Dr. Nancy Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine, was awarded a 2026 Brocher Foundation Residency. The Brocher Foundation Residency supports researchers from around the world to engage in intensive research projects in a peaceful setting on the shores of Lake Geneva, at the Foundation’s home in Hermance, Switzerland. It facilitates the exchange of ideas between resident researchers.
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September 15, 2025, 12:00am
Advance your career with healthcare ethics!
Applications are open for the Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics certificate program offered by UW Medicine's Department of Bioethics & Humanities.
August 4, 2025, 8:00am
Register now to get early bird pricing for the Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics!
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July 17, 2025, 12:00am
Join Seattle Children's for the 20th Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference from July 17th-19th.
The presentation will be on Attending to Stories: Narrative Ethics and Pediatrics. They will also be hosting a single-day Pediatric Palliative Care on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
May 14, 2025, 12:00pm
Please join us on Wednesday, May 14th with Lori Bruce, MA, MBE, DBe, HEC-C!
This talk will discuss a bio-ethicist's paradigm of integrating community voices within policy. We will discuss case examples which reduced clinicians' moral distress and amplified patient values and preferences.
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Bioethics Training
September 25, 2024, 5:00pm
Apply to our flexible, online program to become certified for Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics! Improve patient care, be an ethics committee member, or become an ethics consultant.
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