Department of Medical Ethics &
Health Policy

Master of Bioethics (MBE)
Master of Health Care Innovation
Master of Science in Medical Ethics (MSME)
Undergraduate Bioethics Minor
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News & Research
February 15, 2019 | Vox

The latest Instagram influencer frontier? Medical promotions.

Although they have massive followings, Moreno distinguishes influencers from celebrities through what he calls the “social network proximity.” Celebrities are people we project fantasies on, while influencer communities make those fantasies attainable because “they are based on some kind of emotional linkage.”

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January 11, 2019 | USA Today

Zeke Emanuel & Justin Bekelman: Unproven medical treatments cost us lives and money. Let research tell us what works.

We shouldn't strong-arm insurers — and all of us who pay premiums and taxes — into paying for unproven treatments. Let research guide our health care.

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December 17, 2018 | NPR | Morning Edition

What Now? Judge Rules Affordable Care Act Is Unconstitutional

Steve Inskeep talks to Ezekiel Emanuel, an architect of Obamacare, about a federal district judge's ruling Friday that the law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law.

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February
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Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: Tadeja Gracner, PhD, MSc

Learn More 2019-02-28 12:00:00 2019-02-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Health Policy Work-in-Progress Seminar: Tadeja Gracner, PhD, MSc Associate Economist, Rand Corporation 104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States Penn Medical Ethics
March
4
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Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS) | Steven Joffe, MD, MPH

Learn More 2019-03-04 12:00:00 2019-03-04 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS) | Steven Joffe, MD, MPH Ethics and innovative trial design Traditionally, clinical trials have progressed through a linear sequence from phase 1 (safety, pharmacokinetics, and dosing) to phase 2 (preliminary efficacy) to phase 3 (definitive efficacy). However, factors including a desire to speed times to approval and the need to conduct trials in smaller biomarker-defined patient subgroups have led to a profusion of innovative trial designs. Examples of trial design innovation include seamless designs, basket trials, umbrella trials. Just as these trials offer both methodological advantages and limitations, they also offer both advantages and disadvantages with respect to key elements of ethical research such as favorable benefit-risk balance and informed consent. Austrian Auditorium, Clinical Research Building, 415 Curie Blvd. Penn Medical Ethics
March
12
1402 Blockley Hall

Penn Bioethics Seminar | Maja Bucan, PhD

Learn More 2019-03-12 12:00:00 2019-03-12 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar | Maja Bucan, PhD Family-based studies of Autism Spectrum Disorder Abstract and bio forthcoming. https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p19746  1402 Blockley Hall Penn Medical Ethics
March
14
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Health Policy Work-in-Progress: Patrick Conway, MD

Learn More 2019-03-14 12:00:00 2019-03-14 13:00:00 America/New_York Health Policy Work-in-Progress: Patrick Conway, MD President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina 104 Stellar-Chance, 422 Curie Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States Penn Medical Ethics
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The University of Pennsylvania will host the 15th World Congress of Bioethics, June 19-21, 2020.

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