI systems in health care. Support provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University. \nPresenters: \n\nI. Glenn Cohen\, JD\, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law\, Deputy Dean\, and Faculty Director\, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, Biotechnology & Bioethics at Harvard Law School\nTimo Minssen\, JD\, Professor of Law at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH); Founder and Managing Director of UCPH’s Center for Advanced Studies in Biomedical Innovation Law (CeBIL); LML Research Affiliate at the University of Cambridge (UK); and Inter-CeBIL Research Affiliate\, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, Biotechnology & Bioethics at Harvard Law School\n\n\nModerator: \n\nBarry Solaiman\, PhD\, LLM\, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law at HBKU Law\, Qatar; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics in Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q); Fellowship Alum\, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics\n\nRegister here to receive the Zoom link and call-in details in your automated confirmation email. The seminar recording will be uploaded to our YouTube channel in the weeks following the event date\, pending no technical issues. Registrants will receive a follow-up email containing the recording link when it is ready. \n\nSupport provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University. Organized by seminar leaders Leah Rand\, DPhil and Aaron S. Kesselheim\, MD\, JD\, MPH. Co-hosted by the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School\, the Program on Regulation\, Therapeutics\, and Law (PORTAL)\, and the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, Biotechnology\, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/an-international-comparison-legal-regulatory-and-ethical-approaches-to-ai-in-health-care
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260220T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20250929T161439Z
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SUMMARY:The Society for Christian Bioethicists Conference: "The End of Life\, the Gift of Life: reflections on death and organ donation"
DESCRIPTION:The Society for Christian Bioethicists is happy to announce our upcoming conference\, “The End of Life\, the Gift of Life: reflections on death and organ donation.” The conference will take place February 20-22\, 2026. It will be online via Zoom and registration will be free. See the attached conference flyer\, and share it with all who may be interested. \nThe conference will include keynote and plenary addresses\, as well as parallel sessions of paper presentations. We will begin to accept submissions of abstracts in October.  \nRegistrants from our last conference will not receive further communication about the upcoming conference\, so if you wish to continue to receive communication from the Society\, please sign up for the Society’s email list. Additionally\, follow us on X and Facebook. \nMore information available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pBBnHHe0HECNugp0i_OAFOD5Llkfp0RDCZfWm8RxCBk/edit?tab=t.0 \nAnd in case you have not yet already seen them\, see the video recordings of the Keynote and plenary sessions from last year’s conference\, including: \n\nDavid Hershenov\, “The Minimum Metaphysics Needed for a Pro-Life Ethic”\n\nErika Bachiochi\, “Lessons from America’s Earliest Female Doctors and Advocates for Women”\n\nJohn Lennox\, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Remade? The Challenge of Transhumanism”\n\nMargaret Battin and Kristin Collier\, a debate on “Physician-Assisted Suicide/MAiD\, Dignity\, Autonomy”
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-society-for-christian-bioethicists-the-end-of-life-the-gift-of-life-reflections-on-death-and-organ-donation
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260121T223617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T223617Z
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SUMMARY:Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States
DESCRIPTION:A basic demographic fact about the United States is that\, on average\, White people live longer than Black people. But what\, concretely\, does this fact mean? Drawing from a diverse set of social science\, health\, and literary sources\, this talk argues that research has three families of strategy for making sense of the size of mortality disparities — distribution-based\, action-based\, and meaning-based measures — and provides new empirical results in each vein that collectively aim to put demographic measurement onto a more human footing. Implications for thinking about redress for racial harms are discussed. \nElizabeth Wrigley-Field\, PhD\, is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota. A sociologist and demographer\, she studies racial inequality in mortality in the historical and contemporary United States\, and specializes in finding comparisons and metrics that illuminate the human meaning of mortality disparities. She has extensively researched the Covid-19 pandemic in Minnesota\, where she also co-founded an award-winning community vaccination organization (the Seward Vaccine Equity Project). She is also a demographic methodologist\, developing models designed to clarify relationships between micro and macro perspectives on population processes. She was until recently the Associate Director of the Minnesota Population Center and is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/three-ways-of-looking-at-black-white-mortality-inequality-in-the-united-states
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20251002T133828Z
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Event: The Legacy of the Tuskegee Report
