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SUMMARY:“Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction”
DESCRIPTION:J. Richard Williams Sr\, MD 1931 Lecture\, presented by \nThe Program in Medical Ethics and Human Values \nTulane University School of Medicine \nA discussion of the new frontier in conflict over reproduction—the fight over whether rights begin at fertilization—and what it means for the law to value life before birth. \nSpeaker:  \nDr. Mary Ziegler \nMary Ziegler is a Guggenheim Fellow\, the author of seven books\, and one of the leading historians of conflicts over reproduction in the United States. \nThis activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/personhood-the-new-civil-war-over-reproduction
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250918T150955Z
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SUMMARY:Moral Distress and Burnout Among OB-GYNs After Dobbs
DESCRIPTION:Since the US Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson\, 17 U.S. states have functionally banned abortion\, creating clinical and ethical challenges for physicians practicing in these jurisdictions. In this presentation\, Dr. Buchbinder will present findings from her qualitative research with obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) providing care in states with abortion bans. Findings reveal pervasive impacts of state abortion bans on OB-GYNs—including moral distress\, conflicts with clinical colleagues\, health and wellbeing consequences\, and reduced job satisfaction—with implications for physician health\, workforce sustainability\, and patient outcomes. Institutional practices to support and protect OB-GYNs in restrictive policy environments may help to mitigate the impacts of abortion bans on physicians’ wellbeing. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nUnderstand how abortion laws and policies are impacting the ability to provide comprehensive reproductive health care.\nDescribe ethical challenges that abortion bans raise for physicians.\nIdentify tangible solutions for supporting and improving professional wellbeing among clinicians engaged in reproductive healthcare.\n\nThis 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: Program in Health Disparities Research\, Medical School; Center for Race\, Indigeneity\, Disability\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\, College of Liberal Arts; Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC); Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication\, College of Liberal Arts; Center for the Study of Political Psychology\, College of Liberal Arts; Masonic Cancer Center (MCC); Minnesota Population Center; Healthy Weight Research Center; Rural Health Research Center; Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH)\, Carlson School of Management\, College of Pharmacy; Medical School; School of Public Health; School of Nursing. \nParticipants are eligible to receive a Certificate of Attendance to submit to their respective professions for CEUs. Certificates of Attendance are available only to webinar attendees who are present for 75% or more of the talk. \nHealth professions students are eligible for IPE credit. IPE credit is available only to webinar attendees who are present for 75% or more of the talk and complete a written reflection form. \nThis talk will be recorded and posted with our other event recordings. \nSpeaker(s)\nMara Buchbinder\, PhD\, is Professor and Chair of Social Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, as well as core faculty in the University of North Carolina Center for Bioethics. Dr. Buchbinder is a medical anthropologist with broad interests in cultures of health\, illness\, and medicine in the United States. Her recent work focuses on how patients\, families\, and healthcare providers navigate social and ethical challenges resulting from changes in medical technology\, law\, and health policy.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/moral-distress-and-burnout-among-ob-gyns-after-dobbs
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T120000
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SUMMARY:Oaths and Expertise: The Bioethical Consequences of Health Policy as Medical Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, participants will explore the shifting health policy climate towards one that is more pervasive and invasive in medical practice. Whether via bans on youth gender care\, curtailing of publicly funded insurance eligibility\, or policies that shape access to reproductive healthcare (to name just a few)\, the laws\, litigation and regulations that impact access to medical care are exerting more power over the pursuit of health than ever before.  Dr. McNamara will review the history of health policy in pediatrics and reproductive medicine up until present day and explore emerging trends. She will then build the argument that policy functions as medical care\, and operates without the self-regulating guardrails that shape medical practice. If we hold health policy to bioethical standards\, perhaps we can conceptualize an idealized framework by which policy and healthcare should intersect. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nDefine policy\, health policy\, the social contract and bioethically sound health policy.\nDescribe the past and present relationships between policy and healthcare with historical examples.\nConceptualize emerging trends in health policy and apply bioethical principles to their impacts.\nBuild a shared understanding of effective engagement in health policy development processes.\n\nThis is an event of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA)\, hosted by the Center for Bioethics. \nSpeaker(s)\nMeredithe McNamara\, MD\, MS\, FAAP\, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine and Affiliate Faculty in the Yale Institute for Global Health. Dr. McNamara is a board-certified pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine specialist who provides full spectrum healthcare to adolescents and young adults aged 11-25. This care encompasses\, among others\, mental health\, substance use\, eating disorders\, sexual health\, menstrual disorders\, harm reduction\, gender diversity\, and general primary care in community and school-based settings. In addition to her work as a practicing clinician\, she conducts research on scientific disinformation in health policy that impacts youth access to healthcare. As the Co-Director of the Integrity Project\, her research and writing is operationalized in policy processes via testimony\, public comments and litigation. She has testified in several state-based litigation processes challenging state-level bans on youth gender care\, and before US Congress. She has co-authored numerous amicus briefs\, including one filed with the US Supreme Court. Her work is inherently multi-disciplinary and she collaborates with legal/policy scholars\, bioethicists\, scientific subject matter experts and\, most importantly\, members of the communities most impacted by policies of interest.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/oaths-and-expertise-the-bioethical-consequences-of-health-policy-as-medical-decision-making
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T130000
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CREATED:20250828T145728Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics for Lunch with Dr. Tia Powell: What Bad Cases Teach Us
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Tia Powell\, former Director of the Masters of Bioethics Program at Montefiore Einstein and one of the nation’s leading bioethicists\, will engage in an interactive discussion of clinical ethics case. \nSpeaker: \nTia Powell\, M.D.\, Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry\, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center; Cofounder\, Slow Code Media \nModerated by: Robert Klitzman\, M.D.\, Program Director\, Bioethics; Professor of Psychiatry\, Columbia University Irving Medical Center \nFor further information\, please contact Marie Gugnishev\, mg4441@columbia.edu.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-for-lunch-with-dr-tia-powell-what-bad-cases-teach-us
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T160000
