This monthly conference series at Johns Hopkins Hospital attracts 60-70 attendees to each session from the entire hospital community – physicians, nurses, medical students, social workers, chaplains, etc. – to participate in discussion about an important clinical ethics issue.
2018-19 Panels | 2017-18 | 2016-17 | 2015-16
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Looking Back and Looking Forward 2019
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
When Patients Refuse Aspects of Care that Affects Overall Treatment Plan
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
26th Annual Shallenberger Lecture
“Beyond Charity: Re-Imagined Communities”
James Corbett, M.Div., J.D.
Principal, Initium Health
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Informed Consent: When Patients Change Their Minds
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Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Ethical Challenges Associated with Enrolling Families in Genetic/Genomic Research
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
Ethical decision-making for patients with substance use disorders requiring repeat cardiac valve replacement surgery
Issues of Distrust Around Neurological Death, Organ Donation and the Role of Spiritual Care
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Breastfeeding for US Women with HIV – A Medical and Ethical Analysis
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
(Video not available at panelist’s request)
Ethics and the Care of Transgender Patients – Justice / Harm / Respect
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Ethics for Lunch: The Intersection of Decision-Making Capacity and Mental Illness
Sept 18, 2018
2017-18
September 19, 2017
Title: Towards a Bioethical Framework for Brain Death
Moderated by: Dr. Robert D. Stevens, MD, FCCM
October 17, 2017
Title: Ethical Challenges in Supporting Young Adults with Disabilities and Their Families
Moderated by: Dr. Michelle Melicosta, MD
November 21, 2017
Title: Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis: Who Should Get Society’s Precious Resources?
Moderated by Andrew Cameron, MD, PhD
December 19, 2017
Title: Identifying Spiritual Distress and Chaplain Interventions (Summary)
Moderated by Ty Crowe MDiv
January 16, 2018
Moderator: Dr. Thomas Crawford
Title: Ultra-expensive medical treatment in a resource constrained environment: The case of Spinraza
February 20, 2018
Moderator: Dr. Debra Mathews
Topic: The ethics behind direct-to-consumer genetic testing
March 20, 2018
Moderator: Lee Daugherty Biddison MD, MPH
Topic: When Family and Care Team Concerns about Pain Management Collide
May 15, 2018
Moderator: Dr. Maggie Moon
Title: Responsible Innovation in Pediatric Surgery
2016-17
September 20, 2016
Ethics and the Unresponsive Patient
Moderated by Robert Stevens, MD
October 18, 2016
Too Few Medications: Having to Choose Which Children Receive Scarce Life-Saving Medicines
Moderated by Yoram Unguru, MD, MS, MA
November 15, 2016
Risky Treatment in Suspected Stroke: Decision Making in a Time-Sensitive Situation
Moderated by Zackary Berger, MD, PhD
December 20, 2016
Patient Spirituality and the Receiving of Spiritual Care in the Hospital
Moderated by Ty Crowe, MDiv
January 17, 2017
Not Well Enough for Discharge: Exploring Appropriate Care for the Chronically Hospitalized
Moderated by Mark T. Hughes, MD, MA
March 21, 2017
“Who knows the best interests of a parentless child? The challenges of medical decision-making for children in foster care.”
Moderated by Renee Boss, MD, MHS
April 18, 2017
“Responding to Patients Who Make Racist, Sexist or Otherwise Offensive Comments”
Moderated by Joe Carrese, MD, MPH
May 16, 2017
Topic: The Ethical Pitfalls of Caring for Patients with Chronic Pain
Moderated by Michael Clark, MD, MPH, MBA
2015-16
January 19, 2016
The Ethics of Do Not Resuscitate Orders
Moderated by Mark Hughes, MD, MA
February 16, 2016
Everyday Ethics within Time-Strained, Pediatrics Clinics
Moderated by Margaret Moon, MD, MPH
March 15, 2016
Determination of Medical Decision-Making Capacity
Moderated by Sharon Owens ACNP-BC, PhD
April 19, 2016
Public Engagement and the Allocation of Scarce, Lifesaving, Medical Resources
Moderated by Dr. Lee Daugherty Biddison, MD, MPH
May 17, 2016
Claims of Conscience in Clinical Practice
Moderated by Dr. Cynda H. Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN
June 21, 2016
Bias Towards Patients in Pain
Moderated by Sophie Lanzkron, MD