Past News and Events

Rebecca Barone is this year’s recipient of the Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship!
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July 11, 2025, 12:00am

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities is pleased to announce Rebecca Barone, double majoring in Political Science Honors and Law, Society, and Justice, and minoring in Bioethics as this year’s recipient of the Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship! The purpose of this endowed scholarship is to support University of Washington undergraduate and graduate students studying the social, ethical, and policy implications of health research and/or healthcare.

Stop the Bleed: Lessons learned in war brought home | HMC Ethics June Forum
Poster for the UW Medicine Harborview Ethics Forum titled “Stop the Bleed: Lessons learned in war brought home,” scheduled for June 11th from 12 to 1 p.m. via Zoom with Quinton Hatch, MD, FACS, and Scott C. Brakenridge, MD. The presentation covers the evolution of the “Stop the Bleed” program, its role in trauma ethics, and lessons from military to local programming. Objectives include limitations to widespread adoption and understanding when Stop the Bleed principles are most useful.
June 11, 2025, 12:00pm

Please join us on Wednesday, June 11th with Quinton Hatch, MD, FACS & Scott C. Brakenridge M.D.

This presentation will discuss the evolution of the "Stop the Bleed" program including its role in the ethics of trauma mass casualty events and how lessons learned in war have hardened the home front for local programming.

Dr. Malia Fullerton’s Expertise Featured in KIRO Newsradio Interview
A professional headshot of Stephanie Malia Fullerton, a professor in the UW Department of Bioethics and Humanities. She is shown from the shoulders up, facing the camera with a neutral, welcoming expression. She has medium‑length dark hair and is photographed against a simple, light background in a well‑lit, formal portrait style.
May 23, 2025, 12:00pm

Dr. Malia Fullerton, Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine, was recently featured in an interview with KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy. 

Upcoming Release of the Second Edition of Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, Volume 1
A book cover for Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, Volume 1. The blue cover includes several medical-themed images: a pregnant woman, a brain scan, an illustrated brain, a close-up of one hand holding another, and a view of a medical examination room. Edited by Paul J. Ford and Denise M. Dudzinski.
May 21, 2025, 8:30am

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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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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