DESCRIPTION:The Tuskegee Report—developed by Tuskegee University’s National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care in collaboration with Vanderbilt University—seeks to redefine bioethics at the intersection of research with human subjects\, clinical trials\, medicine\, and public health by centering the voices\,  experiences\, histories and cultural identities of populations disproportionately impacted by unethical research practices and unequal care. This Black History Month conversation\, hosted by Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics\, will feature Dr. David Augustin Hodge\, Sr. and Dr. T.S. Harvey\, facilitated by Dr. Rebecca Brendel. Together\, they will explore how the perspectives of BIPOC populations—rooted in resilience\, memory\, and lived experience—must be foundational in shaping the next generation of ethical frameworks for research\, medicine\, and public health. \nSpeakers: \n\nT. S. Harvey\, PhD\, Associate Professor of Medical and Linguistic Anthropology and Global Health at Vanderbilt University\nDavid Augustin Hodge\, Sr.\, PhD\, DMin\, MEd\, MTS\, Director (Interim)\, Lead Ethicist\, and Research Professor at the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Healthcare at Tuskegee University\n\nModerator: \n\nRebecca Weintraub Brendel\, MD\, JD\, Director of the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School\n\n\n Register here to receive the Zoom link and call-in details in your automated confirmation email. \nThe recording will be uploaded to our YouTube channel in the weeks following the event date\, pending no technical issues. Registrants will receive a follow-up email containing the recording link when it is ready. \nSupport provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University. This series is co-organized by the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics\, the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University\, and the Office for Culture and Community Engagement at Harvard Medical School.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/black-history-month-event-the-legacy-of-the-tuskegee-report
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T131500
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260121T224904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T224904Z
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SUMMARY:Working with What’s Missing: Ethical Strategies for Incomplete Data
DESCRIPTION:Missing\, inaccessible and incomplete data have long shaped the ways researchers frame studies and understand the limits of their work. Join us for a panel discussion where we will explore a number of questions concerning these persistent conditions of missingness: \n\nWhat ethical obligations arise when the data we need isn’t available or may never have existed?\nHow can researchers responsibly interpret and represent gaps\, silences and absences in data?\nWhen can collaboration with communities help preserve or reimagine data that is at risk of disappearing?\n\nTogether\, we’ll consider how the research community can adapt its practices to work ethically and creatively with what’s missing. \nThis event will be held online and is open to the public. \n\n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with the Center for Ethics and Human Values’ CARE Program.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/working-with-whats-missing-ethical-strategies-for-incomplete-data
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260115T223918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T223918Z
UID:101181-1770292800-1770296400@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Ethics of Using Artificial Intelligence in Research and Writing: Emerging Issues
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the nature of research and scholarly writing. Although the use of AI offers many benefits to scientific research and academic scholarship\, it also creates ethical challenges concerning bias\, authorship\, transparency\, accountability\, and public trust. This talk examined some of the ethical issues raised by using artificial intelligence in scientific research and scholarly writing and discussed some proposed solutions.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-of-using-artificial-intelligence-in-research-and-writing-emerging-issues
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20251224T172653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251224T172934Z
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SUMMARY:Medicine and the Holocaust: Modern Implications for Professional Identity\, Bioethics\, and Health Professions Education
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, February 3rd\, 2026\nLocation: Wright State University\, Dayton\, Ohio (Live-Streaming Remote Viewing Option Available)\nCost: FREE\nRegister to attend @ https://forms.office.com/r/fcSs57GjFe\n\n  \nPlease don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions regarding the event.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/medicine-and-the-holocaust-modern-implications-for-professional-identity-bioethics-and-health-professions-education
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T173000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260121T224020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T224020Z
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Law
DESCRIPTION:This year’s symposium will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Speakers will include experts in healthcare law\, technology\, bioethics\, and policy. Their contributions will explore the rapidly evolving intersection of AI technologies and healthcare regulation.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-healthcare-law
LOCATION:Touro Cross River Campus\, 3 Times Square\, New York\, NY\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T131500
