The 9th Annual Medical Student Ethics Conference will feature an art show on the theme Drawing the Boundaries of Medicine. We would like to explore what it means to be healthy, the scope of medical care, social determinants of health, … Read More

Private equity ownership of medical practices in the last decade has increased more than sixfold and takeovers are often associated with worse patient outcomes, including mortality, and increased prices. Current regulatory options appear insufficient to address these concerns. This session … Read More

This live virtual event will feature a compelling discussion led by Hilary Mabel, JD, HEC-C, bioethicist and healthcare ethicist from the Emory University Center for Ethics and Assistant Professor at Emory University’s School of Medicine. Learning Objectives: Discuss the ethical concept … Read More

Publicly-funded researchers frequently transfer their gene therapy and gene-editing medical research to venture capital-funded startups for clinical development. In tandem, the public sector financial crisis in many countries has meant that partnerships with commercial entities are used to leverage the … Read More

Part of the intellectual life of the Health Care Ethics program is our ongoing online lecture series. This themed series consists of free and open virtual lectures/discussions occurring monthly during the academic year. Presentations are attended by students, staff, faculty, … Read More

In this talk, Dr. Ricardo Nuila takes us inside the Harris Health system - Houston's publicly funded healthcare system - to answer the question of where an uninsured person goes when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors. Dr. Ricardo … Read More

The Penn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy is pleased to announce the next in-person conflict management workshops: Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 16-19, 2025. The 4-day workshop will be held at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in … Read More

You are invited to join us for the next Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds hosted by Children’s Hospital Colorado. This month’s session, titled "The Ethical Dilemmas Within SAFTeam Consultations," promises to be an engaging and insightful discussion. Strengthening Alliances with Families Team (SAFTeam) Consult is … Read More

Researchers must carefully balance possible risks against expected benefits to ensure ethical study design. Much has been discussed about how to determine risks of research participate and whether there are limits to how risky research can be. Less explored is … Read More

Columbia University’s Master of Science in Bioethics program grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges. The Bioethics program prepares students to act as responsible and responsive leaders in this new and ever-growing field. … Read More

Columbia University’s Master of Science in Bioethics program grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges. The Bioethics program prepares students to act as responsible and responsive leaders in this new and ever-growing field. … Read More

Happy New Year! and welcome to the Bios Centre Newsletter. For our first event in 2025 we are holding an online panel discussion on assisted dying legislation in Australia and the UK. This will take place on Wednesday 29 January at 9.30 a.m. GMT (note time). The Hon. Robert Clark, the former … Read More