The ethical imperative to protect the health of migrants in the United States is grounded in multiple frameworks, including human rights, public health ethics, and justice-based theories. This Ethics Grand Rounds will focus on a membership-based account, which argues that … Read More

A Conversation About Deciding for Others In memory of our co-founder Albert Jonsen, Ph.D., Sutter's Program in Medicine and Human Values launched Roots of Bioethics, a speaker series highlighting early pioneers in the field. For our third session, please join … Read More

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 Heather Straub, MD, Associate Professor of … Read More

Fifty years ago, in 1974, the American Psychiatric Association, following controversial debates, held an unprecedented vote to decide that homosexuality should no longer be listed as a “disease” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Yet controversies have continued over how medicine … Read More

Fifty years ago, in 1974, the American Psychiatric Association, following controversial debates, held an unprecedented vote to decide that homosexuality should no longer be listed as a “disease” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Yet controversies have continued over how medicine … Read More

Fifty years ago, in 1974, the American Psychiatric Association, following controversial debates, held an unprecedented vote to decide that homosexuality should no longer be listed as a “disease” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. Yet controversies have continued over how medicine … Read More

Professionalism is the basis of medicine's contract with society. However, increasingly, genuine medical professionalism seems to have come under threat as market and bureaucratic forces shape the practice and delivery of medicine. How has the health care organization contributed to … Read More

Join us on 03/14/25 at 12pm ET for the next ELSI Friday Forum: Enhancing Genetic Screening Access through Community Partnerships in the Cleveland African American Prostate Cancer Project, with our speakers: Sydney N. Evans, MSW, C-CHW Erika S. Trapl, PhD … Read More

Welcome to the Bios Centre Newsletter. We're delighted to report that Professor Daniel Sulmasy will be speaking to us on Wednesday 19 March on the topic of 'Continuous Deep Sedation in Palliative Care. Professor Sulmasy is Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and a Senior … Read More

Part of the intellectual life of the Health Care Ethics program is our ongoing online lecture series. This themed series consists of free and open virtual lectures/discussions occurring monthly during the academic year. Presentations are attended by students, staff, faculty, … Read More

The first annual conference of Touro University’s Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy will focus on  Reproductive Health Policy. This conference will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at the Touro University Main Campus, at 3 Times Square in New … Read More

The Master of Bioethics Program at the University of Pennsylvania Invites you to join us for our next MBE/MSME Alumni Colloquium speaker Takunda Matose, PhD, MBE  BIO: Takunda Matose is a philosopher and bioethicist who is a Research Assistant Professor … Read More