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May 9, 2023

CHIBE and the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy Volunteer at Cradles to Crayons

Members of Penn’s Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) volunteered at Cradles to Crayons this May by cleaning and sorting books and sorting clothing.

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May 1, 2023

Do Accelerated Approvals Really Benefit Patients? With Ravi Parikh, MD, MPP

In this interview with OncData, he further discusses his research and gives a thought-provoking analysis of what these findings could mean for the future of the accelerated approval program, as well as how the multidisciplinary team could better advocate and let their voices be heard for more quality clinical trials.

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April 24, 2023

How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority

Holly Fernandez Lynch tells Morning Edition's Michel Martin that pharmaceutical companies that develop new products typically conduct clinical trials, evaluate drugs' safety and effectiveness, and submit a "massive dossier of data" to the FDA, the agency given authority by Congress to determine which products can go to market.

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April 19, 2023

PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel has been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship

Four Penn faculty named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows

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April 18, 2023

Dr. Coe's Paper Is Selected for the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Article of the Year

Norma Coe’s paper with Sungchul Park and Rachel Werner, “Racial and ethnic disparities in access to and enrollment in high-quality Medicare Advantage plans,” published in a 2022 issue of Health Services Research has been selected as the journal's 2023 John M. Eisenberg Article of the Year.

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Events
May
30
Hybrid! BRB 0253 and via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Experience as Epistemology in Muslim Medical Decision Making with Zahra Ayubi, PhD

Learn More 2023-05-30 12:00:00 2023-05-30 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Experience as Epistemology in Muslim Medical Decision Making with Zahra Ayubi, PhD Experience as Epistemology in Muslim Medical Decision Making Zahra Ayubi, PhD Associate Professor of Religion, Dartmouth College Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Zahra Ayubi, PhD , President - Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics, Associate Professor at Dartmouth College and author of Gendered Morality.   In this talk, I present ethnographic narratives of American Muslim women that deal with medical racism as well as patriarchal Islamic jurisprudential opinions (fatwas) on matters of reproductive health. I argue that ethical medical care of Muslim women requires centering their experiences and developing both religion and gender conscientious approaches. Hybrid! BRB 0253 and via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
June
6
Virtual via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Ableism in Biomedical Research with Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD

Learn More 2023-06-06 12:00:00 2023-06-06 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Ableism in Biomedical Research with Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD Ableism in Biomedical Research   Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, Columbia University Description forthcoming. Virtual via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
June
13
Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Behavioral Interventions to Promote Adherence to Guidelines with Catherine Pollak, PhD

Learn More 2023-06-13 12:00:00 2023-06-13 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Behavioral Interventions to Promote Adherence to Guidelines with Catherine Pollak, PhD Behavioral Interventions to Promote Adherence to Guidelines   Catherine Pollak, PhD Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, MEHP, PSOM Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Catherine Pollak, PhD, is a senior economist at the Direction for Statistics, Research and Evaluation at the Ministry of Health in France. She is currently a 2022/23 Harkness Fellow in Policy and Practice of The Commonwealth Fund, based at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CHIBE University of Pennsylvania. This presentation will discuss two ongoing randomized controlled trials that use behavioral insights to promote adherence to clinical guidelines. Hybrid! 1402 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive and via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
June
14
RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk

Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): The Burden of Uncertainty: Raising Regulatory Standards to Improve Health Equity with Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS

Learn More 2023-06-14 12:00:00 2023-06-14 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): The Burden of Uncertainty: Raising Regulatory Standards to Improve Health Equity with Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS The Burden of Uncertainty: Raising Regulatory Standards to Improve Health Equity   Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Medicine), School of Medicine, Yale University Co-sponsored by the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Perelman School of Medicine Lunch is provided for in-person attendees. Livestreaming available via Zoom. Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS is a board-certified family physician and health services researcher. Her research focuses on the realignment of incentives for healthcare stakeholders including pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and universities towards prioritizing equitable patient access to safe, effective health technologies. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been placing greater emphasis and implementing reforms focused on improving health equity. The focus of the reforms has been largely on increasing representation in clinical trials, enhancing transparency and access to available data on the effect of medical products on minority populations, and promoting health and safety communication to these populations. Concurrently, FDA continues to increasingly adopt regulatory flexibility in their review process, accepting less rigorous evidence as the basis of approval of novel medical products. In the case of accelerated approval, the agency allows for residual uncertainty at the time of approval, but then requires sponsors to complete additional studies that confirm clinical benefit in a timely manner; should these not be completed or if the studies yield negative results, FDA can withdraw these drugs from the market. However, the expanded and more flexible use of this pathway by the FDA has raised questions about which communities will bear the burden of such uncertainty and whether this may in fact exacerbate health disparities. In this presentation, Dr. Ramachandran will discuss trends in FDA’s adoption of regulatory flexibility in the approval of novel medical predicts, the implication of such policies, and proposals to center health equity in regulatory decision-making.   RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk Penn Medical Ethics
June
20
Virtual via Zoom

Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Policy Supports for Formal and Family Caregivers

Learn More 2023-06-20 12:00:00 2023-06-20 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Policy Supports for Formal and Family Caregivers Policy Supports for Formal and Family Caregivers   Katherine Miller, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MEHP, PSOM Description forthcoming. Virtual via Zoom Penn Medical Ethics
December
13
RCH B102AB, Richards Building, 3700 Hamilton Walk

Bronstein Lecture: TBA with Sheila Varadan

Learn More 2023-12-13 12:00:00 2023-12-13 13:00:00 America/New_York Bronstein Lecture: TBA with Sheila Varadan Bronstein Lecture: TBA   Sheila Varadan PhD candidate, Leiden University 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
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