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February 2, 2023

Opinion: My near-death experience teaches a lesson

Kevin Volpp writes an Op-Ed for CNN about his cardiac arrest in summer 2021.

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January 6, 2023

Matt McCoy & Ari Friedman pen Op-Ed on abortion tracking for the LA Times

Another threat to abortion privacy? Health websites tracking and sharing your data

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December 19, 2022

Dr. Kevin Volpp Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on ‘Food as Medicine’

Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD, appeared before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s subcommittee on food and nutrition on December 12 to talk about the connection between chronic disease and nutrition and to call for continued federal support for nutrition research and “Food as Medicine” programs.

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Events
February
8
RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk

Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Navigating Competing Norms: Reflections from Conducting Behavioral Science Research in Global Health

Learn More 2023-02-08 12:00:00 2023-02-08 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Navigating Competing Norms: Reflections from Conducting Behavioral Science Research in Global Health Navigating Competing Norms: Reflections from Conducting Behavioral Science Research in Global Health Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Associate Director, Center for Health Incentives & Behavioral Economics (CHIBE); Co-Director, Penn Research Development Initiative (PDRI); Co-Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Jana Smith Managing Director, ideas42 Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. This talk will discuss several differences in norms associated with doing field-based research in low- and middle-income countries. These include differences in standards between US and foreign IRBs, variation in how we react to certain aspects of research implementation and findings, and disparities in how we disseminate peer-reviewed research. The presenters will provide examples from various research projects conducted in low- and middle-income countries and discuss opportunities for harmonization of standards and practices. REPS events are now on the 2nd Wednesdays, September-June. RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk Penn Medical Ethics
February
9
Hybrid

Leandro Carvahlo, PhD | HP X CHIBE Hybrid Research Seminar

Learn More 2023-02-09 12:00:00 2023-02-09 13:00:00 America/New_York Leandro Carvahlo, PhD | HP X CHIBE Hybrid Research Seminar “Genetics and Economic Success”  with Leandro Carvalho, PhD | Economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) and Assistant (Research) Professor of Economics, University of Southern California Abstract: Does genetics influence one’s chances of economic success? I exploit randomness in the genetic transmission from parents to offspring to estimate causal genetic effects. I investigate how the causal relationship between genetics and income emerges. HYBRID SEMINAR In Person: 1104 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive | Virtual: Attendees may attend via Zoom (https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95353951407) Hybrid Penn Medical Ethics
February
21
Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Structural determinants of (unequal) exposure to injury and violence

Learn More 2023-02-21 12:00:00 2023-02-21 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Structural determinants of (unequal) exposure to injury and violence Structural determinants of (unequal) exposure to injury and violence   Sara F. Jacoby, MPH, MSN, PhD Assistant Professor of Nursing, Assistant Professor of Nursing in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professorship Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Description forthcoming. Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
February
23
Hybrid

Christina Gibson-Davis, PhD | HP X CHIBE Hybrid Research Seminar

Learn More 2023-02-23 12:00:00 2023-02-23 13:00:00 America/New_York Christina Gibson-Davis, PhD | HP X CHIBE Hybrid Research Seminar Christina Gibson-Davis, PhD | HP X CHIBE Hybrid Research Seminar February 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm “Net Worth Poverty and Adult Health” with Christina Gibson-Davis, PhD, Professor of Public Policy, Duke University Abstract: Our study considers how wealth deprivation, measured as net worth poverty, relates to a diverse set of adult health measures. Net worth poverty refers to households whose wealth (assets minus debts) is less than one-fourth of the federal poverty line. Using data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics on adults observed between 2011 and 2019, results from longitudinal growth curve models indicate that net worth poverty was negatively related to outcomes, above and beyond any associations with income poverty. Adults who experienced asset poverty were particularly at risk. Wealth deprivation is an often overlooked, but most likely salient component in, the social determinants of health. HYBRID SEMINAR In Person: 1104 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive | Virtual: Attendees may attend via Zoom (https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95353951407) Hybrid Penn Medical Ethics
February
28
Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Does Race Theory Rest on a Mistake?

Learn More 2023-02-28 12:00:00 2023-02-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Does Race Theory Rest on a Mistake? Does Race Theory Rest on a Mistake?   Quayshawn Spencer, PhD, MS Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy University of Pennsylvania Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Description forthcoming. Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
March
8
RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk

Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Reducing Harm from Firearm Injury

Learn More 2023-03-08 12:00:00 2023-03-08 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Reducing Harm from Firearm Injury Reducing Harm from Firearm Injury   Elinore J. Kaufman, MD MSHP Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Description forthcoming. REPS events are now on the 2nd Wednesdays, September-June. RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk Penn Medical Ethics
March
21
Virtual via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Race, Bias, and Ethical Considerations for ALS Research and Care

Learn More 2023-03-21 12:00:00 2023-03-21 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Race, Bias, and Ethical Considerations for ALS Research and Care Race, Bias, and Ethical Considerations for ALS Research and Care   Chelsey R. Carter, MPH, PhD Assistant Professor of Public Health, Yale University Description forthcoming. Virtual via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
March
28
Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Health Nationalism and Global Justice

Learn More 2023-03-28 12:00:00 2023-03-28 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Health Nationalism and Global Justice Health Nationalism and Global Justice   Kok-Chor Tan, PhD Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Description forthcoming. Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
April
4
1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and streaming via Zoom)

Penn Bioethics Seminar: Zooming Out and In: Bioethics Lessons Learned from Racism Focused Research

Learn More 2023-04-04 12:00:00 2023-04-04 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar: Zooming Out and In: Bioethics Lessons Learned from Racism Focused Research Zooming Out and In: Bioethics Lessons Learned from Racism Focused Research   Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, PhD Vice-Provost's Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Social Policy & Practice Associate Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, PSOM Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Description forthcoming. 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive (and streaming via Zoom) Penn Medical Ethics
April
11
Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Social Media Advertising

Learn More 2023-04-11 12:00:00 2023-04-11 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Social Media Advertising Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Social Media Advertising   Sneha Dave Executive Director, Generation Patient Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Description forthcoming. Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
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