Past News and Events

Dr. Nancy Jecker Awarded 2025 JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship
A headshot of Nancy Jecker, a professor of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is shown from the shoulders up, smiling at the camera with her arms crossed. She has short, light-colored hair and wears a black turtleneck. The background features softly blurred green trees.
April 18, 2025, 9:45am

Dr. Nancy Jecker was awarded the 2025 Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) International BRIDGE Fellowship. The fellowship supports former JSPS International Fellows with an eye to sustaining and growing collaborative research between American and Japanese scholars. 

Summer Seminar Scholarship in honor of Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick
Headshot of Dr. Kirkpatrick
April 17, 2025, 12:00am

We are proud to announce a new Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics Scholarship this year in honor of Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick, a beloved former SS faculty, Montlake committee chair, and ethics consultant. His unexpected passing in January has left a profound void among us, and his absence is deeply felt throughout the UW Bioethics community. 

Legal Considerations for Critically Ill and Dying Patients Who Lack Surrogate Decision Makers | HMC Ethics April Forum
Poster for the UW Medicine Harborview Ethics Forum titled “Legal Considerations for Critically Ill and Dying Patients Who Lack Surrogate Decision Makers,” scheduled for Wednesday, April 9th from 12 to 1 p.m. via Zoom. The presentation covers Washington’s legal requirements for withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment & recognizing when a guardianship appointment or court authorization is necessary. Panelists include Dionne Williams, John Gibson, Michelle Nelson, Amy Spitzer, & Mackenzie Wieburg.
April 9, 2025, 12:00pm

Please join us on Wednesday, April 9th with an expert-led panel discussion.

This presentation will discuss the legal framework that guides processes for ensuring that a patient’s interests are represented when determining whether to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.

Registration for the 37th Annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics is now open!
April 8, 2025, 8:00am

Register now to get early bird pricing for the Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics!

Use this link: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20410_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6652

 

 

Save the Date! Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics
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March 31, 2025, 7:00am

We have a new director! The Bioethics & Humanities Department is happy to introduce our new Summer Seminar Program Director, Noa T Brazg, Phd, MSW, MPH!

Join us this August for 3.5 days of interactive virtual learning at our summer seminar in healthcare ethics. Look out for more information coming soon!

 

 

 

 

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