BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Hastings Center for Bioethics - ECPv6.15.20//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:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
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
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0800
TZOFFSETTO:+0800
TZNAME:HKT
DTSTART:20240101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T121500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T131500
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250918T183342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T183636Z
UID:85463-1761308100-1761311700@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Reproduction Networking Session: ASBH Conference
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Research Associate Julia Kolak is the Co-Chair of the Reproductive Ethics Affinity Group hosting a panel presentation on the intersection of disability and reproductive justice in the post-Dobbs Era with Laura Guidry-Grimes.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/reproduction-networking-session-asbh-conference/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-08-26-123917.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T091500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T101500
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250826T164525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T164652Z
UID:85307-1761297300-1761300900@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Ethical Considerations for Using AI to Predict Suicide Risk: ASBH Conference
DESCRIPTION:This flash presentation by Hastings Center PMRA Faith Wershba at the annual ASBH Conference will consider using AI to predict a patient’s suicide risk. \n\n\n\nAbstract for the presentation: Predicting a patient’s suicide risk is a complex and high-stakes task. While there are a number of known risk factors that correlate with suicide attempts at the population level\, the presence or absence of a given risk factor may not reliably predict an individual’s risk of attempting suicide. In an attempt to improve suicide risk prediction at the individual level\, a number of researchers have developed machine learning algorithms which can be applied to patient medical records to evaluate suicide risk. Currently\, such algorithms are not used as part of clinical practice. However\, if they prove successful\, many experts think that these AI systems could—and should—be integrated into clinical care to aid suicide prevention efforts. Indeed\, if these algorithms are found to increase predictive accuracy compared to clinician judgement\, it seems ethically desirable to promote their use in clinical settings. However\, this possibility raises ethical considerations regarding disclosure\, consent\, and data use. If it becomes standard practice to screen patients’ electronic health records using an automated suicide risk prediction algorithm\, does a healthcare institution have a duty to disclose this fact to their patients? Moreover\, should applying these algorithms to patient medical records require patient consent? If so\, should such consent be opt-in or opt-out? Lastly\, if suicide risk predictions generated in the clinical setting are used to further train or refine the algorithm\, should patients be consulted about the use of their personal data in this way?
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ethical-considerations-for-using-ai-to-predict-suicide-risk-asbh-conference/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-08-26-123917.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T100000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250917T184714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T183444Z
UID:85456-1761210000-1761213600@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:A Dialogue on the Work of Nancy Neveloff Dubler (1941-2024): ASBH Conference
DESCRIPTION:Panel Presentation: A Dialogue on the Works of Nancy Dubler\, with Hastings Center Research Associate Julia Kolak. \n\n\n\nPanel:Autumn Fiester\, PhDJoseph Fins\, MDJulia Kolak\, PhD\, HEC-CJu Zhang\, PhD \n\n\n\nAbstract: Bioethicist scholar Nancy Neveloff Dubler was a force of nature. As a lawyer turned bioethicist\, she was a highly impactful scholar of clinical ethics\, who pursued justice as an advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable. In 2004\, she co-authored the landmark work Bioethics Mediation\, pioneering a novel approach for bedside conflicts. In this panel\, three presenters explore her scholarly legacy to the field of bioethics. The first presenter explores Dubler’s transformative contributions to ethics consultation. The presenter argues that Dubler’s Distinctive methodology resists the epistemic harms of “speaking for” patients by fostering an inclusive process of dialogic engagement. Contrasting this approach with traditional consultation models\, this talk examines how the tools of bioethics mediation create space for “speaking with” stakeholders\, embodying a deliberative\, participatory\, and context-sensitive process of HCEC. The second presenter explores Dubler’s opposition to “benevolent deception\,” arguing that it compromises the integrity of ethics consultants\, erodes trust\, and distorts ethical mediation. This talk reaffirms her vision by proposing a trust-oriented approach that fosters shared deliberation and cultural respect when caring for patients from cultures that endorse benevolent deception. In the third presentation\, the speaker will argue that the best way to protect Dubler’s legacy of “bioethics mediation” is to relocate the function of mediation from ethics consultation services to the offices of patient & guest relations. Given the recent shift in ethics consultation practice away from interpersonal facilitation to physician-focused recommendation\, the widespread need for clinical conflict management is unlikely to be met by a hospital’s ethics service.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/a-dialogue-on-the-work-of-nancy-neveloff-dubler-1941-2024-asbh-conference/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-08-26-123917.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T154000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T165500
