Our health is largely determined by our social environments and that includes our physical environments. Our health is directly impacted by the location of oil and gas facilities, the amount of plastics and carcinogens in our drinking water and the … Read More

Please join us for a fascinating in person and online presentation and discussion of the following case:  Patients have a legal right to discontinue life-sustaining treatment, but what if they are suicidal? We will consider the case of a man … Read More

Please join us for a fascinating in person and online presentation and discussion of the following case:  Patients have a legal right to discontinue life-sustaining treatment, but what if they are suicidal? We will consider the case of a man … Read More

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. "Conflict Resolution and Clinical-Setting Mediation for Healthcare" is a learn-by-doing training enabling clinical-setting … Read More

In this session, guest speaker Yvette Vieira, MMH, HEC-C, joins Division of Ethics Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, to discuss the ethical implications of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). Lunch will be provided after in the VEC lobby.  Abstract: Medical aid in dying (MAiD) is … Read More

For this CARE panel, we explore who owns social media data, who should have access to it for research purposes, and who should get to decide. This event is part of "Love Data Week," an international celebration of research data. … Read More

The Master of Bioethics Program at the University of Pennsylvania invites you to join us for our next MBE/MSME Alumni Colloquium speaker Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, PhD, MBE  BIO: Kayte Spector-Bagdady is health law and bioethics faculty at the University of … Read More

This live virtual event will feature a compelling discussion led by Jordan Potter, PhD, HEC-C, Director of Ethics at Community Health Network in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area. Learning Objectives: 1.      Identify common cultural- or religious-based values that conflict with the conception of … Read More

Along with social determinants, the hospital as an institution must also be examined for its role in poor Black infant and maternal health outcomes worldwide. With the US and the African diaspora as her dual focus, Collins argues hospitals must … Read More

Along with social determinants, the hospital as an institution must also be examined for its role in poor Black infant and maternal health outcomes worldwide. With the US and the African diaspora as her dual focus, Collins argues hospitals must … Read More

This ELSI Friday Forum is co-hosted with The Broad Institute. Community engagement is increasingly seen as a necessary component of genetic and genomic research. One major rationale for community engaged genetic research is to assure that benefits of research are … Read More

In an era of rapid transformation in healthcare we must ask who will be caring for us 10 years from now?  What will the future of primary care look like?  Will it be high quality?  Will it be accessible to … Read More