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The Weight of Bias: Anti-Fat Bias, Health and Healthcare | HMC Ethics February Forum
February 12, 2025, 12:00pm

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

Dr. Susan Brown Trinidad speaks with Washington state educators in the West Sound STEM Network!
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January 22, 2025, 5:00pm

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Sue Trinidad speaks with KUOWPublicRadio’s Patricia Murphy
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January 22, 2025, 5:00pm

Seattle-based @VariantBio recently announced plans for benefit-sharing with Indigenous communities that have contributed genetic information to their drug development resea

Drs. Amy Hinterberger, Tim Brown, & Susan Trinidad present at the S+T Salon on Bioethics and Human Flourishing
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January 14, 2025, 2:30pm

Tuesday, Jan. 14, Drs. Amy Hinterberger, Tim Brown, & Susan Trinidad will speak at the UW’s Society + Technology Salon Series on Genetics and Bioethics.

Dr. Stephanie Malia Fullerton presents at the S+T Salon on Genetic Technologies, Technologies of Genetics
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January 13, 2025, 12:30pm

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities' Dr. Malia Fullerton, along with four other presenters from across University of Washington, will kick off UW’s Society + Technology Salon Series on Monday, January 13, with a free online discussion exploring genetic technologies and technologies of genetics through anthropological, cultural, and philosophical lenses. This event will delve into topics like biostatistics, risk analysis, and more. Don’t miss it—register on UW's Society + Techology webpage.

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