BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Hastings Center for Bioethics - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:The Hastings Center for Bioethics
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Hastings Center for Bioethics
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T144500
DTSTAMP:20260916T175824Z
CREATED:20260916T174544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T175824Z
UID:87999-1792848600-1792853100@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Ethical Challenges of the Private Offer of IVF
DESCRIPTION:Join Vardit Ravitsky\, President and CEO of The Hastings Center for Bioethics\, at the  Toward a Uniform Code of Ethics for Healthcare Executives and Clinicians Symposium. This symposium\, organized by FASPE\, will explore the necessary confluence of medical ethics and business ethics in the singular interest of healthcare.  \n\n\n\nSession 3 –  Ethical Challenges of the Private Offer of IVFModerator: Vardit Ravitsky (The Hastings Center for Bioethics)Panelists: Louise P. King (Harvard Medical School) Alan Penzias (Harvard Medical School)IVF is an interesting case study of ethical issues arising from the tension between business and medical contexts. Here\, the commercial setting touches on an important health care procedure that has enormous emotional and social implications. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ethical-challenges-of-the-private-offer-of-ivf/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-9.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T110000
DTSTAMP:20260923T200429Z
CREATED:20260923T200427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T200429Z
UID:88058-1792918800-1792926000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:field: Festival of Ideas\, Entertainment\, Learning & Discovery: Ezekiel Emanuel and Tony Coles with Vardit Ravitsky
DESCRIPTION:How do we ensure that scientific innovation leads to safe\, equitable care? In the discovery and development of cutting-edge medical treatments\, what is the right balance of human clinical insight and a transformative technology like A.I.? Where do best practices and politics meet in the structural reform of the healthcare system? What is the connection between the health of our communities and the health of our democracy? Ezekiel Emanuel and Tony Coles\, friends and former classmates who are now prominent leaders in bioethics\, public policy\, and biotech\, come to field to discuss some of the most urgent public-health issues facing us today. Their conversation is moderated by bioethicist Vardit Ravitsky\, President and CEO of the Hastings Center—a nonpartisan research institute that strives “to promote collaborative exchanges that foster an inclusive\, intellectually rich\, and well-informed discourse\, and for these exchanges to help patients and families\, healthcare systems\, the scientific community\, and society at large.”  \n\n\n\nSession 9 at field: the Festival of Ideas\, Entertainment\, Learning & Discovery\, in Lenox\, MA \n\n\n\nFIND OUT MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/field-festival-of-ideas-entertainment-learning-discovery-ezekiel-emanuel-and-tony-coles-with-vardit-ravitsky/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/image-1-scaled.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T170000
DTSTAMP:20260720T131251Z
CREATED:20260420T175841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T131251Z
UID:87163-1793257200-1793293200@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:No Decision for Me Without Me: Embedding Patient Expertise at the Heart of Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will join a wide range of speakers at The Galien Patient Summit\, hosted this year at the New York Academy of Medicine. The summit provides a collaborative platform where patient voices\, experiences\, and needs directly shape the future of medical research\, drug development\, and healthcare delivery.  
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/legacy-leap-hindsight-foresight-and-a-generations-impact-on-health-innovation/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-3.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T183000
DTSTAMP:20260805T205801Z
CREATED:20260805T205800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T205801Z
UID:87837-1793899800-1793903400@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:What Is a ‘Serious’ Genetic Condition and Why It Ethically Matters
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky will give a talk entitled “What Is a ‘Serious’ Genetic Condition and Why It Ethically Matters” at Case Western Reserve University‘s School of Law Moot Courtroom in Cleveland\, OH on November 5 at 4:30 CT. \n\n\n\nThe use of ‘serious’ to describe certain genetic conditions is pivotal in determining current and future applications of repro-genetic technologies. From Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)\, through prenatal testing\, all the way to potential gene editing\, this concept is used as a justification for allowing or even funding certain interventions. Yet\, the concept of ‘serious’ remains nebulous and poorly defined. Consequently\, its application is inconsistent and not equitable. Recent work across a range of disciplines and international contexts has begun the process of mapping the contours of this complex concept. This work considers a range of stakeholder perspectives and various approaches to its operationalization. A better understanding of this concept can assist policymakers\, clinicians\, and families to apply it in relevant contexts. Dr. Ravitsky’s talk will explore the implications of ‘serious’ and the emerging attempts to clarify its use. \n\n\n\nCLE credit available.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/what-is-a-serious-genetic-condition-and-why-it-ethically-matters/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/website-Vardit-Ravitsky-2024-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR