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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
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T080000
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SUMMARY:The 20th annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference: "Narratives and Communication: Bridging Science\, Stories\, and Ethics in Pediatrics"
DESCRIPTION:The 20th annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference—Narratives and Communication: Bridging  Science\, Stories\, and Ethics in Pediatrics—is a three-day conference to explore how communication impacts pediatric clinical care and research as well as the influence of narrative in shaping the ethical practice of pediatrics. \nJoin us for this year’s pediatric bioethics conference in exploring the intersection of narrative\, communication and pediatric bioethics. On July 17\,  we will explore the words we use in pediatric clinical care and research. Words can be used to convey empathy\, demonstrate competence and encourage trust. This year\, we will explore the science\, theory and practice of how we communicate with our patients and families as we seek ways to improve patient experience through quality communication. \nSpeakers will explore questions such as: \n\nHow can clinicians share decisions with parents?\nHow can language choices encourage or prevent shared decision-making?\nDo family members other than parents have a role in pediatric decision-making?\nHow can clinicians deliver bad news while ensuring patients don’t lose hope?\nWhich method for studying communication is most accurate?\nHow can the words we use both perpetuate and mitigate bias and stigma?\nHow does the language we speak affect the way we think?\n\nOn July 18 to 19\, we will explore questions related to the ethical implications of story-telling in pediatrics and the significance of narrative in clinical care and pediatric bioethics. Stories allow us to make sense  of and share perspectives\, beliefs and  experiences. \nJoin us as we critically examine the relationship between narrative\, pediatrics and bioethics\, touching on topics such as: \n\nHow do narratives shape the practice of pediatrics?\nWhat insights do narrative ethics provide?\nWhat are the limits of considering narrative?\nHow can we support moral imagination?\nWho controls narratives?\nWhat is the role of truth in narrative?\nHow do stories promote learning?\n\nEarly bird registration through June 8\, 2025. \nSee registration for full pricing details. \nSeattle Children’s nurses are able to register and attend the conference free of charge thanks to the generosity of our donors. \nDo you have general questions about registration? Contact Emily Rice. \nQuestions about the Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care? Contact Us.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-20th-annual-pediatric-bioethics-conference-narratives-and-communication-bridging-science-stories-and-ethics-in-pediatrics
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250716T120000
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CREATED:20250630T152822Z
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SUMMARY:PGTME Presents: The First Custom CRISPR Gene Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free public webinar explaining the landmark case of baby KJ Muldoon\, the first patient ever treated with a custom CRISPR gene editing therapy. Two researchers from the team who developed the treatment\, Dr. Kiran Musunuru and Dr. Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas\, will present the case\, discuss its future implications\, and answer audience questions.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/pgtme-presents-the-first-custom-crispr-gene-therapy
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T120000
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CREATED:20250630T153501Z
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SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum: Biosecurity in the Age of AI and Genomics
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, July 11 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT for the next ELSI Friday Forum: Biosecurity in the Age of AI and Genomics with speakers Jassi Pannu\, MD\, Gigi Gronvall\, PhD\, and moderator Stephanie Guerra\, PhD. \nThe convergence of AI and biotechnology is reshaping both the promise and the peril of biological research\, potentially increasing beneficial capabilities to achieve new therapeutics faster while also introducing new risks that nefarious actors could misuse of biology. Scientists have long considered and taken action to mitigate the dual use risks of biological materials. Recombinant DNA technologies increased the urgency of action. Now\, the advent of artificial intelligence\, in combination with more sophisticated genetic read and write capabilities necessitates rethinking of the moral obligations of scientists and policy makers. This session will describe the new types of risks enabled by combined data and biological technologies and discuss proposals for effective governance.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/elsi-friday-forum-biosecurity-in-the-age-of-ai-and-genomics
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:CBHD 2025 Summer Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity’s annual conference is the leading venue for Christian bioethical engagement\, providing opportunities for equipping and education\, professional development and academic engagement\, as well as networking for professionals\, researchers\, policymakers\, educators\, and students across a variety of disciplines and professional contexts.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/cbhd-2025-summer-conference
LOCATION:Trinity International University\, 2065 Half Day Rd\, Deerfield\, IL\, 60015\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity":MAILTO:info@cbhd.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T130000
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SUMMARY:Ethics for Lunch: From Coma to Consciousness: Are We Worried? A Conversation with Joseph Fins\, M.D.\, One of the Nation’s Leading Neuroethicists