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250904T193600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T174741Z
UID:85365-1760974800-1760979300@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Building Trust: AI Governance and Ethics in Medicine and Health\, NAM Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join Hastings Center for Bioethics’ President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky and colleagues at the National Academy of Medicine’s Annual Meeting 2025. \n\n\n\nPanel:  Building Trust: AI Governance and Ethics in Medicine and HealthModerator: Kevin B. Johnson\, MD\, MS\, FAAP\, FACMI\, FIAHSI\, FAMIA\,David L. Cohen\, University Professor of Pediatrics\, Informatics\,Engineering and Communication\, Perelman School of Medicine\, School ofEngineering and Applied Science\, Annenberg School of Communication\,University of Pennsylvania; and Vice President\, Applied Informatics\,University of Pennsylvania Health SystemPanelists: Robert Califf\, MD\, MACC\, former United States Commissioner of Food andDrugs\, U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationJohn D. Halamka\, MD\, MS\, Dwight and Dian Diercks President\, Mayo ClinicPlatform\, and Michael D. Brennan\, M.D.\, President’s Strategic InitiativeProfessorEric Horvitz\, MD\, PhD\, Chief Scientific Officer\, MicrosoftVardit Ravitsky\, PhD\, President and CEO\, The Hastings Center for Bioethics
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/building-trust-ai-governance-and-ethics-in-medicine-and-health-nam-annual-conference/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-10-08-134552.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T164500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T173000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250923T181437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T181551Z
UID:85512-1760460300-1760463000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:The Ethics of AI in Science and Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Join Hastings Center for Bioethics’ President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky at the Endpoints AI day\, AI in Biopharma: Where Promise Meets Pressure.  \n\n\n\nPanel discussion: The Ethics of AI in Science and Healthcare \n\n\n\nSilicon Valley is about moving fast\, while the world of medicine starts with first\, doing no harm. How does that tension play out with AI’s growing role in everything from lab research to clinical trials to medical care? We’ll talk through the biggest ethical questions for the field\, strategies to build responsible AI\, and whether the societal challenges will ultimately be bigger than the technological.   \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nInmaculada de Melo-MartínProfessor of Medical EthicsWeill Cornell Medicine \n\n\n\nElliott GreenCEODandelion Health \n\n\n\nChris FussellCo-founder & President\, OperationsLila Sciences \n\n\n\nVardit RavitskyPresident & CEOThe Hastings Center for Bioethics \n\n\n\nAndrew Dunn\, ModeratorSenior Biopharma CorrespondentEndpoints News
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-ethics-of-ai-in-science-and-healthcare/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-27.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250807T175257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T181705Z
UID:85200-1757577600-1757782800@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Memory\, Medicine\, and Law: Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
DESCRIPTION:Join the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law in Washington\, DC from September 11–13\, 2025\, for a powerful three-day symposium (co-sponsored by The Hastings Center for Bioethics) that brings together leading voices from law\, public health\, policy\, and community advocacy. Hosted at Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus\, this convening will explore the enduring legacy of Hurricane Katrina through the lenses of justice\, healing\, and collective memory.  \n\n\n\n2025 marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina’s landfall and five years since the devastating outbreak of COVID in the United States. What lessons in public health\, law\, and society can be learned from critical moments in recent U.S. history? This convening situates Hurricane Katrina serving as a metaphor and moment to understand not only disaster\, but also how societies and governments respond to tragedy.   \n\n\n\nWe are honored to welcome an extraordinary group of speakers—scholars\, legal practitioners\, medical professionals\, artists\, and activists—who will lead bold conversations about systemic inequities\, trauma\, resilience\, and the power of remembrance. \n\n\n\nThis program is eligible for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. Attendees seeking credit will have the opportunity to sign in at applicable sessions and complete all required documentation. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re working in health\, law\, social justice\, or simply passionate about these intersections\, this symposium offers a unique opportunity to engage\, learn\, and build meaningful connections. \n\n\n\nWe invite you to be part of this important gathering. Explore the full speaker lineup\, discover the themes that will shape each day\, and register now to secure your spot. \n\n\n\nThe symposium will be held September 11–13\, 2025 at 125 E Street NW\, Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus and adjoining Law Center in Washington\, DC.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/memory-medicine-and-law-reflecting-on-the-20th-anniversary-of-hurricane-katrina/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/pexels-pixabay-71116.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250624T185527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T185529Z