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260121T224338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T224338Z
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SUMMARY:CARE Panel: Intimacy\, Vulnerability\, and Risks of Harm in Research
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Ethics and Human Values at the Ohio State University invites you to our upcoming Conversations About Research Ethics (CARE)  virtual panel. Please feel free to share with interested students and colleagues. This panel is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. \nCARE Panel: Intimacy\, Vulnerability\, and Risks of Harm in Research \nMONDAY\, JANUARY 26TH | 12:00-1:15 PM EST \nThis panel will examine how intimacy and vulnerability in research relationships may give rise to unique and often overlooked forms of harm. Moving beyond traditional accounts of physical or informational risk\, the discussion will explore how violations of trust\, emotional exposure\, and relational boundaries raise important ethical questions across research setting\nPanelists:\n\n\nJasmine Gunkel\, PHD (Western University\, Ontario) \n\n\nMikaela Smith\, PHD (College of Public Health\, The Ohio State University)
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/care-panel-intimacy-vulnerability-and-risks-of-harm-in-research
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260115T224921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T224921Z
UID:101188-1769157000-1769272200@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:2026 Compassionate Use & Preapproval Access Conference (CUPACon)
DESCRIPTION:For the 1st time: being held in Boston; hosted by BU School of Law!\n\n\n\nJoin us for this 2-day multi-stakeholder event covering the most pressing ethical issues in preapproval access to medical products. \nDay 1 (1/23): These workshops are NOT included in the cost of CUPACon registration. In order to attend 1 of the 2 optional pre-conference workshops––occuring the morning of 1/23/26––(for an additional fee)\, click “Get Tickets”\, scroll down to “Pre-Conference Workshops” then select from these two choices: \n\nPreapproval Access to Psychedelics\nWhen Preapproval Access Spans National Borders\n\nDay 2 (1/24): These workshops are included in the cost of the in-person conference. Remote attendees will not have access. When you click “Get Tickets”\, scroll down to “Free Workshops” then select from the three available choices. \nSee you in Boston (or online)! \nWe are very excited to be able to offer CUPACon 2026 as a primarily in-person event. In-person attendees will be able to take advantage of interactive workshops\, networking opportunities\, a cocktail reception\, and other perks. For those unable to attend in-person\, tickets providing access to a livestream of main-stage conference sessions are available. Virtual attendees will not have access to workshops or other events (networking\, etc.) not occuring on “the main stage”! \nPlease note: In-person tickets are being offered on a tiered pricing scale based upon the stakeholder group to which you belong; please purchase the ticket that best matches your background. Tickets are for both conference days; no single day tickets are being offered. Tickets are transferrable but non-refundable. \nCUPACon 2026 is sponsored in part by Bionical Emas and BU School of Law.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/2026-compassionate-use-preapproval-access-conference-cupacon
LOCATION:Boston University School of Law\, 765 Commonwealth Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02215\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20250911T162655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T162655Z
UID:99606-1769068800-1769187600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)\, the Reproductive Ethics Conference is an annual\, interdisciplinary gathering focused on exploring the ethical\, legal\, social\, and cultural dimensions of reproductive health. The field of reproductive ethics is shaped by ongoing advances in medical technology\, shifting cultural norms\, political and ideological divisions\, and theological perspectives—factors that continue to raise complex and often controversial questions. This conference provides a forum for rigorous and respectful dialogue on a wide range of issues in reproductive ethics. We welcome participants from all professional backgrounds to foster a rich and collaborative discussion. \nSend abstracts and questions to reproethics@utmb.edu \nThe goal of this conference is to explore the range of topics addressed in reproductive ethics. We welcome individuals from all professional fields to create a rich and robust discussion. \nWe are seeking abstracts for individual presentations\, 3-4 person panels\, and posters. Please limit abstracts to 250 words for presentations and posters and 500 words for panels. \nAbstracts should be sent to repro.ethics@utmb.edu by September 15\, 2025. Submissions will receive a response by Mid-October. \n 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/10th-annual-reproductive-ethics-conference
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20250918T143155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T143155Z
