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July 24, 2023

Penn Medicine Researchers Awarded $27.5 Million for Large Palliative Care Study

The PCORI study is led by led by Scott D. Halpern and Kate Courtright along with other Penn faculty with more peripheral but important and defined roles, including: Jaya Aysola, Amol Navathe, Michael Harhay, and Kathy Bowles

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July 18, 2023

Dr. Callahan Wins Funding for Managing Uncertainty in Genetic Information in Neonates

Genetic testing is increasingly used in ill neonates and holds promise to improve care, but the uncertainty of many genetic results complicates their application to clinical practice and poses an important hazard.

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July 11, 2023

The Supreme Court’s Rulings on Race Neutrality Threaten Progress in Medicine and Health

Harald Schmidt wrote a JAMA Viewpoint after the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on affirmative action.

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July 3, 2023

Challenges and advances in brain-computer interfaces

Following the FDA approval for human clinical trials for brain tech startups, Anna Wexler of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses advances in brain-computer interfaces and looming ethical concerns.

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June 26, 2023

Innovation in Prostate Cancer Care: Frailty, Bone Health, and Cardiovascular Screening

Ravi Parikh, MD sits down with Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH to discuss his session on interventions to prevent or mitigate frailty in prostate cancer patients.

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Events
September
26
Hybrid: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and virtual via Zoom)

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Patrick Gurian, PhD

Learn More 2023-09-26 12:00:00 2023-09-26 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Patrick Gurian, PhD Value of a Life: Is it Making a Difference?   Patrick Gurian, PhD Professor Environmental Engineering Program Head civil, architectural and environmental engineering drexel university Federal regulations and rulemaking require benefit-cost analyses that involve weighing the cost of investment against the protection of human health and life achieved by the regulation. The policies and rules resulting from these analyses and estimates are further impacted by political, social, and psychological factors. In this talk, we will consider whether the practice of quantifying estimates of investment to reduce risk is achieving positive outcomes. This is explored through 3 case studies: 1) the response of the federal government to arsenic in drinking water, 2) the response of the federal government to bioterrorism risk, and 3) efforts to mitigate carbon monoxide risk in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The divergence from strict adherence to benefit-cost considerations is most strongly demonstrated in the management of bioterrorism risks to civilians. This divergence is consistent with favoritism towards societally powerful groups, and with the common tendency to highly value changes from baseline conditions and overweight small risks. Understanding how the results of benefit-cost analyses are used in practice may better enable us to identify and effect opportunities for meaningful risk reduction. Lunch provided for in-person participants Livestreaming available via Zoom Hybrid: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and virtual via Zoom) Penn Medical Ethics
September
28
Hybrid

Otis W. Brawley, MD│HP/CHIBE/PC3I/CCP Research Seminar

Learn More 2023-09-28 12:00:00 2023-09-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Otis W. Brawley, MD│HP/CHIBE/PC3I/CCP Research Seminar HEALTH POLICY/CHIBE/PENN CENTER FOR CANCER CARE INNOVATION RESEARCH SEMINAR “Cancer Control in the 21st Century: Observations on Disparities in Health” with Otis W. Brawley, MD, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST | Hybrid Event  Attending in person? 1104 Blockley Hall is located at 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 1910 Lunch will be provided. Attending virtually? Click the following link to join at noon EST on 9/28: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95353951407. The talk objectives include: Discuss trends in cancer death rate over past three decades. Define disparities in health. Discuss some solutions and health equity. Otis W. Brawley, MD, is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He is an authority on cancer screening and prevention and leads a broad interdisciplinary research effort focused on cancer health disparities at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Brawley is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology and one of the few physicians to be named a Master of the American College of Physicians. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Brawley is a graduate of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at Case-Western Reserve University and a fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute. He is board certified in Internal medicine and medical oncology. Hybrid Penn Medical Ethics
October
4
Hybrid: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and virtual via Zoom)

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Lori Freedman, PhD

Learn More 2023-10-04 12:00:00 2023-10-04 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Lori Freedman, PhD Practicing Medicine Under Abortion Bans: Catholic Health Systems and Ban States Lori Freedman, PhD Associate Professor (she, her) University of California, San Francisco ANSIRH/Bixby/Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Lori Freedman, PhD, is a sociologist and a professor of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also a Greenwall Faculty Scholar in bioethics.  Her research is based within Advancing New Standards In Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), a program of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at UCSF. Dr. Freedman investigates the ways in which reproductive health care is shaped by our social structure and medical culture. Her book, Willing and Unable: Doctors’ Constraints in Abortion Care, is a qualitative study of the challenges to integrating abortion into physician practice. Unexpected findings from those physician interviews led her to research and write about the intersection of religion and health care, especially in the case of Catholic-owned hospitals, with an interest in how conscientious objection in medical practice operates at the institutional level. Her 2023 book, Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals reveals both how the bishops’ directives operate and how people inside Catholic hospitals navigate the resulting restrictions on medical practice. Dr. Freedman received her bachelor of arts degree at the University of Oregon and her PhD in sociology from the University of California, Davis. Lunch provided for in-person participants Streaming available via Zoom Hybrid: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and virtual via Zoom) Penn Medical Ethics
October
5
Hybrid

