Emma Pierson, PhD Dr. Pierson is the Zhang Family Endowed professor and assistant professor of computer science at Berkeley, and core faculty in the Computational Precision Health program. She develops data science and machine learning methods to study inequality and … Read More
There has been significant concern surrounding the procedures and conditions for donation after circulatory death (DCD). As organ procurement organizations face increased pressure, there have been conflicts and concerns over the expectations for how patients who have designated themselves as … Read More
Wise Decisions: The place of love in AI-informed health care It remains to be seen exactly what AI will be able to facilitate in the area of health care. However, it is already clear that its impact is likely to … Read More
For over three decades, the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has advanced scholarship on the ELSI of genetics and genomics. The ELSI Congress brings together scholars who are dedicated to understanding … Read More
The 14th International Conference on Ethics Education is going to take place in the Netherlands! Jointly organised by the International Association for Ethics Education (IAEE) and the Department of Ethics, Law and Medical Humanities from AmsterdamUMC With the central theme … Read More
What does it mean to be human and created in the image of God at a time when we are being reduced to data and algorithms? This conference explores why the ancient myth of Prometheus still matters for thinking about … Read More
Join us for the 21st annual Seattle Children’s Pediatric Bioethics Conference, Adding Life to Their Years: Pediatrics, Palliative Care and Ethics, from July 17–18, 2026, at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. This year’s conference will focus on issues … Read More
Care of the sick and dying has always been a core Christian ministry. For much of the past two millennia, the local hospice or clinic run by Catholic sisters was the only health care facility in town. Today, many hospitals, … Read More
This session will examine the ethical status of slow codes — resuscitation attempts intentionally performed without genuine effort — in cases where CPR is futile or medically inappropriate but where implementing a DNAR order is challenging or conflict-ridden. Clinicians in … Read More
Building forth on the Ethics Education Program of UNESCO, this workshop is designed to enhance the educational skills and abilities of ethics teachers. We explicitly invite academics who soon will start, or have just started, teaching ethics. However, experience has … Read More
Care for the dying and their loved ones is a most rewarding but also challenging endeavor. Such care can evoke complex moral questions that often defy standard methods of ethical analysis. In this seminar, we enter into dialogue with the … Read More
