How should clinicians respond to a patient’s or family’s hope for a “miracle”? What if the family’s hope for a miracle means continuing on a recovery-focused path even when clinicians believe recovery is not possible and further life-sustaining treatment is … Read More
An historical and current overview of incursions against pregnant persons’ autonomy. Dr. Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, FCCM, HEC-C Dr. Marshall is a bioethicist in reproductive ethics at the Center for Health Humanities and Ethics at the University of Virginia. She … Read More
The Healthcare Ethics Consortium (HEC) is seeking proposals for poster presentations at the March 24 – 25, 2025 conference. The 30th annual conference of the HEC will address Healthcare Ethics 2035: Shaping the Future. As we project 10 years into … Read More
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
Xiang Yu, PhD & Daniel T. Kim, PhD, MPH Dr. Yu is an assistant professor and clinical ethicist in the Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities. Previously, she was a clinical ethics fellow at the Alden March Bioethics Institute at … Read More
The potential opportunities for AI in healthcare are immense, with it already being deployed in clinical, research, and administrative areas of healthcare. However, may concerns exist about AI in these settings, including those related to bias, uncertainty, and trust. With … Read More
Abstract: There is tremendous excitement about the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances like MDMA and psilocybin, and impressive bi-partisan advocacy for access to these drugs, both within and outside of the healthcare system. Are healthcare providers ready for what many … Read More
Join us for the upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds, featuring Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, Professor of Bioethics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. This month’s session is a special event co-hosted by the National Collaborative on Humanities & Ethics in Dentistry … Read More
Bioethics as a field was catalyzed by grave injustices such as the US Public Health Service Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. Similarly, a major rationale for ELSI was to address the injustices perpetrated and rationalized by the growing science of … Read More
Bioethics Education International (BEI) invites participants (students and professionals) across the globe to attend the event online. Bioethics education is crucial for addressing ethical challenges in healthcare and medicine. The intersection of AI and medicine holds great potential, but also … Read More
The 13th International Conference on Ethics Education is scheduled 12th (Pre-Conference Workshops) and 13-14th June 2025 at the St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is organized by the International Association for Education in Ethics (IAEE) … 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
