Kidney Transplant Candidate Selection: Compliance, Adherence, and Person-Centeredness | HMC Ethics March Forum

Please join us on Wednesday, March 12th with Dr. Catherine Butler, MD MA.

This presentation will relate how patients with kidney failure are required to demonstrate adherence to clinical recommendations as a criterion for kidney transplant candidacy. During, she will examine implications of this requirement for person-centered and equitable care.

The Weight of Bias: Anti-Fat Bias, Health and Healthcare | HMC Ethics February Forum

Please join us on February, 12th with Dr. Lisa Erlanger, MD. 

Her presentation will examine anti-fat bias as a structural determinant of health disparities, and offer an evidence-based framework for promoting the health and wellbeing of larger bodied patients. 

OBJECTIVES:

1. Recognize the impacts of anti-fat bias on health