Events

Monthly interdisciplinary and inter-professional case case discussion of ethics in clinical practice

David Jones, the A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine at Harvard University, will continue the 2018-19 Berman Institute Seminar Series with his talk, “Must Innovators Study the Unintended Consequences of New Therapies? Lessons from Cardiac Therapeutics,” on March 11.

Exploring the history, politics, and ethics of infectious disease response in a post-genomic world

Monthly interdisciplinary and inter-professional case case discussion of ethics in clinical practice

Marion Danis, Head of the Section on Ethics and Health Policy in the Department of Bioethics at the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health, will continue the 2018-19 Berman Institute Seminar Series with the talk, “Engaging the Public in Setting Health Care Priorities,” on March 25.

Brian Carter, William T. and Marjorie Sirridge Professor in Medical Humanities at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, will continue the Berman Institute’s 2018-19 seminar series when he delivers the Hutzler-Rives Memorial Lecture: “Insights from patienthood: A pediatrician and bioethicist’s reflections on pediatric palliative care” on April 8.

An innovative project that presents Greek plays as a catalyst for discussions about death, illness, palliative care, and the challenges faced by patients, families, and medical professionals today.

An innovative project that presents Greek plays as a catalyst for discussions about death, illness, palliative care, and the challenges faced by patients, families, and medical professionals today.

Lunch available at 11:30

Effy Vayena will continue the 2018-19 Berman Institute Seminar Series with the talk, “Digital Health Ethics: The Systemic Oversight Approach.” Her current research focus is on ethical and policy questions in personalized medicine and digital health.