Leaving the bedside to mend the bedside: Revising HHS Consent Guidelines | HMC Ethics May Forum

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.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Discuss examples of bioethics successes within policymaking

2. Discuss a paradigm of integrating community voices within policy

3. Introduce a policy analysis method for ethics committee members and bio-ethicists

Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics 2025 - Register Now!

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The annual Summer Seminar is an intensive, interactive introduction to the 'four-box method' of analysis of ethical problems in clinical ethics, developed by Jonsen, Siegler, and Winslade in their book Clinical Ethics. The Seminar also addresses elements of the Core Competencies in Health Care Ethics Consultation and can help attendees prepare for the healthcare ethics consultation certification exam.  

Upcoming Release of the Second Edition of Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, Volume 1

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We are proud to celebrate the upcoming release of the Second Edition of Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, Volume 1, co-edited by our very own Dr. Denise Dudzinski and her colleague Dr. Paul J. Ford. 

Leaving the bedside to mend the bedside: Revising HHS Consent Guidelines | HMC Ethics May Forum

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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.

OBJECTIVES:

Dr. Nancy Jecker awarded 2026 Brocher Foundation Residency for Summer 2026

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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.  

Two More Weeks of Early Bird Pricing for Our Summer Seminar

Poster for the UW Medicine Department of Bioethics & Humanities Summer Seminar, offering an early bird price until May 15th with $100 off registration. The event covers 3.5 days of healthcare ethics, held virtually from August 4–7, 2025. Includes a purple and gold design with a skyline image of Seattle and a QR code for more information.

Just two more weeks until registration costs go up for our Summer Seminar!

Get the early bird pricing while its still available, $100 off registration costs until May 15th.

Scholarships and group discounts are available. Details and registration information can be found on the here: 2025 Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics webpage.

    Congratulations to our Bioethics students that were recognized for 2025 in the Husky 100.

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    We are thrilled to extend our sincerest congratulations to Bao Han Ngo, B.S. Statistics: Data Science; B.S. Human Evolutionary Biology, Minor Bioethics; Loveleen Tripathi, B.S. Neuroscience, Minor Bioethics; Shawn Panh, B.S. Neuroscience; B.A. Biochemistry, Minor Philosophy, Bioethics; and Sheamin Kim B.S.