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4y ago
Exec. Director Christine Mitchel Weighs in on Parents' Decision-Making Limits
While parents do have substantial control over their children’s medical care, it’s a well-established principle that medical providers also have some responsibility, said Christine Mitchell, executive director of the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics and a nurse ..read more
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4y ago
Where Will AI Take Us
Center Director Robert Truog authored an perspective piece, "Of Slide Rules and Stethoscopes: AI and the Future of Doctoring," in the September-October 2019 issue of ..read more
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4y ago
Center Luncheon at 2019 ASBH Conference
Saturday, October 26 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Room 320 David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, PA ..read more
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5y ago
Balancing Safety and Innovation
With the first audience question, Ethical Frontiers in Biotechnology got immediate and real. The questioner was a father who had come to the September seminar, “Clinical Trials and Stem Cell Tourism,” hopeful of gaining knowledge as he considers stem cell therapy to treat his child’s autism ..read more
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Bioethics and the Future
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Daniel Callahan on July 16, 2019. Callahan, was undoubtedly one of the founders of modern bioethics. He was a mentor, scholar, and friend ..read more
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2019 Capstone Symposium
Graduating students from the Master of Bioethics Program will present their scholarly work during the 2019 Capstone Symposium on May 9, 2019 ..read more
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Call for Entries: The 21st Annual Henry K. Beecher Prize in Medical Ethics
Prize of $1,000 for the best essay in the field of medical ethics written by an HMS or HSDM student ..read more