UID:99705-1768554000-1768842000@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:The Penn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy: Mediation Intensive Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The 4-day workshop will be held at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and will run from 9:00-5:00 each day. The Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management has offered over 150 workshops and conflict resolution seminars since the program’s launch in May 2010. \nIn this Intensive\, students will: \n\nLearn how to navigate and improve challenging clinical relationships (patient-provider\, family-provider\, inter-staff conflicts)\nLearn the techniques of facilitation among a diverse set of stakeholders\nLearn to effectively manage clinical disputes among and between caregivers\, patients and surrogates through mediation\nDiscover to how to define problems and assess underlying interests to generate mutually acceptable options\nRole-play in variety of clinical situations as both disputants and mediators\nPractice mediation with professional actors\nUse video-tapes of simulations to improve mediation techniques and strengthen interpersonal skills\nReceive constructive feedback in a supportive environment\n\nThis workshop is intended for nurses\, physicians\, clergy\, social workers\, clinical ethics consultants and members of ethics committees who face clinical ethics conflicts in their role in the healthcare system. \nDESCRIPTION: \nProfessional mediators possess a unique skill set applicable to the facilitation of difficult conversations between individuals in emotionally laden situations. An effective mediation process can generate solutions that address the underlying interests of all disputants and resolve conflicts that appear intractable. This skill set has increasingly been recognized as invaluable to the work of clinical ethics consultants as they navigate conflicts between and among patients\, families\, surrogates and providers. Moreover\, given wide-spread agreement that communication failures lie at the root of many clinical conflicts\, mediation values and catalyzes the effective communication of individual concerns\, values\, perspectives and feelings — all of which are essential to the clinical ethics consultation process. This hands-on Workshop introduces the principal techniques of mediation through the use of simulated role plays with a focus on conflicts caused by communication breakdowns\, highly charged value-conflicts\, and cultural differences. \nInstructor-Student ratio of 1:3. Space is limited. Students can earn Penn course credit or take the intensive as a workshop. Cost of the workshop is $2\,500\, which includes breakfast\, lunch and materials.  Tuition benefits can be applied for students taking it for credit. To apply for the workshop: \nhttps://hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/mdprogram/view.php?id=35058 \nWorkshop Instructors: \nAutumn Fiester\, PhD  |  Director\, Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management; Associate Chair for Education \nAliza Narva\, JD\, MSN\, HEC-c  |  Director\, Clinical Ethics Consult Service\, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania \nStacy Smith\, MA\, MLS\, HEC-c  |  Instructor\, Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management \nMary Walton\, MBE\, MSN\, HEC-c   |  Emeritus Director\, Clinical Ethics Consult Service\, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania \n  \nFor more information\, contact: fiester@upenn.edu
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-penn-department-of-medical-ethics-and-health-policy-mediation-intensive-workshop
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20251216T152353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T152353Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar with Bryan Pilkington: Understanding Conscientious Objection
DESCRIPTION:Our next seminar is on Wednesday 14 January at 6 p.m. GMT\, when Professor Bryan Pilkington will speak on ‘Understanding Conscientious Objection.’  \nBryan Pilkington is Professor of Bioethics in the Department of Medical Sciences at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine\, where he is the ethics content lead.  His recent publications include The Medical Act: Conscientious Practice in a World of Dissention and Disagreement (Springer Nature\, 2025). \nFor any queries regarding the meeting\, please contact Dr Ilaria Bertini at ibertini@bioscentre.org.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/seminar-with-bryan-pilkington-understanding-conscientious-objection
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T094807
CREATED:20260107T162838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T162838Z
UID:101082-1767960000-1767963600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Pronatalism\, the Private Sector and Genetically "Optimized" Babies
DESCRIPTION:A resurgence of concern about declining birthrates has fueled pronatalist policies and cultural narratives that valorize reproduction as a social good. At the same time\, advances in reproductive genetics are expanding the possibilities for selecting embryos based on genetic profiles\, including polygenic risk scores for complex traits. Once limited to rare disease prevention\, embryo selection is increasingly marketed as a means of optimizing future offspring. This emerging landscape is shaped in part by pronatalist private-sector innovation and consumer demand\, raising new ethical\, legal\, and social questions about the aims and limits of reproductive choice. Together\, these forces situate embryo selection at the intersection of biomedical entrepreneurship\, demographic anxiety\, and moral reasoning about responsibility\, health\, and the future. \nThis ELSI Friday Forum brings together scholars to examine how genetic embryo selection is being shaped by commercial incentives\, regulatory gaps\, and shifting cultural expectations of parenthood. Panelists will discuss the role of private industry in defining reproductive “choice\,” the implications of genetic selection for public trust and oversight\, and how pronatalist and market logics converge to influence the governance of human reproduction.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/pronatalism-the-private-sector-and-genetically-optimized-babies
LOCATION:Zoom
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