Fifty years ago, in 1974, the American Psychiatric Association, following controversial debates, held an unprecedented vote to decide that homosexuality should no longer be listed as a “disease” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Yet controversies have continued over how medicine … Read More
Professionalism is the basis of medicine's contract with society. However, increasingly, genuine medical professionalism seems to have come under threat as market and bureaucratic forces shape the practice and delivery of medicine. How has the health care organization contributed to … Read More
Join us on 03/14/25 at 12pm ET for the next ELSI Friday Forum: Enhancing Genetic Screening Access through Community Partnerships in the Cleveland African American Prostate Cancer Project, with our speakers: Sydney N. Evans, MSW, C-CHW Erika S. Trapl, PhD … Read More
Welcome to the Bios Centre Newsletter. We're delighted to report that Professor Daniel Sulmasy will be speaking to us on Wednesday 19 March on the topic of 'Continuous Deep Sedation in Palliative Care. Professor Sulmasy is Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and a Senior … 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
The first annual conference of Touro University’s Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy will focus on Reproductive Health Policy. This conference will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at the Touro University Main Campus, at 3 Times Square in New … 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 Takunda Matose, PhD, MBE BIO: Takunda Matose is a philosopher and bioethicist who is a Research Assistant Professor … Read More
We hope that you will join us for our 30th annual Healthcare Ethics Consortium conference, hosted by the Emory University Center for Ethics. The conference will address Shaping the Future: Healthcare Ethics 2035. We will focus on 4 major topics on March 24 & … Read More
We will focus on 4 major topics through ½ day sessions on March 24 & 25, 2025: Trust and Sources of Truth What Will be Valued in 2035: Balancing Indicators of Effectiveness with the Human Experience Centering Patient Experiences by … Read More
The study of psychedelics as therapeutic tools raises profound ethical questions about medicine, society, and patient care. This virtual panel brings together experts to explore critical questions: How do historical stigma and cultural context shape the development of psychedelic therapies? … Read More
About the Talk Based on in-depth research, this talk explores how patients today from varied backgrounds—from evangelical to atheist, agnostic, and “nothing in particular”—confront spiritual, existential, and religious challenges, and how hospital chaplains often help. These spiritual care providers play … 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
