bioethics

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.

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. 

Emergent Personhood Symposium – April 29–30, 2025

University of Ghana International Symposium Flyer

 

This interdisciplinary symposium, co-sponsored by the University of Ghana’s Department of Philosophy & Classics and the University of Washington’s Department of Bioethics & Humanities, will bring together scholars from Africa and the West to examine how personhood emerges and its implications for the moral status of humans and nonhumans, including AI, animals and nature.

Drs. Nancy Jecker and Caesar Atuire Publish New Book: What Is a Person?: Untapped Insights from Africa

"What Is a Person?: Untapped Insights from Africa" book cover

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities is pleased to share that faculty member Dr. Nancy Jecker and affiliate faculty member Dr. Caesar Atuire have a new book with Oxford University Press: What Is a Person?: Untapped Insights from Africa.

Dr. Amy Hinterberger Gives Lightning Talk at the Society + Technology UW Inaugural Convening – Jan. 10

Person working on a laptop inside a small private booth in a library.

We’re thrilled to announce that Amy Hinterberger, PhD, from the Department of Bioethics and Humanities, will give a lightning talk highlighting the department’s work on technology and healthcare ethics for the Society + Technology at UW Inaugural Convening today, Friday, January 10th! 

Building Bridges: Uniting Permanent Supportive Housing, Healthcare, and Social Services for Ethical Impact | HMC Ethics Forum

Huynh Chhor with long dark hair wearing a black top, standing indoors near a window.

Learn about what Plymouth Housing is doing to bridge efforts between the housing, healthcare and social services sector to better serve our unhoused community. Learn how structural changes made between these sectors can create greater ethical impact while improving health outcomes, quality of life, and equity.

Objectives:

1. Identify at least 3 major ethical concerns related to integration of health/behavioral health services in PSH.