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SUMMARY:CARE Panel: The End of Animal Models for Preclinical Research?
DESCRIPTION:As AI and computational modeling transform research\, scientists are reexamining the role of animal models in scientific research and drug discovery. This discussion explores the ethical and practical implications of reducing animal testing in light of a recent federal push to do so. Panelists will consider the possibilities\, limitations\, and trade-offs of technological innovation in advancing humane and effective research. \nPanelists:\n\nAllyson Bennett | Professor of Psychology\, College of Letters & Science\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\nChristine Petersen | Associate Dean for Research\, College of Veterinary Medicine\, OSU\nNaomi Scheinerman | Assistant Professor of Bioethics\, College of Medicine\, OSU\nSeth Weinberg | Associate Dean for Research\, College of Engineering\, Professor\, Biomedical Engineering\, OSU\n\nRegister at go.osu.edu/care-animals
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/care-panel-the-end-of-animal-models-for-preclinical-research
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SUMMARY:Unrepresented: The Ethics of Caring for Patients Without Surrogates
DESCRIPTION:Description and Learning Objectives: Coming Soon \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)\nJaime Konerman-Sease\, PhD\, HEC-C\, is a Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics. She is a member of the team at the Center for Bioethics that provides clinical ethics services for the MHealth Fairview System. Her role includes clinical ethics consultation\, policy development\, and education for all hospitals in the MHealth Fairview system. Additionally\, she is a member of the UMMC Ethics Committee. \nDr. Konerman-Sease’s academic work focuses on Disability Bioethics\, Medicine and Literature\, and Religious Bioethics. By drawing from historical sources\, she highlights novel solutions to modern-day health care problems. Her current project draws on the novels of Jane Austen to provide solutions to the marginalization of patients with chronic and incurable illnesses in Medicine. Her future work will continue to focus on the intersection of Medicine\, Literature\, Theology and Disability. \nDr. Konerman-Sease completed her PhD in Health Care Ethics and Theology at Saint Louis University in 2022. Konerman-Sease was a 2020-2021 Student Intern for Ethics and Theology at CommonSpirit Health\, where she assisted in clinical ethics consultation\, policy development\, and scarce resource allocation. She received the 2023 Emerging Scholar Award from the Institute on Theology and Disability for her doctoral work on chronic illness\, Jane Austen\, and Christian theology.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/unrepresented-the-ethics-of-caring-for-patients-without-surrogates
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The Hippocratic Society Conference - Call for Abstracts: Hope In & For Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Burnout\, moral distress\, workforce shortages\, institutional pressures\, financial conflicts of interest\, professional creep\, intractable pain\, uncertain diagnoses… many forces in healthcare today feel overwhelming. Against such challenges\, individual action can seem futile. \nWhat can one clinician do to change a reimbursement structure? What can a student do in the face of entrenched institutional dysfunction? How do we pursue a more beautiful practice of medicine when time and clarity feel increasingly scarce? \nWe propose that healthcare today needs the virtue of Hope. \nHope acts now for the sake of a future good. It embraces uncertainty yet moves forward in the face of it. Hope envisions a better future aligned with medicine’s deepest commitments and sustains us as we work to build it\, especially when outcomes are not guaranteed. \nAt this year’s conference\, we will explore the virtue of Hope in medicine: \n\nHow can we cultivate hope with and for our patients\, colleagues\, and institutions?\nHow do we sustain hope in medical education and clinical formation?\nHow do we maintain hope in our own lives as clinicians and trainees?\nWhat is the good we seek\, and what practices help us persevere toward it?\nFor what and for whom are we hoping?\n\nWe welcome abstracts from physicians\, faculty\, trainees\, and students reflecting on Hope\, virtue\, clinical experience\, or any topic connected to the Hippocratic Society’s mission. See suggested topics below. \nAbstract Submissions  \nAbstracts can address the following format/presentations: \n\nResearch – Qualitative\, theoretical\, or educational research\nEssays/Narrative – Narrative medicine or philosophical/ethical exploration\nCreative Piece – Poetry\, short stories\, visual art\, audio/film\nWorkshop – Interactive sessions\, case discussions\, or virtue-related skill development\n\nAbstract should be 300-500 words and include 1-3 learning objectives. \nAll submissions are due by 11:59 pm on January 31st. \nSubmissions will be reviewed by our Conference Planning Committee\, and decisions will be returned by February 28th. \nPlease email contact@hippsoc.org with any questions. \nSubmit Here \nSuggested Topics  \nThemes Specifically Related to Hope \n\nHope as a virtue in clinical practice\nHope in medical training and formation\nSustaining hope amid uncertainty\, suffering\, and complexity\nHope and moral distress; hope and renewal\nHope for institutions\, communities\, and the future of medicine\n\nTopics Drawn from the Hippocratic Society’s Mission \n\nMoral and professional formation of clinicians\nCharacter development and the virtues of the good physician\nThe role of community\, mentorship\, and “moral friendship” in becoming a good clinician\nThe nature\, purpose\, and ends of medicine\nThe meaning of suffering\, illness\, healing\, and dying well\nGood clinical judgement (prudence) and its cultivation\nThe clinician-patient relationship\nChallenges of corporatization\, demoralization\, and the “provider” identity\nExperiences from Hippocratic Fora\, Symposia\, or chapter activities\n\nOther Eligible Topics \n\nNarrative accounts of clinicians or patients\nReflections on teaching virtue or ethics\nEducational innovation related to formation\nResearch for flourishing\, burnout\, moral injury\, purpose\, or medical culture
