Unpacking Bedside Bioethics

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Unpacking Bedside Bioethics is a quarterly, virtual series for health professionals to deepen their understanding of clinical ethics.

Center for Bioethics core and affiliate faculty introduce foundational bioethics concepts, identify ethical dilemmas in clinical cases, and discuss how to apply bioethical frameworks to resolve those dilemmas.

This inter-professional series is geared towards physicians, nurses, pharmacists, chaplains, social workers, and clinical staff. Health professions students are also encouraged to attend.  

Upcoming Events
Unpacking Bedside Bioethics Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024, Noon - 1 pm
The Angst in Adolescent Decision-Making
  • Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C
Unpacking Bedside Bioethics Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Noon - 1 pm
Withdrawing and Withholding: Distinctions and Controversies in End of Life Care
  • Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C
Past Events

Conscientious Objection: The Pharmacist’s Right to Refuse to Fill Contraceptive Prescriptions

  • Tim Stratton, PhD, RPh, FAPhA, University of Minnesota, Duluth

When Can Clinicians Refuse an AMA Discharge Request? The Ethical Challenge of AMA Discharges and Involuntary Hospitalization

  • Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C, University of Minnesota

Standards for Surrogate Decision-Making

  • Jennifer Needle, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota

Informed Consent: Beyond "Consenting" the Patient

  • Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Miriam Shapiro, MD, University of Minnesota Medical School

“Who Ya Gonna Call?” When Your Patients Can’t Decide by Themselves

  • Joan Henriksen, PhD, RN, HEC-C, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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