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The Center for Bioethics envisions ethical and socially responsible healthcare, public health, and health policy. 

Fall Courses

BTHX 5325 Biomedical Ethics

BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics

Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C and Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Thurs. 1-3:30 pm | Online
 

 

 

BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics

BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics

Debra DeBuin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Tues. 1-3:30 pm | Online

Events
Oct
2

Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action

  • Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FSBM
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Nov
20

Rolling Back Clean Air: How Relaxed PM₂.₅ Standards Threaten Health Gains, Widen Inequities, and Strain Care

  • Shreepada Tripathy, MD, MBA, MS-SA, FAAP, FHM
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Dec
8

Ethical Issues in Posted Behavior Signs

  • Autumn Fiester, PhD
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Recent Talks

News
Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C.

The End of an Absolute: Jehovah’s Witnesses Reconsider Blood Product Transfusions

Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C, coauthored the essay “The End of an Absolute: Jehovah’s Witnesses Reconsider Blood Product Transfusions” in Bioethics Today.
Amy Lauren Fairchild, PhD, MPH

Public Health Leaders Report Widespread Harassment, Threats After COVID-19

Amy Fairchild, PhD, is quoted in the article “Public health leaders report widespread harassment, threats after COVID-19,” in Medical Xpress.
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Bioethics in Focus
Surgerons in operating room with transplant organ in case

Normothermic Regional Perfusion: An Introduction to a Controversial Way to Obtain Organs for Transplant

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