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.
2020-21 Panels
Tuesday, Nov. 17, Noon Ethical Issues in the Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine Watch the Video
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Should Children Be Told They Are Sick or Dying When Their Parents Refuse? Watch the Video
Tuesday, Sept. 15, Noon Ethics for Lunch: Hospital Visitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Weighing the Benefits and Harms of Restricting Visitors Watch the Video
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
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
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