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/the-hippocratic-society-conference-call-for-abstracts-hope-in-for-medicine
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:MBE/MSME Alumni Colloquium: “Ensuring Ethical Approaches to Xenotransplantation”
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Laura Kimberly\, PhD\, MBE  \nBIO: Laura L. Kimberly\, PhD\, MSW\, MBE is an Assistant Professor in the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery and the Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Population Health at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine. Her research explores ethical and psychosocial implications of innovative surgical interventions\, with a focus on health equity and quality of life across the lifespan. She has published extensively on ethical and psychosocial considerations in vascularized composite allotransplantation\, xenotransplantation\, and innovations in solid organ donation and transplantation. Dr. Kimberly is a faculty collaborator in the NYU Center for Surgical and Transplant Applied Research and a member of the NYU Transplant Ethics and Policy Research Program Advisory Board. Beyond NYU\, she serves on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Transplantation’s Psychosocial and Ethics Community of Practice. \nClick here for the full list of Alumni Speaker Series talks
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/mbe-msme-alumni-colloquium-ensuring-ethical-approaches-to-xenotransplantation
LOCATION:Hybrid\, BRB 251\, Biomedical Research Bldg II/III\, 421 Curie Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ethics Grand Rounds: All May Not Be What it Seems: Dementia Diagnosis & Elder Mistreatment
DESCRIPTION:This virtual event will feature a compelling discussion led by Elizabeth Bloemen\, MD\, Assistant Professor of Medicine\, Division of Geriatrics\, CU School of Medicine. \nPlease 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. \nCertificates of Participation and CME Credit will be offered for live participation* from the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities are available upon request.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-grand-rounds-all-may-not-be-what-it-seems-dementia-diagnosis-elder-mistreatment
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Existential Issues for Species: Deextinction and Deliberate Extinction
DESCRIPTION:From the dire wolf to the screwworm\, scientists are turning the tools of genetics to the elimination–and recreation–of entire nonhuman species. This webinar explores how and why genetic technologies might be used to eradicate some species and recreate others\, with a focus on recent efforts and near future possibilities. The ethics of manipulating other species in these ways will then be considered: How should risks and benefits be understood and weighed? How might both deextinction and deliberate extinction challenge and alter understandings of the human relationship to nature? And how should such existential decisions be made? \nPanelists: \nGregory Kaebnick\, PhD\, Beth Shapiro\, PhD  \nModerator: \nAlta Charo\, JD \nRegister! 
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/existential-issues-for-species-deextinction-and-deliberate-extinction
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Virtual Therapy? Navigating AI-Powered Interventions for Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Generative AI has the potential to expand access to mental health support and treatment. From apps to bots to “therapy” modes within larger systems\, anyone with a smartphone in their palm now has access to countless tools that implicitly and/ or explicitly promise to improve mental health. Alongside this rapid technological expansion and innovation\, however\, accounts of serious negative outcomes associated with these AI innovations\, including user suicide\, are emerging. In addition\, our nation’s youth may be particularly susceptible to the risks – known and unknown – of these AI-powered tools and systems. \nIn this seminar\, three experts join Center Director Rebecca Brendel MD\, JD in elucidating: \n\nwhat we know (and don’t know) about the benefits and harms of AI-powered interventions for mental health\,\ncore ethical concerns and guiding principles for the future\, and\npossible paths forward to enable innovation and access while also advancing benefit and safety.\n\nSpeakers:  \nMarlynn Wei\, MD\, JD \nPsychiatrist\, Psychotherapist\, and Author \nMarlynn Wei\, MD\, JD is a psychiatrist\, psychotherapist\, and author whose writing on AI and mental health for Psychology Today has reached nearly 4 million readers. Her expertise on AI therapy\, AI companions\, and AI-mediated delusions has been featured on CBS Mornings\, CNN\, PBS\, and The Huffington Post. She is a graduate of Yale School of Medicine and Yale Law School and completed her psychiatry residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean\, where she served as chief resident and received the Anne Alonso Psychotherapy Award. Dr. Wei specializes in psychodynamic and experiential therapy for professionals in her New York City practice. \nAndrew Clark\, MD \nChild\, Adult and Forensic Psychiatrist \nAndrew Clark\, MD is a forensic\, child\, and adult psychiatrist with a private practice in Cambridge. He was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for 20 years\, working as the Medical Director of the Children and the Law Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. He subsequently joined the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine\, where