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SUMMARY:"Finding Moral Agency and Resisting Threats to Professional Identity"
DESCRIPTION:The Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO) is hosting its next virtual education seminar on October 16th from 4-5pm Eastern with Dr. Sabrina Derrington. \nSabrina Derrington\, MD\, MA\, HEC-C\nDirector\, Center for Bioethics\,\nChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles\nAssociate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics\,\nKeck School of Medicine of USC \nWhen the ability for healthcare professionals to provide good patient care is constrained by political\, legal\, or economic forces\, we can experience distress and threats to professional or personal identity. What does it mean to be a “good” clinician in these circumstances? In this session Dr. Derrington will consider the ethical obligations of individuals\, professionals\, and organizations in response to health injustice and offer steps healthcare professionals can take to reclaim moral agency and build moral community. \nBENO Quarterly Education Sessions are held virtually on Zoom. They require prior registration but are open to all. In addition\, individual & instutional BENO members have access to the recorded library of BENO Education Sessions. \nYou can register here  \nWe hope to see many of you on October 16th and encourage you to share with colleagues\, students\, or friends you think may be interested in this education. You we welcome to reach out to me\, or to our BENO administrator\, with any question.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/finding-moral-agency-and-resisting-threats-to-professional-identity
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T120000
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SUMMARY:Children’s Autonomy in Health Care: "Medical Decision-Making for Minors: Two Puzzles"
DESCRIPTION:Speaker \nJoseph Millum\nSenior Lecturer\nSt Andrews University\nDr. Millum is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at St Andrews University. He also serves as a consultant to the World Health Organisation and he is the Chairperson of the International Society for Priorities in Health. Prior to arriving at St Andrews\, Dr. Millum worked at the US National Institutes of Health for 15 years – in the Clinical Center Department of Bioethics and the Fogarty International Center. \nDr. Millum’s research spans various topics in bioethics and applied ethics. These include: (1) Health care priority-setting; (2) Health research priority-setting; (3) Consent; (4) The ethics of research with human participants; (5) Bioethical theory; (6) The ethics of parenthood. His books include Global Justice and Bioethics (2012)\, The Moral Foundations of Parenthood (2018)\, Global Health Priority-Setting: Beyond Cost-Effectiveness (2020)\, and A Theory of Bioethics (2021). \nAbstract \nThis talk will engage two puzzles surrounding medical decision-making for older children and adolescents. The first concerns decision-making by minors. The law and professional guidelines typically support allowing minors over a certain age to make some decisions for themselves (e.g.\, regarding sexual health) but not others (e.g.\, refusal of life-saving care). This is puzzling because the same individual may be deemed competent to make one decision but not another\, even though the decisions are equally complex. The second concerns decisions that are made on a child’s behalf. Parents frequently make decisions that are contrary to their children’s interests. This is puzzling because it appears to conflict with the “best interests” standard for pediatric decision-making. \nIn both cases\, thinking about the philosophical foundations of clinical practice can help give principled guidance. Regarding decisions by minors\, we can distinguish two rights that together constitute “decision-making capacity.” One is the power to waive one’s rights by giving consent; the other is a claim against others that they not interfere with one’s decisions. I suggest that individuals with borderline decision-making capacity can have the first but not the second—this explains why we should respect adolescent decisions that align with the patient’s interests and values\, but can overrule decisions that are highly contrary to the adolescent’s interests. Regarding decisions made for minors\, I argue that the “best interests” standard should be replaced by a “reasonable subject” standard. This standard would balance the interests of the child with the interests of others. It explains why parents can take their own needs into account in making decisions that affect their families and why it can be permissible to enroll young children into non-beneficial research studies\, while still protecting children from choices that would sacrifice their well-being. \nWe are offering Continuing Education credit in Medicine\, Nursing\, and Social Work. To register to receive CE credit\, click here (separate registration required).
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/childrens-autonomy-in-health-care-medical-decision-making-for-minors-two-puzzles
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T183000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20251002T135113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T135113Z
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SUMMARY:35th Annual Jonathan J. King Lecture: "When Care Comes First: A Radical Reimagining of Medical Ethics"
DESCRIPTION:35th Annual Jonathan J. King Lecture\nJoin us on Tuesday\, October 14th\, 2025\, at 5:30 pm (PDT) for our  35th Annual Jonathan J. King Lecture\, “When Care Comes First: A Radical Reimagining of Medical Ethics” featuring Dr. Arthur Kleinman. \nArthur Kleinman\, MD\, author of the acclaimed The Illness Narratives: Suffering\, Healing\, and the Human Condition\, is a world-renowned expert and luminary whose influential career spans anthropology\, global health\, ethics\, psychiatry as well as narrative and cultural medicine. Educated at Stanford and a distinguished professor at Harvard for nearly five decades\, Kleinman has notably served as Chair of both Harvard’s Department of Social Medicine and Department of Anthropology and directed Harvard’s Asia Center. He is also the author of multiple books\, including The Soul of Care and co-editor of seminal volumes such as Reimagining Global Health. Kleinman’s prestigious accolades include membership in the National Academy of Medicine\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, and the Franz Boas Award from the American Anthropological Association. A revered mentor\, Kleinman has guided generations of scholars in transforming global perspectives on health and human suffering. \nRegistration links:\nVirtual registration URL:  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/r5fu2tf \nIn-person registration URL:  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/v5fbema 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/35th-annual-jonathan-j-king-lecture-when-care-comes-first-a-radical-reimagining-of-medical-ethics
LOCATION:Hybrid\, BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250721T154038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T154038Z
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SUMMARY:Adoption on the Frontlines of Reproductive Justice
DESCRIPTION:In the intense US debate over access to abortion\, opponents to access offer adoption as an alternative. In this seminar\, an expert panel will delve into the legal and ethical issues in the American approach to adoption as an abortion alternative and the experiences women who have relinquished their children\, framing adoption as an issue on the leading edge of reproductive justice. Support provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University. \nPresenters: \n\nMalinda Seymore\, JD\, Professor of Law\, Texas A&M University School of Law\nGretchen Sisson\, PhD\, Sociologist\, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health\, University of California San Francisco\n\nModerator: \n\nBarbara Wilkinson\, MD\, MA\, Instructor\, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women’s Hospital\n\nRegister here to receive the Zoom link and call-in details in your automated confirmation email. \n\nThe seminar recording will be uploaded to our YouTube channel in the weeks following the event date\, pending no technical issues. Registrants will receive a follow-up email containing the recording link when it is ready.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/adoption-on-the-frontlines-of-reproductive-justice
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251010T100000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20251002T171438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T171618Z
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum: "Knowing or Not Knowing: The Ethics of Returning Genetic Risk Information for Alzheimer's Disease"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The return of genetic and biomarker information in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research has emerged as a pressing ethical question as disease-modifying treatments become available and expectations around disclosure shift. This ELSI Friday Forum brings together two leading ELSI researchers whose work interrogates these tensions. \nJessica Mozersky\, PhD (Washington University in St. Louis) will draw on findings from her recent cohort study evaluating who declines to learn AD biomarker results and will discuss the ethical significance of respecting the “right not to know.” Ruth Ottman\, PhD (Columbia University) will present findings from her longitudinal community-based study of Latinos in northern Manhattan that examines the psychosocial\, behavioral\, and cognitive impacts of learning late-onset Alzheimer’s disease risk based on APOE genotype disclosure versus nondisclosure. Moderated by Emily Largent\, JD\, PhD\, RN (University of Pennsylvania)\, this session will explore the ethical\, cultural\, and policy implications of returning AD genetic risk information.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/elsi-friday-forum-knowing-or-not-knowing-the-ethics-of-returning-genetic-risk-information-for-alzheimers-disease
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20251002T151021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T151021Z
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SUMMARY:Drug Use for Grown-ups: Where the Liberty\, Policy and Science Collide
DESCRIPTION:The Murphy Institute’s Center for Ethics will welcome Dr. Carl Hart as the featured speaker for the first installment of 2025-2026’s Public Lecture Series. \nDr. Carl Hart is the Mamie Phipps Clark Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Columbia University\, with a joint appointment in Psychiatry. A neuroscientist and psychologist\, his research focuses on the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in humans. He is the author of the award-winning High Price and Drug Use for Grown-Ups\, and co-author of the widely used textbook Drugs\, Society and Human Behavior. Dr. Hart has published over 100 scientific and popular articles and received the 2022 Abraham L. Halpern Humanitarian Award for his contributions to human rights and drug policy reform. Through his research and public engagement\, he continues to challenge misconceptions about addiction and promote science-based approaches to drug use and justice. \nThe Center for Ethics public lectures serve as a vital platform for intellectual exchange\, where scholars and practitioners from a broad range of intellectual and professional disciplines and concerned citizens can engage with pressing ethical questions. Since 2001\, the Center for Ethics has hosted more than 200 guest speakers discussing contemporary topics in ethics. Lectures are free and open to all members of the Tulane community as well as the general public. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Tulane University’s School of Medicine’s MS in Bioethics and Medical Humanities and The Program in Medical Ethics and Human Values. Tulane University’s Department of Psychology\, and by 89.9 WWNO. \nLive Stream: youtube.com/live/XCrR6T5bIUI
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/drug-use-for-grown-ups-where-the-liberty-policy-and-science-collide
LOCATION:Hybrid\, BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20251009T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20251009T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250918T141833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T141833Z
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SUMMARY:What You Don’t See Will Harm Them: Culturally Informed Care in a World of Hidden Values\, Hidden Systems\, and Hidden Harm
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to attend the upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds\, hosted by the Clinical Ethics Education Council at the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities. This live virtual event will feature a compelling discussion led by Dr. Chelsey Patten with Dr. Aasim Padela as a respondent! \nPlease feel free to share information about this event widely. Please note\, the views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of the Center or UCHealth. We encourage open dialogue and critical thinking as we explore these topics together.  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n1. Identify ethical considerations in discussing culturally or religiously sensitive aspects of medical treatment\, with a focus on transparency\, trust\, and patient autonomy.\n2. Analyze how hidden assumptions and incomplete informed consent processes impact patient-provider relationships and decision-making in culturally informed care.\n3. Evaluate systemic barriers — such as inadequate EHR documentation\, opaque pharmaceutical labeling\, and workflow design — that limit the practice of culturally informed care.\nPropose actionable strategies for clinicians\, ethicists\, and healthcare leaders to build systems that proactively integrate patient values into care planning. \nCME Credit will be offered for live participation.* \nCertificates of Participation from the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities are available upon request. \nRegistration is required to attend. Follow this link to register!  \nFor additional information or questions\, please contact CBH Clinical Ethics. 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/what-you-dont-see-will-harm-them-culturally-informed-care-in-a-world-of-hidden-values-hidden-systems-and-hidden-harm
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000
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SUMMARY:Bioethics Information Session
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin us for this session in which distinguished Bioethics faculty will provide you with insight into the program and answer any questions you may have about the courses they lead at Columbia University.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/bioethics-information-session
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250918T144350Z
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SUMMARY:Public Perceptions of Health Equity and How Communication Can Shape Understanding and Action
DESCRIPTION:Health equity is a particularly politically-charged construct in the U.S. in 2025. However\, public understanding of concepts related to health equity and health disparities has been polarized along political party lines for many years. Dr. Gollust will present survey data from 2020-2023 describing the extent of political differences in the public’s understanding of health disparities in the context of COVID-19\, alongside qualitative data on public health communicators’ perspectives about their strategies addressing these topics within a challenging political information environment. Then\, she will present emerging research that suggests how information can shape public understanding of health equity and influence public support for policies that could improve population health. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\n\nUnderstand trends in public opinion about health disparities and related concepts in the United States.\n\n\nIdentify strategies communicators are using to try to promote public understanding of health equity.\n\n\nRecognize evidence-based communication approaches that have promise in shaping public understanding of health equity.\n\n\nThis is an event of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA)\, hosted by the Center for Bioethics. \nSpeaker(s)\n\n\nSarah Gollust\, PhD\, is a Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health\, as well as Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Bioethics. A social scientist who studies the intersections of communication\, politics\, and health policy\, Dr. Gollust has examined media influences and public opinion around significant health issues\, including obesity\, health equity\, the Affordable Care Act\, and cancer screening. She also examines how research is translated into policymaking. She is a co-lead of the Collaborative on Media and Messaging for Health & Social Policy\, an interdisciplinary group of researchers who study how media and messaging shape public opinions\, attitudes\, and behaviors. Dr. Gollust completed a predoctoral fellowship in Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health\, a postdoctoral fellowship in population health at the University of Pennsylvania\, and she received her PhD in Health Services Organization and Policy from the University of Michigan.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/public-perceptions-of-health-equity-and-how-communication-can-shape-understanding-and-action-2
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251003T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T163731Z
UID:99611-1759492800-1759496400@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Public Perceptions of Health Equity and How Communication Can Shape Understanding and Action
DESCRIPTION:Health equity is a particularly politically-charged construct in the U.S. in 2025. However\, public understanding of concepts related to health equity and health disparities has been polarized along political party lines for many years. Dr. Gollust will present survey data from 2020-2023 describing the extent of political differences in the public’s understanding of health disparities in the context of COVID-19\, alongside qualitative data on public health communicators’ perspectives about their strategies addressing these topics within a challenging political information environment. Then\, she will present emerging research that suggests how information can shape public understanding of health equity and influence public support for policies that could improve population health. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\n\nUnderstand trends in public opinion about health disparities and related concepts in the United States.\n\n\nIdentify strategies communicators are using to try to promote public understanding of health equity.\n\n\nRecognize evidence-based communication approaches that have promise in shaping public understanding of health equity.\n\n\nThis is an event of the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs (OACA)\, hosted by the Center for Bioethics.  \nSpeaker(s)\n\n\nSarah Gollust\, PhD\, is a Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health\, as well as Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Bioethics. A social scientist who studies the intersections of communication\, politics\, and health policy\, Dr. Gollust has examined media influences and public opinion around significant health issues\, including obesity\, health equity\, the Affordable Care Act\, and cancer screening. She also examines how research is translated into policymaking. She is a co-lead of the Collaborative on Media and Messaging for Health & Social Policy\, an interdisciplinary group of researchers who study how media and messaging shape public opinions\, attitudes\, and behaviors. Dr. Gollust completed a predoctoral fellowship in Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health\, a postdoctoral fellowship in population health at the University of Pennsylvania\, and she received her PhD in Health Services Organization and Policy from the University of Michigan.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/public-perceptions-of-health-equity-and-how-communication-can-shape-understanding-and-action
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250904T170238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T170238Z
UID:99525-1759050000-1759251600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:2025 Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consultation Intensive Training Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 28 through September 30\, 2025\, in beautiful Charlottesville\, Virginia for our 13th annual Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consultation Intensive Training Seminar. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains\, the grounds and gardens of the University of Virginia are the perfect setting for an immersive weekend spent developing or deepening your consultation knowledge and skills. kk \nThis intensive program is ideal for those looking to:\n\nDeepen their practical knowledge of ethics consultation in clinical settings\nStrengthen their ability to navigate complex moral challenges\nPrepare with confidence for the Healthcare Ethics Consultation Certification exam\nDevelop/enhance skill in moral distress consultation\n\n\nThis training focuses on the key content domains outlined by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Through interactive sessions\, real-world case discussions\, and expert-led instruction\, participants will gain the tools and insights needed to lead with clarity and compassion in ethically complex situations. \nYou can view the 2024 syllabus here \nHotel discount available through September 6th\, 2025. \n\nREGISTRATION: The cost is $1\,800/person for the complete course (Sunday through Tuesday) or $500/person for the Moral Distress Consultation sessions only (Tuesday\, September 30). Pre-registration is required. Questions: PLEASE CONTACT: Charlene Kaufman @ cmk2b@uvahealth.org
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/2025-healthcare-ethics-and-moral-distress-consultation-intensive-training-seminar-2
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250818T171718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T171718Z
UID:99295-1759050000-1759251600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:2025 Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consultation Intensive Training Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 28 through September 30\, 2025\, in beautiful Charlottesville\, Virginia for our 13th annual Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consultation Intensive Training Seminar. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains\, the grounds and gardens of the University of Virginia are the perfect setting for an immersive weekend spent developing or deepening your consultation knowledge and skills.  \nThis in-person\, intensive 3-day training program is designed for multidisciplinary practicing healthcare professionals who wish to develop or deepen their healthcare ethics and moral distress consultation knowledge and skills and prepare for the healthcare ethics consultation certification exam. The training is grounded in the ASBH core competencies for healthcare ethics consultation and will emphasize the four content domains for certification determined by the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. It is the only program in the United States to offer training in Moral Distress consultation\, building on 18 years of experience at UVA Health. Participants will receive a certificate upon course completion. Registration details coming soon! You can view the 2024 syllabus here \nFORMAT: This interactive and multidisciplinary seminar combines didactic sessions with case discussions and hands-on exercises. The course culminates with attendance at UVA’s weekly Healthcare Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services meeting. \nSCHEDULE: The program begins at 9 am Sunday\, September 28 and ends at 2 pm on Tuesday\, September 30. Sunday and Monday are dedicated to healthcare ethics consultation. Tuesday focuses solely on moral distress consultation and can be attended independent of the rest of the program. \nPREREQUISITES: Participants will be expected to obtain and read Core Competencies for Ethics Consultation prior to the training (available at www.asbh.org). \nREGISTRATION: The cost is $1\,800/person for the complete course (Sunday through Tuesday) or $500/person for the Moral Distress Consultation sessions only (Tuesday\, September 30). Pre-registration is required. Questions: PLEASE CONTACT: Charlene Kaufman @ cmk2b@uvahealth.org \nMEALS: Breakfast: Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday\nLunch: Sunday and Tuesday \nLODGING: A block has been reserved at the Courtyard by Marriott (434-977-1700) next to the Medical Center. \n\n\nCourtyard Charlottesville – University Medical Center for 127.00 per night – Last Day to Book : Saturday\, September 06\, 2025\nBook your group rate for HEC Conference  \n \n\n\n\nTHINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND CHARLOTTESVILLE: Charlottesville is vibrant small town with lots to do. It’s a foodie haven with museums\, theaters\, and an active music scene. Outdoor opportunities include exploring the Historic Downtown Mall (pedestrian-only with 120 shops and 30 restaurants)\, hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains\, enjoying the fall foliage on the Skyline Drive\, touring the University grounds and gardens (including Edgar Allan Poe’s room on the Range)\, visiting Monticello (and dining at nearby historic Michie Tavern)\, picnicking at Carter Mountain Orchard (apple cider donuts!)\, and sampling the goods at a plethora of local wineries\, cideries\, and distilleries. \n\nCOURSE FACULTY:\nThe training will be co-led by: \nMary Faith Marshall\, PhD\, FCCM\, HEC-C: Course Co-Director; Kornfeld Professor of Bioethics\nand Director\, Center for Health Humanities and Ethics\, School of Medicine and Professor\, School of Nursing; member Ethics Consult and Moral Distress Consult Services; member Medical Center Ethics Committee \nDawn Bourne\, DNP\, FNP-C\, HEC-C: Assistant Professor\, School of Nursing; Director\, Moral Distress Consult Service; member Ethics Consult Service \nJulia Taylor\, MD\, MA\, HEC-C: Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Core Faculty\, Center for Health Humanities and Ethics; Director Ethics Consult Service; member Moral Distress Consult Service\n\nFaculty: \nSusan Aronhalt\, MSW\, LCSW: member\, Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services \nDawn Bourne\, DNP\, FNP-C\, HEC-C: Assistant Professor\, School of Nursing; Director\, Moral Distress Consult Service; member Ethics Distress Consult Service \nJames F. Childress\, PhD: Hollingsworth Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies; Core Faculty\, Center for Health Humanities and Ethics; member\, Medical Center Ethics Committee \nKaterine Egressy\, MD\, MPH\, FCCP: Assistant Professor of Medicine; member Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services \nAndrew Legan\, MD: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; member\, Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services \nDea Mahanes\, DNP\, RN\, CCNS\, CNRN\, CCRN\, FNCS\, HEC-C: Clinical Nurse Specialist\, Neurancy Neuroscience Intensive and Intermediate Care Units; member Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services; member\, Medical Center Ethics Committee; Chair\, Medical Center Organ Transplant Committee \nMary Faith Marshall\, PhD\, FCCM\, HEC-C: Director\, Center for Health Humanities and Ethics; member Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services; member\, Medical Center Ethics Committee \nPeter Murray\, MD\, MSM\, HEC-C: Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Chairperson\, Medical Center Ethics Committee; member Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services \nJeffery Spike\, PhD\, HEC-C:  Ethics Scholar-in-Residence at Children’s National Hospital in Washington D.C. and a Clinical Professor at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health \nJulia Taylor\, MD\, MA (Bioethics)\, HEC-C: Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Core Faculty\, Center for Health Humanities and Ethics; Director\, Ethics Consult Service\, member Medical Center Ethics Committee \nNicholas Yates\, MD\, MA (Bioethics)\, Pediatrician\, community member Ethics and Moral Distress Consult Services; member\, Patient Care Consulting Subcommittee
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/2025-healthcare-ethics-and-moral-distress-consultation-intensive-training-seminar
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T193000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250828T150117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T150117Z
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SUMMARY:Learn More About Columbia's New Dual Degree Master of Science in Bioethics/Master of Science in Social Work Program
DESCRIPTION:Columbia University’s new Master of Science in Bioethics / Master of Social Work dual degree program brings together top-tier professional education in bioethics and social work\, to provide extraordinary synergies and unique professional opportunities. This new dual degree prepares social workers to address pressing bioethical challenges in healthcare and serve as leaders in bioethics. \nJoin us for this session featuring both Bioethics and Social Work faculty to answer questions about the new program.  In addition\, social workers who work in bioethics will discuss how their dual training has proved essential for their careers\, opening up novel avenues.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/learn-more-about-columbias-new-dual-degree-master-of-science-in-bioethics-master-of-science-in-social-work-program
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250904T164014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T164014Z
UID:99523-1758729600-1758733200@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Hygienic Modernity Imperialism and Sanitary Projects in 19th century Middle East: The Case of Damascus
DESCRIPTION:In the nineteenth century as hygiene became a measure of a nation’s level of civilization\, the efforts of weaker nations\, like the Ottomans Empire\, to modernize public health were undermined by the Western powers that criticized their inadequate public health measures and questioned their sovereignty. \nDr. Benan Grams \nHistorian of the modern Middle East\, specializing in the social history of diseases\, medicine\, and public health. Obtained doctoral degree from Georgetown University and teaches at Loyola New Orleans.  \nRoom 300\, 3rd floor\, Malkin Sacks Commons Building\, Newcomb Institute and also via Zoom  \nClick here to register 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/hygienic-modernity-imperialism-and-sanitary-projects-in-19th-century-middle-east-the-case-of-damascus
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250911T154602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T154602Z
UID:99601-1758711600-1758718800@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:PGTME Early Career Scholars Meeting 2025
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite all junior scholars working in pediatric research ethics\, gene therapy ethics\, or clinical trial ethics to register for this year’s Early Career Scholars Meeting\, presented by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine Division of Medical Ethics Working Group on Pediatric Gene Therapy & Medical Ethics (PGTME). The meeting will be held virtually on September 24th\, 2025\, 11am-1pm ET.  \nThe purpose of this meeting is to showcase the work of early career scholars and facilitate connections between junior scholars working in similar fields. The meeting will feature an introduction from PGTME co-chair Dr. Alison Bateman-House\, flash presentations from your fellow junior scholars\, keynote presentations from senior experts in the space\, and an open forum to connect with other attendees. If you consider yourself a junior scholar in these fields and this is of interest to you\, please register using this form! \nWant to share your work in a 10-minute virtual flash presentation at the meeting? Submit a 250-word abstract to go along with your registration! Abstracts can come from in-progress work\, completed projects\, and/or early ideas for future work\, so long as they are your own original work in the fields of pediatric research ethics\, gene therapy ethics\, or clinical trial ethics broadly construed. NOTE: Abstract submission is not required for registration\, although it is encouraged. \nAbstract deadline: The abstract submission deadline has passed\, but registration is still open!  \nRegistration deadline: September 24th\, 2025\, 11am ET \nIf you have any questions about the Early Career Scholars Meeting\, please email ayden.eilmus@nyulangone.org
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/pgtme-early-career-scholars-meeting-2025
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250918T180504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T180504Z
UID:99714-1758542400-1758547800@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:CARE Panel: The Role of Advocacy in Health and Research Policy Setting
DESCRIPTION:This session will focus on the ethics of advocacy in research and policy. Advocacy groups\, from patients to shareholders\, play an increasingly influential role in shaping which questions are asked\, how resources are allocated\, and whose voices are heard in addressing matters of public concern. While these organizations can drive innovation and elevate underrepresented concerns\, they also raise important ethical questions about funding\, conflicts of interest\, and equity in decision-making. \nPanelists: \nSusannah Rose\, MSSW\, MS\, PhD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)\, examines critically patient advocacy organizations\, their financial ties to industry\, and their influence on health policy. \nMacarius Donneyong\, PhD\, MPH (The Ohio State University\, College of Pharmacy and College of Public Health)\, studies patient-clinician relationships and has contributed to the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine (NASEM) on priority setting in therapeutic research to maximize public health benefits. \nRebecca Wolitz\, JD\, PhD (The Ohio State University\, Moritz College of Law)\, explores shareholder advocacy and its role in shaping corporate governance\, offering a striking parallel to patient-led advocacy in health research. \nRegister here! 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/care-panel-the-role-of-advocacy-in-health-and-research-policy-setting
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250828T143304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T143304Z
UID:99431-1758216600-1758227400@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Third Annual Faith Sommerfield Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion on grief and the challenges of accessing end-of-life care in the United States\, featuring Jennifer Senior\, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author known for her writing on grief\, and Dr. Arthur Caplan\, Ph.D.\, an internationally renowned author on bioethics and the founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. \nThe Completed Life Initiative hosts this annual lecture in partnership with Columbia University’s M.S. in Bioethics program in commemoration of Faith Sommerfield\, the late founder of the Completed Life Initiative. The lecture serves as both a tribute and a platform to advance critical conversations around end-of-life care\, personal autonomy\, and the right to die with dignity. \nRegistration closes on Tuesday\, September 16th.  \nSpeaker Bios:\nJennifer Senior \nJennifer Senior is a staff writer at The Atlantic and winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for “Twenty Years Gone\,” an unflinching portrait of a family’s reckoning with loss in the 20 years since 9/11. It was published as a stand-alone book in April of 2023 under the title “On Grief: Love\, Loss\, Memory.” \nPrior to joining The Atlantic\, Jennifer spent five years at The New York Times—first as one of its three daily book critics\, then as a columnist for the Opinion page. Before that\, she spent eighteen years as a staff writer for New York Magazine\, writing profiles and cover stories about politics\, social science\, and mental health. In addition to the Pulitzer\, Jennifer has won a variety of journalism prizes\, including two National Magazine Awards\, two Front Page Awards\, a GLAAD award\, and the Erikson Prize in Mental Health Media. \nJennifer is also the author of All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood\, which spent eight weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list\, was translated into twelve languages\, and was named one of Slate’s Top 10 Books of 2014. Her work has been anthologized four times in The Best American Political Writing\, and her feature about the suicide of the psychologist Philip Brickman was selected for The Best American Science Writing of 2021. \nJennifer has been a frequent guest on NPR and numerous television programs\, including The Chris Matthews Show\, Morning Joe\, Washington Journal with Brian Lamb\, Anderson Cooper 360\, Good Morning America\, and Today. She has also been a speaker at TED’s annual conference and the Sydney Opera House. \nArthur Leonard Caplan \nDr. Arthur Caplan\, PhD\, is currently the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and the founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health. Prior to coming to NYU Langone\, Dr. Caplan created the Center for Bioethics and the Department of Medical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania\, and he founded the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Minnesota. \nDr. Caplan is the author or editor of 35 books and more than 880 papers in peer reviewed journals. He has served as the chair of a number of committees and advisory groups\, including for the United Nations\, the National Cancer Institute\, and the Department of Health and Human Services. He is a regular commentator on bioethics and health care issues for WebMD/Medscape\, WOR radio in New York City\, Sirius Doctor Radio\, and various other national and international media outlets. \nDr. Caplan was a USA Today 2001 “Person of the Year” and was described as one of the ten most influential people in science by Discover magazine in 2008. He has received numerous awards for his work\, including the McGovern Medal of the American Medical Writers Association\, the Franklin Award from the City of Philadelphia\, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. \nDr. Caplan holds eight honorary degrees from colleges\, universities\, and medical schools.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/third-annual-faith-sommerfield-memorial-lecture
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250915T182503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T182503Z
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SUMMARY:University of Louisville's Virtual Health Care Ethics Speaker Series - Child Participation in Decision-Making: From Adult-Centered to Child-Centered Models
DESCRIPTION:This presentation examines current models of child participation in health care decision making\, with a focus on the AAP’s recommendation of child assent\, revealing the ways in which child assent may actually cause pediatric health care professionals (HCPs) to make the following mistakes: (1) HCPs may think of child participation as an option only when dissent is determinative; (2) HCPs may believe their role to largely be uni-directional information disclosure; and (3) HCPs may sideline the parent\, believing parental influence to be counter to good child engagement. The presentation will then review the psychological\, sociological and ethics literature on child participation and recommend strategies that re-center the child-patient in medical decision-making.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/university-of-louisvilles-virtual-health-care-ethics-speaker-series-child-participation-in-decision-making-from-adult-centered-to-child-centered-models
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250721T153553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T153553Z
UID:98839-1757680200-1757683800@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:If There’s Vapor\, There’s Fire: Regulation and Use of E-Cigarettes
DESCRIPTION:The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates tobacco products\, including e-cigarettes or vapes. In recent years\, there have been debates about whether e-cigarettes should be promoted as safer than combustible tobacco and what role the FDA or other policymakers should take in limiting e-cigarette use among youth. In this seminar\, we will consider opportunities and barriers to policies that reduce tobacco use and mitigate disparities among socioeconomic groups. Support provided by the Oswald DeN. Cammann Fund at Harvard University. \nPresenters: \nAbigail Friedman\, PhD \nAssociate Professor of Public Health (Health Policy); Faculty Director of Online and Non-Degree Programs\, Yale School of Public Health \nDaniel Aaron\, JD\, MD \nAssociate Professor of Law\, S.J. Quinney College of Law\, University of Utah \nModerator: \nC. Joseph Daval\, JD \nResearch Scientist\, Program On Regulation Therapeutics\, And Law (PORTAL)\, Brigham and Women’s Hospital \n 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/if-theres-vapor-theres-fire-regulation-and-use-of-e-cigarettes
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250911T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250911T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250911T155612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T155612Z
UID:99604-1757592000-1757597400@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:The Epidemiology of Health Equity for Those Impacted by Mass Incarceration
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to attend the upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds\, hosted by the Clinical Ethics Education Council at the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities. This live virtual event will feature a compelling discussion led by Dr. Kate LeMasters! \nAs always\, the views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect those of the Center or UCHealth. We encourage open dialogue and critical thinking as we explore these topics together. \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \nDistinguish the many levers of the criminal legal system (e.g.\, jail\, probation) and how criminal legal sentencing impacts individual\, community\, and population health.  Discuss how bioethics is central to the intersection of the criminal legal system and health equity.  Understand how community-engaged approaches can be used to assess how criminal legal policies and laws contribute to health (in)equity. \n  \nCME Credit will be offered for live participation.* \nCertificates of Participation from the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities are available upon request.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-epidemiology-of-health-equity-for-those-impacted-by-mass-incarceration
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200311
CREATED:20250904T162702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T162702Z
UID:99521-1757419200-1757424600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Science Under Siege: A Conversation With Dr. Peter Hotez & Dr. Michael Mann
DESCRIPTION:From pandemics to climate change\, the world faces deeply interconnected and critical challenges. Yet efforts to confront these crises are increasingly obstructed by a powerful\, organized force: rising opposition to science\, often driven by political and ideological agendas. This erosion of trust in scientific expertise not only threatens effective policymaking but also undermines democratic discourse and public health. \nMichael E. Mann\, a leading climate scientist\, and Peter J. Hotez\, a renowned vaccine researcher and physician-scientist\, have spent decades working at the intersection of science\, policy\, and public communication. Both have worked to advance evidence-based responses amid a rise in disinformation and denialism\, navigating an environment where scientific consensus is increasingly politicized. \nThis event is a collaboration between the Baker Institute Director’s Lecture Series and the Science and Tech Policy Program‘s Civic Scientist Lecture Series\, sponsored by Dr. Virginia Clark\, with additional support from Benjamin and Winifer Cheng\, Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering\, and Weiss School of Natural Sciences. It is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. \nModerator\nNeal Lane\, Ph.D.\nSenior Fellow\, Science and Technology Policy\, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Professor\, Physics and Astronomy Emeritus\, Rice University; Former Presidential Science Advisor\, OSTP (1998-2001) \nFeatured Speakers\nPeter J. Hotez\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, is the Baker Institute fellow in disease and poverty. He is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine\, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology and co-director of Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development at Baylor College of Medicine where he also holds the Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics. Dr. Hotez is an internationally recognized physician-scientist with expertise in neglected tropical diseases and vaccine development\, and the author of four books with Johns Hopkins University Press. In 2015-16 he served as U.S. Science Envoy in the State Department and for the White House. He holds several honorary doctorates and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and has been recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA)\, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)\, American College of Physicians (ACP)\, and American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). \nMichael E. Mann is Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania\, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. He also serves as vice provost for climate science\, policy\, and action and director of the Penn Center for Science\, Sustainability\, and the Media. He has received numerous honors\, including NOAA’s Outstanding Publication Award and recognition by Scientific American as one of 50 leading visionaries in science and technology.  He was a contributing author to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. \nMann has received major accolades for science communication and leadership\, including the 2018 AAAS Award for Public Engagement with Science\, the 2019 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement\, and election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2020. In 2024\, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society. He is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed publications and seven books\, including “The New Climate War” (PublicAffairs\, 2021) and “Our Fragile Moment” (PublicAffairs\, 2023).
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/science-under-siege-a-conversation-with-dr-peter-hotez-dr-michael-mann
LOCATION:Hybrid\, BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Science at Risk: Funding the Future of Medical Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Regenerative medicine using stem cells stands at the forefront of innovation in health care\, offering the potential to treat various medical conditions. Yet\, despite the promise of this science\, recent federal policy changes have created new barriers to funding\, conducting\, and approving clinical trials and therapies\, posing significant challenges to advancing patient care. \nThis installment of the Baker Institute’s annual policy lecture series brings together physician-scientist Dr. Emerson Perin and patient advocate Micaela Alpert\, who will discuss the future of regenerative medicine. The conversation will explore how to streamline regulatory processes\, accelerate the review and approval of clinical protocols\, and secure funding for research. Co-sponsored by the Baker Institute Center for Health Policy and The Texas Heart Institute\, this event is supported by a grant from the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation. \nIt is free and open to the public. \nFollow @BakerInstitute on X to join the conversation online with #BakerLive.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/science-at-risk-funding-the-future-of-medical-innovation
LOCATION:Hybrid\, BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:To Suffer What We Can't Evade: What is Medicine’s Role in Responding to Suffering?
