Past Events Archive
2020
Communicating about Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis: Influence of Norms, Evidence, and Stories
- Sarah Gollust, PhD, University of Minnesota
Most American women are not aware that routine mammograms can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of breast cancer. Dr. Gollust presents findings from a 2019 survey assessing women's attitudes about breast cancer screening and their…
2019
Minnesota is Ready for the End of Life Options Act: Evolving Status of Medical Aid in Dying
- Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, Mitchell-Hamline School of Law
Each year, 44,000 Minnesotans die. Nearly one-fourth die from cancer. Many of these patients want to control the timing and manner of their death. Today, terminally ill patients have several “exit options” in Minnesota. But they generally…
Prenatal Decision-Making at the Limits of Viability: A Qualitative Examination of Neonatologists’ Consultation Practices
- Chris Collura, MD, MA, Mayo Clinic
When delivery of an extremely premature baby is anticipated at 22 to 24 weeks of gestation, the standard of care is for a specialist in Neonatology to consult with families to determine family-centered goals of care to best determine…
Social Public Health and Ghana's National Response to HIV
- Amos Laar, MA, University of Ghana
Researcher, ethicist, and public health advocate Amos Laar, PhD, connects the dots between HIV and the social, cultural, ethical and human rights issues systemically integrated with the disease in Ghana. For his MA, Laar's completed a…
Who decides? Perspectives from key stakeholders in adolescent advance care planning
- Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota
Advance care planning supports patient-centered decision-making by discussing goals, values, and preferences for future medical care. This process involves three key stakeholders: the patient, their surrogate decision-maker, and their…
Preventing Sexual Harassment in Science, Engineering, & Medicine
- Frazier Benya, MA, PhD, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
In this talk, Dr. Benya discussed the recent National Academies report that examines the effect of sexual harassment on women in scientific, technical, and medical fields in academia. Dr. Benya shared strategies and practices that can be…
Therapeutic Misperceptions: Deficiencies of Understanding & Appreciation in Clinical Research
- Bryan A. Sisk, MD, MSCI, Washington University in St. Louis
Informed consent requires that research participants understand the study under consideration and appreciate its implications for their interests. Therapeutic misconception – which occurs when individuals confuse the purposes of clinical…
2018
Climate Justice: A Bioethics Perspective
- Andrew Jameton, PhD, University of Minnesota
The background to justice in bioethics revolves around fair access to costly health care resources. Meanwhile, social movements emphasize economic, racial, and identity inequalities within the United States. The demands of climate change…
2017
The Girl with the DNR Tattoo
- Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM, University of MInnesota
What truly is a patient's right to self-determine? Can an advance directive take any form? This talk looked at the complexities of autonomous decision making and end of life through the eyes of a young adult expressing her wishes in the…
Vector-Borne Diseases & Gene Drive
- Jerome Singh, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD, MHSc, University of Toronto
The speaker provides Ethical, Legal, Social Issues (ELSI) support to the Gates Foundation and its partners on gene drive research and its applications. In short, using a promising new technology called CRISPR/Cas9 to do targeted genome…