he served as Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry in addition to Medical Director of Outpatient Psychiatry. He has maintained an active treatment practice of child\, adolescent\, and adult psychiatry throughout his career\, and also worked for sixteen years as the Director of Psychiatry Services at the Suffolk County House of Correction. \nRyan K. McBain\, PhD \nAssistant Professor of Medicine at HMS \nRyan K. McBain\, PhD is a health economist whose work focuses on improving access to mental health and substance use services\, both in the U.S. and internationally. He specializes in analyzing supply-side constraints and evaluating the effectiveness of digital technologies—including telehealth and generative AI—in expanding care. His has published over 100 articles in leading academic journals such as The Lancet\, JAMA Psychiatry\, and Health Affairs. He is also a regular contributor to the public discourse on technology and mental healthcare\, with his research and commentaries featured in major media outlets such as The New York Times\, Washington Post\, and LA Times. \nModerator:  \nRebecca Brendel\, MD\, JD \nDirector of the Center for Bioethics at HMS \nRebecca Brendel\, MD\, JD is the Director of the Center for Bioethics\, Frances Glessner Lee Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine in the Field of Legal Medicine and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She bases her clinical work in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where she is the director of Law and Ethics at the Center for Law\, Brain\, and Behavior\, provides medical oversight for the hospital’s inpatient guardianship team\, and practices clinical and forensic psychiatry. She is a past president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) from 2022 to 2023\, of which she is a distinguished fellow. Dr. Brendel is also a past president and fellow of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (2018-2019). She is currently co-opted consultant to the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Ethics Committee and in her final of a seven-year appointment to the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA)\, of which she presently serves as Chair.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/virtual-therapy-navigating-ai-powered-interventions-for-mental-health
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251215T100000
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SUMMARY:“Bioethics\, AI Politics\, and a New World Order” Winter School Online December 15-20\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:This week-long virtual program invites students\, researchers\, and professionals from all disciplines to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping ethics\, medicine\, global health\, and human rights.\nSessions will feature leading scholars including Jonathan D. Moreno (University of Pennsylvania)\, Inmaculada de Melo-Martin (Weill Cornell Medicine)\, Michael Berman\, MD (Mount Sinai)\, and James Hughes (Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies)\, among others. \nWe are also proud to share that our current interns will be actively assisting and co-hosting sessions\, helping facilitate discussions\, and engaging participants throughout the week — making this both a learning and leadership experiencefor students involved with BEI. \nWe would be grateful if your organization could help share this opportunity with your students and networks via newsletter\, bulletin\, or academic listserv. \nProgram contact:\nAna Lita\, PhD — Director\, Bioethics Education International\n📧 alita@globalbioethics.org | 🌐 https://bioethicseducation.org/author/analita/| 📱 WhatsApp +1 646-269-0773 \nProgram Dates: December 15–20\, 2025 (online)\nAudience: Open to all disciplines; no prior bioethics experience required.\nTheme: Bioethics\, AI politics\, and global governance in medicine and technology.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/bioethics-ai-politics-and-a-new-world-order-winter-school-online-december-15-20-2025
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Ethics Case Conference: "Trisomy 18: Prenatal Diagnosis\, Prognostication\, & Genetic Bias"
DESCRIPTION:Christen Paradissis\, PhD – AMBI – Albany Medical College \nDr. Paradissis is a clinical ethics fellow at the Alden March Bioethics Institute. She obtained a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Utah in 2024. In addition to her doctoral work\, Dr. Paradissis has served as a writing panel member for the American Nurses Association’s 2024 revision of the Code of Ethics\, was a nursing ethics intern at the Cleveland Clinic in 2021 and practiced as a registered nurse from 2016-2019. Her research focuses on the ethics of trust\, betrayal and blame in tripartite relationships in the healthcare setting\, as well as discerning the boundaries of professional practice. She is interested in thinking about the role health care institutions play in setting expectations of trust between nurses and patients\, about how breakdowns in trust occur when nurses\, patients\, and institutions blame one another\, and about what practices of blame between such parties are morally permissible. \nMary Helen Schwartz\, MD – Albany Medical Center \nDr. Schwartz joined the Department of Pediatrics in August 2023\, specializing in Pediatric Hospital Medicine with a special interest in Pediatric Palliative Care\, and has been appointed an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She completed a fellowship with the Department of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center\, and she completed a Pediatrics Residency at Stony Brook University in New York. Dr. Schwartz earned her medical degree at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia.
URL:https://bioethics.com/event/ethics-case-conference-trisomy-18-prenatal-diagnosis-prognostication-genetic-bias
LOCATION:Online
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