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Welcome to the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, formerly known as the Department of Medical History and Ethics. Our new name was chosen to reflect our focus and mission. The primary strength of the department is its rich, talented, interdisciplinary nature, which is a function of the faculty. Capitalizing on this strength and expanding the visibility of the department has emerged as a key goal for us.
The Department provides academic education and professional training in bioethics and humanities through an MA in Bioethics (coming Fall 2009); an undergraduate Minor in Bioethics and Humanities ; curricula in clinical ethics and professionalism for medical students, residents, and fellows; and sponsored continuing education activities for practicing health care professionals.
Save the date for the annual BH Bodemer lecture!
We are pleased to have Dr. James H. Jones, author of the classic story "Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment", and currently working on a book about David Vetter, the 'boy in the bubble', as our speaker for the 2009 Charles W. Bodemer Lecture.
The lecture will be on Thursday, October 8th at 4:30 PM, in Health Sciences Center T-739.
A reception will immediately follow. We hope you will attend.
Click here for more details.
Departmental News
NEJM Book Review for "Complex Ethics Consultations:
Cases That Haunt Us"
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a book review by John Lantos for facutly member Denise Dudzinski's latest book, "Complex Ethics Consultations:
Cases That Haunt Us". Click here to read the review!
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Bioethics Program Directors' Statement on Health Care Reform
The Association of Bioethics Program Directors has issued a statement on the ethics of health care reform. Specifically, this group of leaders in academic bioethics hopes to dispel some myths that challenge health care reform. The statement is available here.
Bioethics and the Swine Flu
For those interested in Bioethics Resources on Influenza & Pandemics, The Hastings Center has compiled links to several of their publications in this area. See their press release here.
The Washington Death with Dignity Act
The Washington Death with Dignity Act went into effect on March 5, 2009.
Faculty in the Department of Bioethics & Humanities have been involved in educational efforts to prepare clinicians for requests under the new law.
Click here for a fact sheet summarizing clinician responsibilities under the Act and a reading list for further information. Click here for a powerpoint presentation summarizing the Washington law, the experience in Oregon, and data from a study conducted by Dr. Helene Starks and colleagues examining the experience from patient and family view points.
New Bioethics listserv
The Department of Bioethics and Humanities is pleased to announce a new bioethics listserv for those interested in receiving information about bioethics events, lectures, discussions, and news of interest. Our Brown Bag listserv (me_brwnbg) will now be used strictly for announcing our lunchtime medical ethics brown bag talks and will no longer be a conduit for other bioethics information. Please note that information about our lunchtime brown bag sessions will also be posted to the new bioethics listserv. Click here to subscribe to our new bioethics listserv.
BH offers new MA program beginning Fall 2009
The Department of Bioethics & Humanities is pleased to announce a new Masters of Arts in Bioethics that provides a comprehensive, practical, and tailored program of study, designed specifically for clinical fellows and joint degree students in law, nursing, and medicine. The MA provides core training in normative and empirical approaches to clinical and research ethics. Click here for more information.
BH Adjunct Professor Anthony Back featured in New York Times article
BH Adjunct Professor Anthony Back was featured in the recent New York Times article "When Patients Feel Abandoned by Doctors." The article discussed a recent study in Seattle that examined feelings of abandonment at the end of life from the perspective of patients and caregivers. Click here to read the article.
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