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

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

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

This is an event of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA), hosted by the Center for Bioethics, and co-sponsored by the following U of MN Units: Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, School of Public Health; College of Pharmacy; Medical School; Program in Health … Read More

The Surgical Ethics Working Group (SEWG) at Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics is offering the 2025 Harvard Surgical Ethics Virtual Conference Series that will explore where ethical decision-making intersects with surgical practice. Session topics will include teaching bioethics, transplant … Read More

This panel discussion will explore the purpose(s) of Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST)/Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST); how to utilize this tool to facilitate optimal end-of-life care; and how to avoid common pitfalls for patients and practitioners. Thursday, … Read More

Sutter Health’s Program in Medicine and Human Values is pleased to host 'Charting the Future for Clinical Ethics: A Working UnConference’. This 4th Clinical Ethics UnConference will bring together experienced clinical ethicists and ethics program leaders from healthcare systems across diverse … Read More

Speaker: Kelsey N. Berry, PhD, Lecturer, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Director, Foundations Course Sequence, Master of Science in Bioethics, Co-Chair, Organizational Ethics Consortium, Harvard Medical School. Upon request, Zoom attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance to … Read More

The National Student Bioethics Association is hosting its 4th annual virtual conference for students, trainees, and early-career scholars to have opportunities to present their work. It is free to attend/present, with no registration fees. The virtual conference will take place on April 25 and 26th, … 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