The Department of Bioethics and Humanities invites you to the 38th annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics. We will host the conference online this year with live discussions with experts and small group cases.
This course introduces key concepts and debates in clinical bioethics, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills to make and support sound ethical decisions in healthcare settings.
The University of Washington Department of Bioethics & Humanities is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics, a 3.5-day virtual program designed to explore ethical challenges in clinical care.
Join Seattle Children’s on July 17–18 for the 21st Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference, bringing healthcare leaders into conversation on ethics, palliative care, and caring for children with serious illness.
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This talk explores the long-term medical and public health consequences of war, drawing on frontline clinical experience caring for patients with complex injuries and chronic illness in a conflict setting. It also reflects on the ethical and personal impact of transitioning from physician to critically ill patient, highlighting how that experience reshapes perspective, empathy, and care delivery.
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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.
Apply to our flexible, online program to become certified for Advanced Training in Healthcare Ethics! Improve patient care, be an ethics committee member, or become an ethics consultant.
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The Department of Bioethics and Humanities invites you to the 38th annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics. We will host the conference online this year with live discussions with experts and small group cases.
This course introduces key concepts and debates in clinical bioethics, equipping participants with the knowledge and skills to make and support sound ethical decisions in healthcare settings.