Past Events Archive
2019
Healthcare Legal Partnerships (HLPs): Advancing health equity by incorporating legal services in healthcare delivery
- Eileen Weber, DNP, JD, BSN, PHN, RN, University of Minnesota
We know that what impacts health lies largely outside of normal healthcare delivery. We call these the negative social determinants of health. One in six people with low incomes need legal help to overcome these determinants and improve…
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…
Opioid Addiction in America: Leveraging Community Expertise
- Laura Palombi, PharmD, MPH, MAT, University of Minnesota
- Matthew Filner, PhD, Metropolitan State University
This presentation identified ways that inter-professional community-engaged research, scholarship, and practice can be useful in combating opioid use disorder. Participants learned: (1) To articulate the benefits of inter-professional…
Opioid Addiction in America: Reframing Public Perceptions and Policy Solutions
- Sarah Gollust, PhD, University of Minnesota
The speaker discussed what is known about public perceptions of the opioid crisis and particularly what policy solutions Americans find acceptable. She also discussed the roles of the media in reinforcing certain policy narratives and the…
Opioid Addiction in America: Where do we stand?
- Dana Farley, Minnesota Department of Health
How did the opioid epidemic become a major killer in Minnesota? More Minnesotans die from opioid overdoses than in traffic accidents! In this healthiest of states, some Minnesota groups have the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in…
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…