DESCRIPTION:Recent neuroimaging research reveals that many patients formerly thought to be unresponsive in coma and vegetative states are in fact conscious\, raising many ethical and clinical questions. Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Fins about these fascinating and important challenges. \nSpeaker: \nJoseph J. Fins\, M.D.\, M.A.C.P.\, F.R.C.P. is The E. William Davis\, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine where he is a Tenured Professor of Medicine\, Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry\, Professor of Medical Ethics in Neurology\, Professor of Medical Ethics in Rehabilitation Medicine\, and Professor of Health Care Policy and Research. He is the founding Chair of the Ethics Committee of New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center where he is an Attending Physician and Director of Medical Ethics. A member of the Adjunct Faculty of Rockefeller University and Senior Attending Physician at The Rockefeller University Hospital\, he co-directs the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury (CASBI) at Weill Cornell Medicine and Rockefeller. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School in addition to his appointment at Weill Cornell Medicine. \nDr. Fins is an elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) of the National Academies of Sciences\, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and by Royal Appointment an Academico de Honor (Honored Academic) of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España (the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain). In 2022\, he was elected to the Association of American Physicians. \nDr. Fins graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A. with Honors\, The College of Letters\, 1982) and Cornell University Medical College (M.D.\, 1986). He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in General Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and has served as Associate for Medicine at The Hastings Center. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is author of over 500 papers\, chapters\, essays\, and books\, his most recent volume is Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury\, Ethics and The Struggle for Consciousness (Cambridge University Press\, 2015). \nModerated by: Robert Klitzman\, M.D.\, Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Joseph Mailman School of Public Health and the Program Director of the Master of Science in Bioethics at Columbia University. \nThis is a hybrid event and will be hosted both in person at at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and via Zoom. Registered guests will receive a Zoom link prior to the event. Lunch will be provided for those choosing to attend in person. \nFor further information\, please contact Marie Gugnishev\, mg4441@columbia.edu. \nTo obtain additional information about program offerings at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies\, please contact an Admissions Counselor at inquire@sps.columbia.edu. \nIf you require closed captioning\, sign-language interpretation or any other disability accommodations\, please contact Disability Services\, disability@columbia.edu\, at least 10 days in advance. \nPlease visit Columbia University’s Hub for Emergency Preparedness to stay up to date on the latest campus health and safety policies. \nThis event is open to individuals irrespective of identity and sex.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-for-lunch-from-coma-to-consciousness-are-we-worried-a-conversation-with-joseph-fins-m-d-one-of-the-nations-leading-neuroethicists-2
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:20250617T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
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SUMMARY:Ethics for Lunch: From Coma to Consciousness: Are We Worried? A Conversation with Joseph Fins\, M.D.\, One of the Nation’s Leading Neuroethicists
DESCRIPTION:Recent neuroimaging research reveals that many patients formerly thought to be unresponsive in coma and vegetative states are in fact conscious\, raising many ethical and clinical questions. Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Fins about these fascinating and important challenges. \nSpeaker: \nJoseph J. Fins\, M.D.\, M.A.C.P.\, F.R.C.P. is The E. William Davis\, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine where he is a Tenured Professor of Medicine\, Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry\, Professor of Medical Ethics in Neurology\, Professor of Medical Ethics in Rehabilitation Medicine\, and Professor of Health Care Policy and Research. He is the founding Chair of the Ethics Committee of New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center where he is an Attending Physician and Director of Medical Ethics. A member of the Adjunct Faculty of Rockefeller University and Senior Attending Physician at The Rockefeller University Hospital\, he co-directs the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury (CASBI) at Weill Cornell Medicine and Rockefeller. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School in addition to his appointment at Weill Cornell Medicine. \nDr. Fins is an elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) of the National Academies of Sciences\, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and by Royal Appointment an Academico de Honor (Honored Academic) of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España (the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain). In 2022\, he was elected to the Association of American Physicians. \nDr. Fins graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A. with Honors\, The College of Letters\, 1982) and Cornell University Medical College (M.D.\, 1986). He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in General Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and has served as Associate for Medicine at The Hastings Center. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is author of over 500 papers\, chapters\, essays\, and books\, his most recent volume is Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury\, Ethics and The Struggle for Consciousness (Cambridge University Press\, 2015). \nModerated by: Robert Klitzman\, M.D.\, Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Joseph Mailman School of Public Health and the Program Director of the Master of Science in Bioethics at Columbia University. \nIn Person Location: \nVagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons\nRoom: Amphitheater 1\n630 W 168 Street\, New York\, NY 10032\n(Between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue) \nThis is a hybrid event and will be hosted both in person at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and via Zoom. Registered guests will receive a Zoom link prior to the event. Lunch will be provided for those choosing to attend in person. \nFor further information\, please contact Marie Gugnishev\, mg4441@columbia.edu. \nTo obtain additional information about program offerings at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies\, please contact an Admissions Counselor at inquire@sps.columbia.edu. \nIf you require closed captioning\, sign-language interpretation or any other disability accommodations\, please contact Disability Services\, disability@columbia.edu\, at least 10 days in advance. \nPlease visit Columbia University’s Hub for Emergency Preparedness to stay up to date on the latest campus health and safety policies. \nThis event is open to individuals irrespective of identity and sex.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-for-lunch-from-coma-to-consciousness-are-we-worried-a-conversation-with-joseph-fins-m-d-one-of-the-nations-leading-neuroethicists
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250612T120000
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SUMMARY:Everybody is a Summer Body: Weight Stigma & Injustice
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 virtual event will feature a compelling discussion led by Dr. Daniel Goldberg\, Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the CU School of Medicine and Director of Education at the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nIdentify two reasons for the high prevalence of weight stigma in the U.S.;\nDescribe two ethical implications of weight stigma in U.S. clinical settings; and\nIdentify two interventions for ameliorating weight stigma in the U.S.\n\nCME Credit will be offered for live participation. \nAll of the planners\, faculty\, or individuals in control of content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing\, marketing\, selling\, re-selling\, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. \nThe University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. \nThe University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nCME certificates are distributed once a year to learners. Certificates of Participation available upon request. \nClick here to register as registration is required: https://ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RWBu3XlPC8F338 \nFor additional information or questions\, please contact gianna.morales@cuanschutz.edu
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/everybody-is-a-summer-body-weight-stigma-injustice
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T103000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
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SUMMARY:HIV Center Rounds: Using AI for Research\, Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Other Conditions: Ethical and Policy Challenges
DESCRIPTION:AI is revolutionising epidemiological tracking\, prevention\, treatment\, and research of HIV and many other diseases\, but also raises profound ethical\, legal and policy questions. Join us for a panel of experts examining these emerging challenges\, and how we might best address them. \nPanel Experts:  \nLaura Balzer\, PhD\, MPhil Associate Professor\, Biostatistics\,  University of California\, Berkeley \nCharles E. Binkley\, MD Director of AI Ethics and Quality\, Hackensack Meridian Health\, Associate Professor of Surgery\, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine \nJulia Marcus\, PhD\, MPH Associate Professor\, Population Medicine\, Harvard Medical School \nVardit Ravitsky\, PhD President & CEO\, The Hastings Center \nModerator: Robert Klitzman\, MD Professor of Psychiatry\, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons\, Columbia University\, Associate Director\, Development Core HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/hiv-center-rounds-using-ai-for-research-treatment-and-prevention-of-hiv-and-other-conditions-ethical-and-policy-challenges
LOCATION:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250606T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
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SUMMARY:2025 Colorado Healthcare Ethics Forum (CHEF) ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Empowering Choices: Ethical Dimensions of Patient Autonomy\, Advance Directives\, and Surrogate Decision-Making
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 CHEF annual conference\, Empowering Choices: Ethical Dimensions of Patient Autonomy\, Advance Directives\, and Surrogate Decision-Making will offer healthcare professionals and ethics consultants tools for navigating complex ethical issues in supporting patient decision-making.  The conference will include both traditional presentations and interactive workshops focused on ethical issues in advance care planning\, patient-centered decision aids\, capacity assessments\, and surrogate decision-making.  Experts in the field will provide tools for promoting equitable and inclusive decision-making in a wide variety of contexts from hospitals to clinics\, from care from pediatric care to adult care. \n14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM are approved for this program. \nThe 2025 Colorado Healthcare Ethics Forum annual conference will explore the following: \nObjectives: \na.    Participants will develop effective\, ethical communication strategies for supporting patients in their treatment decisions. \nb.    Participants will deepen their understanding of ethical issues that arise in the process of advance care planning. \nc.     Participants will enhance their understanding of ethical issues in surrogate decision-making. \nd.    Participants will expand their knowledge of ethical and legal issues in existing and proposed Colorado legislation on advance care planning and surrogate decision-making \ne.    Participants will improve their understanding of ethical issues surrounding patient decision-making about mental and behavioral health treatment in Colorado \nf.      Participants will acquire skills for conducting ethics consultations regarding patient and surrogate decision-making. \ng.    Participants will identify gaps in their knowledge about how to support equitable and inclusive healthcare decision-making. \nJoin us for our two-day conference\, filled with outstanding education and networking you’ve come to expect from CHEF conferences. Breakfast and lunch each day\, is included in your registration. Information on educational content will be available soon. Mark your calendars! \nCHEF is committed to promoting ethical practice and collaboration by providing education and resources for clinicians\, ethicists\, educators\, administrators\, community members\, and all who have an interest in the ethical dimensions of healthcare. \nBe sure to check out our Sponsorship and Exhibit Prospectus for exclusive opportunities to connect with conference attendees! \nRegistration Process: \n\n\nYou may register as an INDIVIDUAL\, STUDENT\, RETIREE\, OR AS A GROUP. You have the option of selecting the “Full Conference” or a “One Day” registration. \n\n\n\n\nFor registrations by invoice\, requests should be directed to the CONFERENCE OFFICE. You will be sent a link to the form to register by invoice. Once registered you will receive an invoice for the registrations. All invoices must be paid in full by May 25\, 2025. \n\n\nIf you’re registering a Group please scroll down for that process. \n\n\nAll CATEGORIES-Pay Now – will receive a receipt of the transaction. Please check your spam/junk folders if you don’t receive your receipt within 24 hours. \nIMPORTANT: All completed registrations will receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive an email confirmation\, you are not registered. Please contact the conference office if you do not receive a confirmation of your registration.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/2025-colorado-healthcare-ethics-forum-chef-annual-conference-empowering-choices-ethical-dimensions-of-patient-autonomy-advance-directives-and-surrogate-decision-making-2
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250605T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250606T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
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SUMMARY:2025 Colorado Healthcare Ethics Forum (CHEF) Annual Conference: "Empowering Choices: Ethical Dimensions of Patient Autonomy\, Advance Directives\, and Surrogate Decision-Making"
DESCRIPTION:This dynamic two-day event is designed for healthcare professionals\, ethics consultants\, educators\, administrators\, and community members who navigate the complexities of ethical decision-making in patient care. Through a mix of traditional presentations and interactive workshops\, experts will provide practical tools for: \n·      Advance Care Planning  \n·      Patient-Centered Decision Aids  \n·      Capacity Assessments  \n·      Surrogate Decision-Making  \nLocation: Lowry Conference Center\, 1061 Akron Way\, Denver\, CO 80230 \nOur speakers will share strategies to support equitable and inclusive decision-making across diverse care settings\, from hospitals and clinics to pediatric and adult care. \nExpect engaging discussions\, expert insights\, and valuable networking—plus\, breakfast and lunch are included each day with your registration! \nJoin us for an enriching educational experience and connect with like-minded professionals committed to ethical healthcare practice. We are also offering three scholarships to students wishing to attend.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/2025-colorado-healthcare-ethics-forum-chef-annual-conference-empowering-choices-ethical-dimensions-of-patient-autonomy-advance-directives-and-surrogate-decision-making
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250529T175435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T175435Z
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SUMMARY:Parents’ perceptions of the utility of genetic testing in the NICU
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next ELSI Journal Club session on May 30 2025\, at 12-1 p.m. ET for a discussion of Parents’ perceptions of the utility of genetic testing in the NICU\, Genetics in Medicine\, with speakers: \n\n\nFeatured Author: Katharine Press Callahan\, MD\, MSME\, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia\n\n\nDiscussant: Jessica Ezzell Hunter\, PhD\, RTI International\n\n\nELSI Journal Club is a forum for engaging with groundbreaking research that addresses the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of clinical genetics\, featured in our journal partner\, Genetics in Medicine.  \nThis series aims to engage professionals from genetics\, genomics\, and adjacent fields in discussions about the relevance of ELSI considerations to their work\, and is equally suited for those already deeply involved in ELSI research.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/parents-perceptions-of-the-utility-of-genetic-testing-in-the-nicu
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250123T135515Z
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SUMMARY:Mediation Intensive Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Penn Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy is pleased to announce the next in-person conflict management workshops: Thursday-Sunday\, May 29-June 1\, 2025. \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. \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\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. \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/mediation-intensive-workshop
LOCATION:Inperson\, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway\,\, Dayton\,\, OH\, 45435\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20250521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20250521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20241114T161354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T161331Z
UID:94561-1747825200-1747828800@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:My well-being is tied to the well-being of the people who care for me’: Interdependence\, Care\, and Advocacy
DESCRIPTION: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\, health professionals\, and the general public. All events are free and open to the public. \nPresenter: Liv Mendelsohn\, Executive DirectorCanadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence \nLiv Mendelsohn\, MA\, MEd\, is the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence where she leads innovation\, research\, policy and program initiatives to support Canada’s caregivers and care providers. A visionary leader with more than 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector\, Liv has a been a lifelong caregiver and has lived experience of disability. Her experiences as a member of the ‘sandwich generation’ fuel her passion to build a caregiver movement in Canada to change the way that caregiving is seen\, valued\, and supported. Over the course of her career\, Liv has founded and helmed several organizations in the disability and caregiving space\, including the Wagner Green Centre for Accessibility and Inclusion and the ReelAbilities Toronto Film Festival. Liv serves as the chair of the City of Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee. She has received the City of Toronto Equity Award\, and has been recognized by University College\, University of Toronto\, Empowered Kids Ontario\, and the Jewish Community Centres of North America for her leadership. Liv is a senior fellow at Massey College and a graduate of the Mandel Institute for Non-Profit Leadership and the Civic Action Leadership Foundation Diversity Fellowship program.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/my-well-being-is-tied-to-the-well-being-of-the-people-who-care-for-me-interdependence-care-and-advocacy
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250520T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250424T144249Z
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UID:97502-1747742400-1747746000@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:"(How) Do Reasons Matter? Weighing the Influence of Parental Reasons in Pediatric Treatment"
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for the next Pediatric Ethics Grand Rounds hosted by Children’s Hospital Colorado. This month’s session\, titled “(How) Do Reasons Matter? Weighing the Influence of Parental Reasons in Pediatric Treatment\,” promises to be an engaging and insightful discussion. \nFeatured Speaker:\nAmy Caruso Brown\, MD\, MSc\, MSCS\, HEC-C\nInterim Chair\, Center for Bioethics and Humanities\nAssociate Professor of Bioethics and Humanities and of Pediatrics\, SUNY Upstate Medical University \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDescribe what is known and not known about the uses of reasons and reason-giving in pediatric decision-making practices.\nExplore arguments for and against giving moral weight to families’ reasons for refusing medically recommended treatment or requesting potentially inappropriate treatment.\nAnalyze hypothetical cases in which the reasons given by a family in support of a particular decision are ethically concerning.\n\nContinuing Education Credits will be offered. For more information\, please contact Stacy Matson.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/how-do-reasons-matter-weighing-the-influence-of-parental-reasons-in-pediatric-treatment
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250410T150726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T150726Z
UID:97251-1747742400-1747746000@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:What Would You Want? Navigating Life\, Death\, and Organ Donation When the Heart Stops
DESCRIPTION:Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is one of the most promising methods for expanding the organ pool for transplantation. Yet realizing the promise of DCD depends on careful coordination of end-of-life treatment with organ donation authorization\, organ preservation\, and recovery. We will discuss ethical and legal considerations in prioritizing goals of care while also optimizing DCD in light of technical challenges\, technological innovation\, and the sociopolitical landscape of organ donation. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the legal frameworks which guide surrogate decision making at the end of life for both clinical treatment and for organ donation.\nAppreciate the ethical challenge of prioritizing end of life clinical treatment decisions while also optimizing organ donation after circulatory death.\nRecognize potential paths toward improving communication and maintaining trust in the context of controlled donation after circulatory death.\n\nAbout the Series\nUnpacking Bedside Bioethics is a quarterly professional development clinical ethics webinar series delivered by the Center for Bioethics. Speakers identify ethical dilemmas in clinical cases\, and discuss how to apply bioethical concepts and frameworks to navigate those dilemmas. \nUpon request\, Zoom attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance to apply for Continuing Education Units for their respective professions. We are not able to offer CEUs directly to attendees. Please note\, you must attend a minimum of 75% of the talk to receive a certificate. Each talk will be recorded & posted with our other event recordings. Certificates of Attendance will not be given for watching the recording – only for those attending the Zoom session. \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\, participate in a short IPE breakout session immediately following the talk\, and complete a written reflection form following that breakout session. \nSpeaker(s)\n\n\nBrendan Parent\, JD\, is an associate professor and director of transplant ethics and policy research in the division of medical ethics with joint appointment in surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is a Principal Investigator on nonprofit and government funded grants studying ethics and regulation of transplant research. Parent serves as an independent living donor advocate\, an advisory board member for the National Kidney Foundation\, and a member of the national leadership council for The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance. He provides ethics consultation for transplant programs across the globe. Professor Parent’s current work also focuses on ethics challenges surrounding determination of death by neurologic criteria\, research on the deceased\, and artificial intelligence in health research. He has published academic articles in peer reviewed journals spanning law\, medicine\, science\, sports\, and ethics\, and his work has been featured in the Washington Post\, The NY Times\, Wired\, Chicago Tribune\, The Guardian\, and on NPR.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/what-would-you-want-navigating-life-death-and-organ-donation-when-the-heart-stops
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T133000
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CREATED:20250508T164953Z
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UID:97723-1747137600-1747143000@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:A Great Friendship: The Evolution of the Government-University Science Partnership in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Join us for May Ethics Grand Rounds on the history of federal funding of university-based research in the U.S. featuring Jonathan Engel\, PhD\, Senior Lecturer in Health Policy and Management\, and moderated by Sandra Soo-Jin Lee\, PhD\, Chief of the Division of Ethics. \nAbstract: The United States developed relationships with its research universities during World War II which produced the Manhattan Project (U. of California) and the Rad Lab (MIT)\, among others. In the years after the war\, these relationships were enhanced and enlarged through the creation of the Atomic Energy Commission\, the Office of Naval Research\, the National Institutes of Health\, and the National Science Foundation. These government-university relationships have been enormously fruitful for a variety of reasons. In this Grand Rounds\, we will explore the unusual nature of these relationships and discuss the future of science funding in the United States.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/a-great-friendship-the-evolution-of-the-government-university-science-partnership-in-the-united-states
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250513T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250424T142043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T142043Z
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SUMMARY:'Terminal Anorexia' and decision-making capacity
DESCRIPTION:Dr Anneli Jefferson will be presenting an online seminar on ‘ “Terminal Anorexia” and decision-making capacity’ at 9.30 a.m. British Summer Time on Tuesday 13 May. \nDr Jefferson is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University.  Her main research areas are philosophy of psychology and moral philosophy\, while she also works in the philosophy of psychiatry. \nWe look forward to an interesting discussion and hope that you can join us. Please feel free to share this message with friends or colleagues who may wish to attend (those interested are encouraged to register at info@bioscentre.org or subscribe here to receive a reminder and other updates).
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/terminal-anorexia-and-decision-making-capacity
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250508T164143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T164143Z
UID:97721-1746792000-1746795600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:The ELSI of Social Epigenetics
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 9 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT for then next ELSI Friday Forum: The ELSI of Social Epigenetics with speakers Michael S. Kobor\, PhD\, Erika A. Waters\, PhD\, MPH\, and Martine Lappé\, PhD.  \nAt the molecular level\, social epigenetics elucidates the impacts of exposure to environmental pollutants\, childhood adversity\, and discrimination on the human body. In turn\, it also offers insight into the biological mechanisms that determine how structural forces\, such as environmental policy or exposure to violence\, impact individual health across generations. However\, social epigenetics also has the potential to reinforce logics of genetic determinism and biological racism. On top of this\, it has the complex job of disentangling the causal mechanisms at play when determining how and why exposure to one pollutant or type of experience has specific outcomes when others do not. There are also a myriad of questions about how best to translate this work into public health\, policy\, and clinical care. This session will address how ELSI research of social epigenetics can address these issues and make social epigenetics more impactful.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-elsi-of-social-epigenetics
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250508T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250508T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250424T143001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T143001Z
UID:97500-1746705600-1746723600@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:When a Patient Hopes for a Miracle: Toward Justified Responses
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. Trevor Bibler\, Associate Professor at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine! Please feel free to share information about this event widely. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nFind a shared\, basic vocabulary when engaging with patients who hope for a miracle.\nAppreciate the complexity of a hope for a miracle—including its ethical\, spiritual\, and clinical dimensions.\nDevelop justified responses that balance patient autonomy with other ethical obligations.\n\nCME Credit will be offered for live participation. \nAll of the planners\, faculty\, or individuals in control of content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing\, marketing\, selling\, re-selling\, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. \nThe University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. \nThe University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nCME certificates are distributed once a year to learners. \nCertificates of Participation available upon request. \nFor additional information or questions\, please contact Gianna Morales . 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/when-a-patient-hopes-for-a-miracle-toward-justified-responses
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250501T172000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T172000Z
UID:97631-1746554400-1746558000@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Learn More About Columbia's M.S. in Bioethics Program from Distinguished Faculty
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. \nSpeakers:  \nRobert Klitzman\, M.D.\nProgram Director\, Bioethics; Professor of Psychiatry\, Columbia University Irving Medical Center \nDavid N. Hoffman\, J.D.\nAssistant Professor of Bioethics\, Columbia University \nArthur Kuflik\, PhD\nLecturer\, Bioethics \nBarbra Bluestone Rothschild\, M.D.\nLecturer\, Bioethics \nAnne Zimmerman\, J.D.\, M.S.\, CIPP/US\, CEET\nAdvisory Board Member\, Bioethics; Editor-in-Chief\, Voices in Bioethics; Founder and Chair\, Innovative Bioethics Forum / Modern Bioethics; Chair\, New York City Bar Association Bioethical Issues Committee \nKarla Childers\, MSJ\, MSBE\nLecturer\, Bioethics MS Program\, Columbia University; Senior Director of Strategic Projects in the Office of the Chief Medical Officer at Johnson & Johnson \nMark Manansala\nAssistant Director\, Recruitment and Admissions
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/learn-more-about-columbias-m-s-in-bioethics-program-from-distinguished-faculty-7
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250421T182833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T182833Z
UID:97413-1746100800-1746104400@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:Ethics Grand Rounds: "Why They Blow the Whistle: Exposing Abuses in Medical Research"
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Elliot is professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He attended Davidson College\, the Medical University of South Carolina and Glasgow University in Scotland. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Award\, the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History at the Library of Congress\, a resident fellowship at the Rockefeller Center in Bellagio\, Italy\, and a Weatherhead Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe\, New Mexico. In addition to his faculty position at the University of Minnesota\, Elliott is an affiliate faculty member in the Bioethics Center at the University of Otago in New Zealand\, where he previously completed a postdoctoral position. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, The New York Review of Books\, The New York Times\, Mother Jones and American Scholar. \nTalk Description: In popular culture\, whilstleblowers are conscience-driven heroes who triumph against the odds. Yet when research abuse occur\, medical institutions deny wrongdoing even when it is glaringly obvious\, and rarely do mistreated research subjects or their families get any real justice. Whistleblowing is the exception\, not the rule. In many scandles\, doctors and other staff members remain silent for years while unwitting research subjects are abused. If abuses do come to light\, the researchers are usually protected by the medical establishment while the whistleblowers are punished.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-grand-rounds-why-they-blow-the-whistle-exposing-abuses-in-medical-research
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T200358
CREATED:20250428T171332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T171332Z
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SUMMARY:Practical Responses at the Intersection of Climate Change & Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a vital conversation about practical ways in which students\, health care workers\, and healthcare systems are engaging the climate crises.  Most of us know the severity of the problem\, our discussion this year focuses on ways to get involved in solutions and resiliency. \nZoom link is here: https://iu.zoom.us/j/85801913258?pwd=dFHMjTDC2qG1FuBzc8yyVCgaPQrQhd.1 \nOur panelists: \nAMY COLLINS\, MD \nSenior Clinical Advisor For Physician Engagement \nHealth Care Without Harm \nGAYLE KOUKLIS\, MD \nUniversity of Colorado Climate Change & Health Science Policy Fellow \nUCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine \nSwedish Edmonds Medical Center \nSISTER SARA TARANGO\, CSJ \nEnvironmental Stewardship Liaison\, Southern California \nProvidence \n  \nNo registration required.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/practical-responses-at-the-intersection-of-climate-change-healthcare
LOCATION:Online
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UID:97561-1745946000-1745953200@bioethics.com
SUMMARY:No good can come of this knowledge: Why healthy older adults decline to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia
DESCRIPTION:BIO: Jessica Mozersky is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University’s Bioethics Research Center and a Faculty Scholar at the Institute for Public Health. Dr. Mozersky conducts empirical research on the ethical and social implications of new biomedical and genomic technologies. Dr. Mozersky completed her PhD in Anthropology within the Institute for Human Genetics and Health at University College London\, UK. She holds a Master’s degree in Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mozersky received 4 years of postdoctoral training in bioethics and the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genetics at the University of Pennsylvania. \nClick here to register for this talk! (Please note: the Zoom session will open at 5:00 PM\, but the talk will not begin until 5:15 PM. Attendees will be in a waiting room until the talk starts.)
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/no-good-can-come-of-this-knowledge-why-healthy-older-adults-decline-to-learn-their-risk-of-developing-alzheimers-disease-dementia
LOCATION:Hybrid\, BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 National Student Bioethics Association (NSBA) Conference
DESCRIPTION: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\, 2025. The deadline for abstract submissions is March 3rd\, 2025.  \nThe abstract submission form can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/nsba2025abstractsubmission \nAny student\, trainee\, and/or early-career scholar\, regardless of education level\, is welcome to submit an abstract as long as the topic falls within the scope of bioethics. We welcome all types of proposals whether they be peer-reviewed research\, a term paper\, internship project\, doctoral thesis\, or personal passion-project. Abstracts will either be accepted as a 15-minute oral presentation or a 3-minute poster presentation. \nRegistration form can be found here (free to attend/present): https://tinyurl.com/nsba2025conferenceregistration \n 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/2025-national-student-bioethics-association-nsba-conference
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250425T120000
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SUMMARY:Whose Job Is It\, Anyway? The Ethics and Management of Hospital Efforts on Social Determinants of Health
DESCRIPTION:Hospitals and other health care organizations face myriad opportunities to advance their ethical commitments to health equity\, including through activities that fall outside the bounds of their traditional role of caring for the sick. In recent years\, for example\, many hospitals have begun to fund housing programs\, tackle food insecurity in their local communities\, and undertake other initiatives to combat the social determinants of health inequity. As hospitals increasingly intervene on social determinants of health\, how can they ensure that their entry into this space advances\, rather than sets back\, goals of social and health justice? This talk will focus on how hospitals and health organizations can reason through their commitments and responsibilities as ethical actors in the social realm. \nLearning Objectives: After this webinar\, attendees will be able to: \n\nIdentify conflicting ethical perspectives regarding hospital efforts on social determinants of health.\nAppreciate the contributions of non-ideal justice theory to navigating these ethical conflicts.\nApply ethical insights to manage hospital efforts on the social determinants of health.\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: Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity\, School of Public Health; Center for Race\, Indigeneity\, Disability\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies\, College of Liberal Arts; College of Pharmacy; Medical School; Program in Health Disparities Research\, Medical School; School of Dentistry; School of Public Health; School of Nursing; Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility; Rural Health Research Center; Business Advancement Center for Health (BACH)\, Carlson School of Management. \nSpeaker(s)\n\n\nKelsey N. Berry\, PhD\, is a Lecturer at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of the Foundations Course Sequence for the Master of Science in Bioethics and the Co-Chair of the Organizational Ethics Consortium at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. As a health policy researcher and ethicist\, Dr. Berry employs empirical and normative methods to analyze health policy and support progress toward ethical systems of health and health care. The majority of her work addresses the intersection of health\, population level ethics\, and social justice. Special emphases of her research include the ethics of rationing scarce health resources\, the distribution of responsibility for health and social determinants of health (SDOH)\, effective models for managing ethical questions in health care systems and organizations\, and policy approaches to support the health of vulnerable populations. In tandem with her research\, she educates future leaders in ethics and bioethics through her leadership of the Graduate Fellowship in Ethics at the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and her teaching in the Master of Bioethics program at Harvard Medical School. She also consults to organizations in the health sector regarding the values-based dimensions of the activities and decisions for which they are responsible and methods for making hard choices in the face of conflicting values.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/whose-job-is-it-anyway-the-ethics-and-management-of-hospital-efforts-on-social-determinants-of-health
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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SUMMARY:April Ethics Grand Rounds
DESCRIPTION: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. \nUpon request\, Zoom attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance to apply for Continuing Education Units for their respective professions. We are not able to offer CEUs directly to attendees. Please note\, you must attend a minimum of 75% of the talk to receive a certificate. Certificates of Attendance will not be given for watching the recording – only for those attending the zoom session. \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.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/april-ethics-grand-rounds
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Bioethics":MAILTO:bioethx@umn.edu
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