DESCRIPTION:In medicine\, suffering matters: encountering suffering and helping patients cope with\, and navigate through suffering\, are key functions of healthcare. In addition\, the concept of suffering plays an important role in many high-stake areas of medical ethics including medical aid-in-dying and/or euthanasia\, moral distress/burnout\, and policies addressing “futility\,” or medically-ineffective treatment. Yet for all its gravity and salience\, the concept of suffering is underdetermined. In this webinar\, I will briefly survey the history of “suffering” in American biomedicine. Then\, I will discuss my own research on suffering and offer recommendations on how clinicians and bioethicists can [1] think more clearly about suffering\,  [2] respond to suffering ethically\, and [3] accompany patients well along the road of suffering and illness. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nReview theories of suffering in medicine and bioethics.\nDiscuss the two kinds of suffering: suffering undergone\, and suffering experienced.\nAnalyze the ethics of suffering: what can suffering justify?\nConsider humanistic ways of engaging suffering: can suffering be healed?\n\nSpeaker(s)\n\n\nTyler Tate\, MD\, MA\, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University\, where he works as a pediatrician\, palliative care physician\, writer\, and ethicist. Dr. Tate’s scholarly interests include suffering and flourishing\, love and emotions\, religion and bioethics\, narrative medicine\, and pediatric ethics. He practices pediatric palliative care and serves as a clinical ethicist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. He is also core faculty in the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE). Prior to going to Stanford he was an assistant professor at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland\, Oregon where he practiced both adult and pediatric palliative care. In 2024\, he received a Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Early-Career Physician Award and was named a Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar. He completed his pediatric residency\, clinical ethics fellowship\, and master’s degree in bioethics at the University of Washington in Seattle\, WA\, and his palliative care fellowship at Duke University in Durham\, NC.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/to-suffer-what-we-cant-evade-what-is-medicines-role-in-responding-to-suffering
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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SUMMARY:A Bioethics Conversation: Autism Care and Research
DESCRIPTION:The webinar will bring together panelists with three distinct perspectives to reflect on ethics issues in autism care and research and consider how bioethics can move the conversation forward. \nRegister here to hear from panelists Zuzana Kazan; Brent M. Kious\, MD\, PhD; and Joel Michael Reynolds\, PhD\, as they share their insights on these important topics. For more information about the webinar and panelists\, visit our blog. \nAfter the panelists present opening remarks\, the webinar will shift to a moderated panel discussion\, with audience questions welcomed. \nThe webinar will be broadcast via Zoom and is free and open to the public. You can register here. \n 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/a-bioethics-conversation-autism-care-and-research
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Conflict management workshops at Penn
DESCRIPTION:The Penn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy is pleased to announce our next 2 in-person conflict management workshops: Thursday-Sunday August 14-17\, 2025 and Thursday-Sunday September 11-14\, 2025.  \nThe 4-day workshop will be held at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and will run from 9:00-5:00 each day. The Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management has offered over 150 workshops and conflict resolution seminars since the program’s launch in May 2010. \nIn this Intensive\, students will: \n\nLearn how to navigate and improve challenging clinical relationships (patient-provider\, family-provider\, inter-staff conflicts)\nLearn the techniques of facilitation among a diverse set of stakeholders\nLearn to effectively manage clinical disputes among and between caregivers\, patients and surrogates through mediation\nDiscover to how to define problems and assess underlying interests to generate mutually acceptable options\nRole-play in variety of clinical situations as both disputants and mediators\nPractice mediation with professional actors\nUse video-tapes of simulations to improve mediation techniques and strengthen interpersonal skills\nReceive constructive feedback in a supportive environment\n\nThis workshop is intended for nurses\, physicians\, clergy\, social workers\, clinical ethics consultants and members of ethics committees who face clinical ethics conflicts in their role in the healthcare system. \nDESCRIPTION: \nProfessional mediators possess a unique skill set applicable to the facilitation of difficult conversations between individuals in emotionally laden situations. An effective mediation process can generate solutions that address the underlying interests of all disputants and resolve conflicts that appear intractable. This skill set has increasingly been recognized as invaluable to the work of clinical ethics consultants as they navigate conflicts between and among patients\, families\, surrogates and providers. Moreover\, given wide-spread agreement that communication failures lie at the root of many clinical conflicts\, mediation values and catalyzes the effective communication of individual concerns\, values\, perspectives and feelings — all of which are essential to the clinical ethics consultation process. This hands-on Workshop introduces the principal techniques of mediation through the use of simulated role plays with a focus on conflicts caused by communication breakdowns\, highly charged value-conflicts\, and cultural differences. \nInstructor-Student ratio of 1:3. Space is limited. Students can earn Penn course credit or take the intensive as a workshop. Cost of the workshop is $2\,500\, which includes breakfast\, lunch and materials.  Tuition benefits can be applied for students taking it for credit. To apply for the workshop: \nhttps://hosting.med.upenn.edu/forms/mdprogram/view.php?id=35058 \nWorkshop Instructors: \nAutumn Fiester\, PhD  |  Director\, Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management; Associate Chair for Education \nAliza Narva\, JD\, MSN\, HEC-c  |  Director\, Clinical Ethics Consult Service\, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania \nStacey Smith\, MSN\, MA\, MSL\, HEC-c  |  Lead Healthcare Ethicist\, National Center for Ethics in Healthcare \nMary Walton\, MBE\, MSN\, HEC-c   |  Emeritus Director\, Clinical Ethics Consult Service\, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania \nFor more information\, contact: fiester@upenn.edu
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/conflict-management-workshops-at-penn
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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SUMMARY:Individuals Who are Incarcerated as Transplant Living Donor Candidates: Ethical and Psychosocial Considerations
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the American Society of Transplantation and the Society for Transplant Social Workers\, you are invited to attend a webinar on ethical and psychosocial considerations in the evaluation of individuals who are incarcerated as living organ donors. Dr. Lainie Ross is one of the speakers. The registration link is below. You do not need to be an AST or STSW member to register. \nSpeakers: \n\nMs. Farrah Desrosiers\nDr. Michael Moritz\nDr. Lainie Ross\n\nModerator: Dr. Vineeta Kumar \nThis webinar is hosted by PSECOP\, with support from LDCOP\, KPCOP\, LICOP\, and the Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW).
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/individuals-who-are-incarcerated-as-transplant-living-donor-candidates-ethical-and-psychosocial-considerations
LOCATION:Online
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