Berman Institute Monthly Newsletter – February 2021
February 2021
Announcements
The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics is pleased to announce that two members of its faculty, Debra JH Mathews, PhD, and Maria Merritt, PhD, have been elected as Fellows by The Hastings Center.
Hastings Center Fellows are a group of more than 200 individuals of outstanding accomplishment whose work has informed scholarship and public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology. Their common distinguishing feature is uncommon insight and impact in areas of critical concern to the Center–how best to understand and manage the inevitable values questions, moral uncertainties, and societal effects that arise as a consequence of advances in the life sciences, the need to improve health and health care for people of all ages, and mitigation of human impact on the natural world.
Events
Fair Partnership as a Determinant of Effectiveness of Global Health Campaigns and Implications for Research Ethics – Jim Lavery, PhD, MSc
Berman Institute Seminar Series
February 8, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
The dominant paradigm of research ethics around the world is tightly focused on the protection of individual research participants through adherence to pre-specified procedures, such as informed consent. This emphasis on obligations to protect individual research participants has marginalized other dimensions of the global research enterprise that have clear ethical significance. In this presentation Lavery will outline what he sees as some of the defining features of the dominant research ethics paradigm and argue that at least two major ethical considerations are not adequately acknowledged or addressed in this paradigm. Join here on Zoom with password “Lavery”.
Moving beyond the social construct of race in genomics research – Vence L. Bonham, Jr., JD
February 10, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
Mr. Bonham is the Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities. Additionally, Mr. Bonham is an Associate Investigator within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch, where Mr. Bonham directs the Health Disparities Unit. the mission of the HDU is to investigate approaches to translating new genomic knowledge and precision medicine into clinical settings without exacerbating health inequities. Join here on Zoom.
39th Brin Lecture in Medical Ethics – Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, FACP
February 11, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins is pleased to announce The 39th David barap Brin Lecture in Medical Ethics. Join Professor Matthew Wynia on a discussion on the ethics and the “police powers” of public health. Join here on Zoom.
Centering Voices of Formerly and Currently Incarcerated Leaders in the Movement: From Prison Cells to PhD – Education over Incarceration
February 16, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Keynote Speaker: Stanley Andrisse, PhD, Assistant Professor, Howard University College of Medicine and Executive Director, From Prison Cells to PhD. Link for free registration.
Data Sharing in the Time of COVID-19
Hot Topics in Research Ethics: Dr. Phaik Yeong Cheah
February 22, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EST
The importance of promoting effective, ethical, and equitable data sharing in health research has increased in the time of COVID-19. International funders have mandated that funding recipients share data from research related to COVID-19 as soon as the study is completed, regardless of publication status. However, there are many challenges related to data sharing. This presentation will describe some of the international initiatives related to data sharing and discuss some potential solutions to some of their associated challenges. Register here for free.
Can Agriculture Save the Planet Before It Destroys It? – Jack Bobo, CEO – Futurity
Berman Institute Seminar Series
February 22, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
Join here on Zoom with password “Bobo”.
Symposium: COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Strategy and Implementation
Columbia Program in Vaccine Education
February 22 – February 26
The Program in Vaccine Education at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons’ mission is to educate medical students and to inform health care professionals, public health experts, academic, government and industry researchers, policy makers, global health non-governmental organizations, journalists, and the general public as to the cutting-edge advances and challenges in modern vaccine development. Ruth Faden will give a presentation titled “Ethical challenges in assuring global access to vaccines: a view from the North.” Register here for free.
Outreach
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Ethics and Human Rights Considerations
Physicians for Human Rights
January 29, 1:00 PM EST
Ruth Faden served on the panel.
COVID-19 Vaccines: An Ethical Approach Towards Who, What, Why, When, and Where
January 26
Yoram Unguru spoke to The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore.
Bright Now Speaker Series: Ask a Bioethicist!
January 14, 12:00 pm EST
A Q&A with Jeffrey Kahn.
Recipient Perspectives on HIV positive-to-positive Transplantation
January 14
Jeremy Sugarman was a presenter at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Virtual Meeting.
[Video] Grey Matters: What the History of Vaccines Can Tell Us About the Future
The Science & Entertainment Exchange
January 13, 4:00 pm EST
Ruth Faden served on the panel.
How Do We Ethically Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines?
New York Stem Cell Foundation
January 7, 5:00 pm EST
Jeffrey Kahn served on the panel.
Human Genome Editing and the Ethics of Designing Our Shared Future
January 6
Jeffrey Kahn presented at the ESSEC Business School iMagination Week, hosted by the Masters in Management program.
COVID-19 Vaccine: Ethics and Equity
January 6
Yoram Unguru gave a talk at the Lifebridge Health Legislative Discussion
An Ethical Approach Towards Prioritizing COVID-19 Vaccines in Health Care Settings
Yoram Unguru spoke at the Sinai Hospital Town Hall.
Let’s Talk Digital Ethics
Jeffrey Kahn was an invited panelist at the Network of Digital Evidence in Health’s 4th Annual NODE.health Digital Medicine Conference.
Reworking Justice in Research: The Time is Now
Jeremy Sugarman served as the moderator of this panel at the 2020 Advancing Ethical Research Virtual Conference, PRIM&R’s virtual conference.
National Equity and WHO SAGE Guidance
Ruth Faden presented at the Vaccine Allocation and Social Justice Conference.
Vaccine Ethics: What Are We Learning from COVID-19?
Hosted by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, this event was moderated by Jeffrey Kahn and Ruth Faden was a panelist.