Events

Available data sets continue to grow in both size and complexity, resulting in new ethical concerns. Join us for a panel discussion on the use of Big Data in research. Our conversation will explore critical issues including: What should data … Read More

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. … Read More

Are you a junior scholar working in pediatric research ethics, gene therapy ethics, or clinical trial ethics? Would you like to share your work, hear what other junior scholars in the space are working on, and learn how to advance … Read More

About the Spearker: Nadia N. Sawicki, JD is Beazley Chair in Health Law and Georgia Reithal Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Prof. Sawicki's research addresses issues at the intersection of torts, health law, and bioethics, … Read More

Join us for Bioethics in Film: From Screen to Seminar for a compelling discussion on Happening (2021), directed by Audrey Diwan, focusing on the film’s exploration of reproductive rights and bioethical issues. Our speaker is Carol Sanger, JD, Barbara Aronstein Black Professor Emerita of Law … Read More

Join us on Friday, November 8 at 12pm ET for ELSI Friday Forum: Material (Mis)Identities: Art, Genes and Ethics, with speakers: Lucy Kim, MFA, Artist, Associate Professor in Art and Painting, Boston University Paul Vanouse, MFA, Artist, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Director of Coalesce Center for Biological Art, … Read More

This November, the national presidential and congressional elections will have enormous impacts on health care in our nation regardless of their outcome.  Please join us for an election 'debriefing' with national leaders in health policy and bioethics, to analyze what … Read More

Presented virtually by Drs. Subhasis Chatterjee, Mary Moubark, Savitri Fedson, and Joanna Smolenski.

Join us for an important Ethics Grand Rounds discussion! The Center for Bioethics and Humanities is hosting a thought-provoking virtual event on 14 November 2024 at 12:00 PM (MT). Topic: Perspectives from Both Sides: Confronting the Moral Crossroads of Normothermic … Read More

Vaccines are one of the most effective ways to reduce the spread of disease and prevent deaths, preventing more than 4 million deaths each year. However, the politicization of vaccines has resulted in increased vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. and … Read More

This 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; College of Pharmacy; Medical School; Program in Health … Read More

Im/migrants are diverse populations with different health needs who often face barriers to being healthy and accessing health care in the US. This session will explore patterns of health care use, what works well to provide care and improve access, … Read More

What are the ethical issues surrounding genetic modification? How do we define – and regulate – the line between benefit and harm? In what ways do these possibilities force us to make decisions about the value of life and impose judgments about … Read More

Marking the first anniversary of the publication of "The Lancet Commission on medicine, Nazism, and the Holocaust: historical evidence, implications for today, teaching for tomorrow," this two-day symposium, organized in cooperation with The Lancet, will be held in hybrid format-- … 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. Speaker: Benjamin Barsky, JD, MBE Emerging Bioethical Issues in Carceral Health Care and Policy BIO: Benjamin A. Barsky … Read More

Opioid use and the addiction that can follow have, in recent decades, become an enduring and profound public health crisis. How did this problem reach epidemic proportions, and where does it stand today? What tensions define debates about how to … Read More

The Occasional Human Sacrifice is an intellectual inquiry into the moral struggle that whistleblowers face, and why it is not the kind of struggle that most people imagine. Join us for a discussion with Carl Elliott about his new book. … Read More

Submit Your Proposal for the Fall Virtual APHC Conference Effective communication is a key factor that shapes what clinicians, patients, educators, learners, and society at large consider “professional” in the health care context. This virtual conference will examine all kinds … Read More