BTHX 5650 | Disability Ethics
Sept. 3 - Dec. 10
This course introduces critical disability studies perspective to contemporary issues in healthcare. Students will analyze a range of issues including medical aid in dying, eugenics, prenatal testing, cochlear implant technology, and sterilization and establish disability-informed approaches to contemporary health care dilemmas. Assignments include readings from diverse authors, viewings, research papers, and presentations.
About the Instructor:
Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, Clinical Ethics Assistant Professor
Expertise: Clinical Ethics | Disability Bioethics | Religious Bioethics | Narrative Bioethics | Medicine and Literature