Molly Candon, PhD │Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar

Learn More 2023-10-05 12:00:00 2023-10-05 13:00:00 America/New_York Molly Candon, PhD │Health Policy and CHIBE Research Seminar HEALTH POLICY AND CHIBE RESEARCH SEMINAR “Comprehensive Pain Care in a Post-Opioid World: The Role of Insurance” Molly Candon, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Perelman School of Medicine) and Health Care Management (Wharton School), University of Pennsylvania Thursday, October 5, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST | Hybrid Event Attending in person? 1104 Blockley Hall is located at 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 1910 Lunch will be provided. Attending virtually? Click the following link to join at noon EST on 10/5: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95353951407. Given the continued drop-off in opioid prescribing, it is critical that people with pain are able to access pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and interventional treatment alternatives. Insurance coverage and plan design, including cost sharing, could be leveraged to improve access to comprehensive pain care. This body of research explores trends in coverage and cost sharing for comprehensive pain care, with a focus on acupuncture, using Optum claims. Molly Candon, PhD is a health economist and an Assistant Professor in the Center for Mental Health (Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine) and in the Department of Health Care Management (Wharton School) at the University of Pennsylvania. Molly studies how insurance design and reimbursement can be leveraged to improve access to and the quality of chronic pain management and behavioral health care. She currently has a K award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health that focuses on coverage and cost sharing for acupuncture therapy. She also co-directs the Evaluation Center, a joint venture between the Center for Mental Health, Community Behavioral Health, and Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, where she is leading projects on data-driven suicide prevention and the differential effects of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for opioid use disorder.    Hybrid Penn Medical Ethics
October
10
Hybrid 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD

Learn More 2023-10-10 12:00:00 2023-10-10 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR INSTITUTE FOR SOCIETY & GENETICS INSTITUTE FOR PRECISION HEALTH UCLA Dr. Garrison is a bioethicist and geneticist engaged in research to explore perspectives of tribal leaders, physicians, scientists, and policy makers on genetic research with tribes. Her research focuses on the ethical, social, and cultural implications of genetic and genomic research in Indigenous communities.  Additional details forthcoming. Lunch provided for in-person participants. Streaming available via Zoom. Hybrid 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive Penn Medical Ethics
October
11
Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)

Bronstein Lecture: Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD

Learn More 2023-10-11 12:00:00 2023-10-11 13:00:00 America/New_York Bronstein Lecture: Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD Nanibaa' Garrison, PhD Associate Professor  Institute for Society & Genetics Institute for Precision Health UCLA Dr. Garrison is a bioethicist and geneticist engaged in research to explore perspectives of tribal leaders, physicians, scientists, and policy makers on genetic research with tribes. Her research focuses on the ethical, social, and cultural implications of genetic and genomic research in Indigenous communities.  Additional details forthcoming. Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom) Penn Medical Ethics
October
23
Hybrid

MBE/MSME Alumni Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan Kole. "App Based Mental Health: A View from an MBE Psychiatrist Accidentally in Industry"

Learn More 2023-10-23 17:15:00 2023-10-23 19:30:00 America/New_York MBE/MSME Alumni Speaker Series: Dr. Jonathan Kole. "App Based Mental Health: A View from an MBE Psychiatrist Accidentally in Industry" Speaker: Jonathan Kole, MD, MBE '13 Talk: "App Based Mental Health: A View from an MBEPsychiatrist Accidentally in Industry" All talks will be hybrid format Hybrid Penn Medical Ethics
October
24
Virtual Only, Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Myrisha Lewis, JD

Learn More 2023-10-24 12:00:00 2023-10-24 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Myrisha Lewis, JD Ethical, Legislative, and Political Responses to Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetic Innovation Myrisha Lewis, JD Professor of Law William & Mary Law School Professor Lewis' research considers how health law, family law, and criminal law respond to scientific innovations. Her research and teaching interests include health law, family law, administrative law, and bioethics. In 2018, Professor Lewis was one of four professors selected nationwide as a Health Law Scholar by the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics and the Saint Louis University Law School’s Center for Health Law Studies. Additional details forthcoming. Virtual Only, Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
October
26
Hybrid

Kimberly Narain, MD, MPH, PhD | CHIBE X LDI Research Seminar

Learn More 2023-10-26 12:00:00 2023-10-26 13:00:00 America/New_York Kimberly Narain, MD, MPH, PhD | CHIBE X LDI Research Seminar Kimberly Narain, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor In-Residence of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Thursday, October 26, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST | In-person Event Colonial Penn Center Auditorium, 3641 Locust Walk Register to attend here: https://share.hsforms.com/1l4Ld0o4PTGOx2hFvVwhIZw5gwp1.  Please note: In-person attendance at this event is preferred. Virtual access will be provided to registrants who are unable to be on campus. This talk will discuss the results of a pragmatic evaluation of a primary care provider-pharmacist collaborative care intervention (UCMyRx) among Hispanic patients with Type 2 diabetes, obtaining primary care within the University of California Los Angeles clinic network. UCMyRx pharmacists use electronic health records data and standardized adherence surveys to develop tailored adherence-improvement interventions and augment guideline-concordant care among participating patients. Kimberly Narain, MD, PhD is Assistant Professor In-Residence of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty in the Department of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at UCLA, Dr. Narain was an Advanced Health Services Research Fellow in the West Los Angeles VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy. Broadly, she has an interest in evaluating the implications of health and social policies for health equity among women, individuals with low socioeconomic status, and racial/ethnic minorities.  Co-sponsored with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Hybrid Penn Medical Ethics
October
31
Hybrid 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Andrew Murray, PhD

Learn More 2023-10-31 12:00:00 2023-10-31 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): Andrew Murray, PhD Andrew Murray, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Genomics Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy University of Pennsylvania | Perelman School of Medicine More details to follow. Lunch provided for in-person participants. Streaming available via Zoom. Hybrid 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive Penn Medical Ethics
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