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See the full Research Ethics and Policy Series schedule and the Penn Bioethics Seminar Series schedule.

Events
October
3
In-person: BRB0251, Biomedical Research Building

Research Ethics and Policy Series: Seema K. Shah, JD

Learn More 2022-10-03 12:00:00 2022-10-03 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series: Seema K. Shah, JD Examining the Dynamic and Implicit Ethical Challenges Facing Data Monitoring Committees   Seema K. Shah, JD Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Northwestern University Medical School Founder’s Board Professor of Medical Ethics Associate Director of Research Ethics at Lurie Children’s Hospital In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed numerous unresolved research ethics challenges, particularly for Data Monitoring Committees (DMCs). DMCs have long faced high stakes decisions in clinical trials including whether to continue, modify, or terminate a trial based on emerging trial data. In the COVID pandemic, DMCs have been called “unsung heroes” for their work to ensure the ongoing value of research amid rapidly-changing circumstances and great pressure to release early findings to the public. Yet unlike other research oversight bodies, such as Institutional Review Boards, DMCs have limited formal ethical guidance. For example, should DMCs ensure the accuracy of press releases detailing study findings? Do DMCs consider when to unblind participants after a study is over if it is relevant for their future medical decision-making? In this presentation, I will examine ethical challenges that are often implicitly addressed in DMC decision-making. I will report preliminary results of a qualitative study of DMC members (i.e., statisticians, clinicians, and ethicists) and highlight persistent controversies about the roles that DMCs should play. Finally, I will explore whether and how bioethicists can help address the complex ethical challenges that arise for DMCs. Seema K. Shah, JD, Associate Professor in Pediatrics at Northwestern University Medical School and an Associate Director of the Bioethics Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital, is an expert in the fields of pediatrics and global health research ethics, as well as on ethical issues in the determination of death. After attending Stanford University, Shah completed a fellowship in bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. She then received legal training at Stanford and in a federal district court clerkship. Shah was previously on faculty at the University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital and at the NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics. Shah has chaired an NIH committee on ethical considerations in conducting Zika virus human challenge trials, and lectured on the ethics of clinical research at conferences run by PRIM&R, ASBH, IAB, ASTMH, and internationally in such locations as Botswana, South Africa, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, and Zimbabwe.   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: BRB0251, Biomedical Research Building Penn Medical Ethics
October
4
In-person: BRB1412, Biomedical Research Building, 14th floor, 421 Curie Boulevard

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Alicia E. Yamin, JD, MPH, PhD

Learn More 2022-10-04 12:00:00 2022-10-04 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Alicia E. Yamin, JD, MPH, PhD Global Health and Human Rights: Lessons from the Pandemic   Alicia E. Yamin, JD, MPH, PhD Lecturer on Law and Senior Fellow on Global Health and Rights, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics, Harvard Law School; Adjunct Senior Lecturer on Health Policy and Management, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health; and Senior Advisor on Human Rights and Health Policy, Partners In Health In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: This talk will reflect on lessons learned about the state of public health systems, global health equity and human rights during the Covid-19 pandemic. The talk will explore what the pandemic revealed about the achievements and challenges to using human rights in order to contribute to more inclusive democracy and global health equity. It will argue that in a world ravaged by decades of disinvestment in public health, health systems, and social protection, along with an evident crisis of confidence in the capacity of political institutions and international governance to lead the way, the response is not “business as usual” legalism in human rights, but rather turning toward questions of political economy and working through networks and social movements.   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: BRB1412, Biomedical Research Building, 14th floor, 421 Curie Boulevard Penn Medical Ethics
October
11
via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Jayme E. Locke, MD, MPH, FACS, FAST and A. Cozette Kale, MD, MPH - Virtual Only

Learn More 2022-10-11 12:00:00 2022-10-11 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Jayme E. Locke, MD, MPH, FACS, FAST and A. Cozette Kale, MD, MPH - Virtual Only Surgery and Science: Mitigating Health Disparities in Transplantation   Jayme E. Locke, MD, MPH, FACS, FAST, Director, UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute; Associate Chief Medical Officer for Inpatient Quality & Patient Safety; Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Transplantation; Arnold G. Diethelm Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine A. Cozette Kale, MD, MPH, UAB General Surgery Resident, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medicine Abstract: TBA More information: Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
October
25
In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Genevieve Kanter, PhD

Learn More 2022-10-25 12:00:00 2022-10-25 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Genevieve Kanter, PhD 10 Years After Open Payments: How Much Do Drug Companies Influence Doctors?   Genevieve Kanter, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Health Policy; Director of Wharton Public Policy Certificate Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: TBA   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor Penn Medical Ethics
November
1
via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Christopher Donohue, PhD and Sarah A. Bates, MS - Virtual Only

Learn More 2022-11-01 12:00:00 2022-11-01 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Christopher Donohue, PhD and Sarah A. Bates, MS - Virtual Only TBA   Christopher Donohue, PhD, Historian, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Sarah A. Bates, MS, Chief, Office of Communications, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Abstract: TBA More information: Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
November
7
In-person: Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm Jordan Medical Education Center

Research Ethics and Policy Series: Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD

Learn More 2022-11-07 12:00:00 2022-11-07 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series: Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD TBA   Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy Assistant Professor of Medicine Director of the Opportunity for Health Lab In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: TBA   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm Jordan Medical Education Center Penn Medical Ethics
November
22
In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Brian Hutler, JD, PhD

Learn More 2022-11-22 12:00:00 2022-11-22 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Brian Hutler, JD, PhD Health Disparities and Indirect Discrimination: Two Puzzles, One Solution   Brian Hutler, JD, PhD Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Temple University In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: TBA   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor Penn Medical Ethics
December
5
In-person: Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm Jordan Medical Education Center

Research Ethics and Policy Series: Rita F. Redberg, MD, MS

Learn More 2022-12-05 12:00:00 2022-12-05 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series: Rita F. Redberg, MD, MS Reducing low value care   Rita F. Redberg, MD, MS General Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: TBA   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: Jordan 506 EW Seminar Rm Jordan Medical Education Center Penn Medical Ethics
December
6
In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Marina Di Bartolo, MD and Niharika Sathe, MD, MHS

Learn More 2022-12-06 12:00:00 2022-12-06 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Marina Di Bartolo, MD and Niharika Sathe, MD, MHS Ethical Issues that Arise in the Ambulatory Medicine Setting   Marina Di Bartolo, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Niharika Sathe, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: TBA   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor Penn Medical Ethics
December
13
In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor

Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Jasmine E. Harris, JD

Learn More 2022-12-13 12:00:00 2022-12-13 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Jasmine E. Harris, JD Interrogating Choice in Disability Law and Bioethics   Jasmine E. Harris, JD Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School In-person! Livestreaming also available. Boxed lunches will be provided for in-person attendees. Abstract: TBA   For more information, contact Mary Pham, Mary.Pham@pennmedicine.upenn.edu. In-person: 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, 14th floor Penn Medical Ethics
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