Past News and Events

It's less than one month away from our Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics live conference!
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August 4, 2025, 12:00am

We are less than one month away from our Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics live conference!

This year we are welcoming a new program director, Dr. Noa T Brazg, PhD, MSW, MPH, a clinical bioethics consultant and director of the Health Sciences Interprofessional Education program here at UW. We have incorporated more interactive analysis components into our live sessions and will continue to offer open discussions with experts in the field. Registration is still open! We hope to see you there.

20th Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference
Poster for the 20th Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference hosted by Seattle Children’s, scheduled for July 17–19, 2025 at Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle, Washington. Includes details on conference dates, keynote topic “Attending to Stories: Narrative Ethics and Pediatrics,” and a single-day Pediatric Palliative Care session on July 17, 2025, with registration information.
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.

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. 

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