BIO: Tessy A. Thomas, DO, MBE is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Bioethics at Geisinger in Danville, PA. She is a Pediatric Critical Care Physician working at Geisinger-Janet Weis Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. As a bioethics scholar … Read More
Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, will host this Festschrift on Thursday, March 26, 2026 to honor the life, work, and enduring legacy of philosopher and bioethics pioneer Tom L. … Read More
This presentation will tackle core concepts related to safety during childbirth: access to and outcomes of care, with a focus on rural U.S. communities. It will present research findings on declining access to obstetric care in rural communities, what happens … Read More
Whistleblowers serve the public when they expose fraud in government-funded health care programs, leading to millions of dollars in recovered costs. Though laws protect whistleblowers, it still takes great moral courage and leaves individuals exposed to negative consequences. In this … Read More
The annual Thomas A. Pitts Memorial Lectureship: “Ethics and Public Health” will take place on April 24, 2026. This year’s topic is Public Health and Ethics. We are bringing together a diverse group of scholars from multiple disciplines to address … Read More
Ancient DNA research is transforming how scholars reconstruct population histories, yet these tools operate within scientific and political landscapes that shape whose ancestors are studied, how consent is interpreted, and which communities bear the consequences of genomic discovery. When genetic … Read More
Please join us on Tuesday April 14th from 7-8:15pm Eastern for a virtual conversation among bioethicists engaging new approaches to tackle current bioethical crises. The conversation will be held as a virtual webinar hosted by the University of Cincinnati Center for Public Engagement … Read More
BIO: Jennifer L. Herbst, JD, MBE is a Professor of Law and Medical Sciences at Quinnipiac University’s School of Law and Frank H. Netter, MD, School of Medicine. Her current research looks at, and challenges, the use of fiduciary framing … Read More
Presented by Charley Maples, PhD - AMBI - Albany Medical College
The annual medical student ethics conference (AMSEC) is a national medical student conference to address ethical issues that arise in medical education. The conference will be held in person at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City … Read More
Are you a member of the biopharmaceutical industry working in the gene therapy space? We want to hear from you! Please join us on Monday, April 20th, from 3-4pm ET via Zoom for PGTME Listens. Each spring, the Working Group … Read More