UID:84782-1753182000-1753182000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:GSA Arts and Humanities Forum. Humanistic AI and Humanistic Gerontology: Issues for Researchers
DESCRIPTION:This interactive webinar is for two groups of gerontology researchers: those who study lived experiences and depictions of aging and want to learn more about humanistic AI models\, such as chatbots\, designed for older adults\, and those who are involved in developing\, piloting\, and evaluating innovations in aging and care that may include humanistic AI models and partnership with data scientists. It is led by bioethics and health humanities scholar\, Nancy Berlinger\, PhD\, Senior Research Scholar\, The Hastings Center for Bioethics\, whose research collaborations with gerontologists explore ethical challenges of aging societies. This event aims to initiate ongoing forums for GSA members to explore their questions about the overlapping social experiences of AI and population aging.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/gsa-arts-and-humanities-forum-humanistic-ai-and-humanistic-gerontology-issues-for-researchers/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy_Berlinger-small.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T145000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250508T183202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T183248Z
UID:84433-1750165200-1750171800@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:From Coma to Consciousness: Are We Worried?
DESCRIPTION:Recent neuroimaging research reveals that many patients formerly thought to be unresponsive in coma and vegetative states are in fact conscious\, raising many ethical and clinical questions. Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Fins about these fascinating and important challenges. \n\n\n\nJoin Hastings Center for Bioethics Board Chair Joseph J. Fins for this talk (register below). Dr. Fins is the E. William Davis\, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medicine where he is a Tenured Professor of Medicine\, Professor of Medicine in Psychiatry\, Professor of Medical Ethics in Neurology\, Professor of Medical Ethics in Rehabilitation Medicine\, and Professor of Health Care Policy and Research. He is the founding Chair of the Ethics Committee of New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center where he is an Attending Physician and Director of Medical Ethics. A member of the Adjunct Faculty of Rockefeller University and Senior Attending Physician at The Rockefeller University Hospital\, he co-directs the Consortium for the Advanced Study of Brain Injury (CASBI) at Weill Cornell Medicine and Rockefeller. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School in addition to his appointment at Weill Cornell Medicine. \n\n\n\nDr. Fins is an elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) of the National Academies of Sciences\, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and by Royal Appointment an Academico de Honor (Honored Academic) of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España (the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain). In 2022\, he was elected to the Association of American Physicians. \n\n\n\nDr. Fins graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A. with Honors\, The College of Letters\, 1982) and Cornell University Medical College (M.D.\, 1986). He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Fellowship in General Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and has served as Associate for Medicine at The Hastings Center. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is author of over 500 papers\, chapters\, essays\, and books\, his most recent volume is Rights Come to Mind: Brain Injury\, Ethics and The Struggle for Consciousness (Cambridge University Press\, 2015). \n\n\n\nModerated by: Robert Klitzman\, M.D.\, Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Joseph Mailman School of Public Health and the Program Director of the Master of Science in Bioethics at Columbia University. \n\n\n\nIn Person Location: \n\n\n\nVagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsRoom: Amphitheater 1630 W 168 Street\, New York\, NY 10032(Between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue) \n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event and will be hosted both in person at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and via Zoom. Registered guests will receive a Zoom link prior to the event. Lunch will be provided for those choosing to attend in person. \n\n\n\nFor further information\, please contact Marie Gugnishev\, mg4441@columbia.edu.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/from-coma-to-consciousness-are-we-worried/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Joseph-J-Fins.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250529T142632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T180104Z
UID:84601-1749733200-1749740400@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine Publication Release Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This release webinar will discuss key findings from a new NAM special publication\, An Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine: Essential Guidance for Aligned Action\, drawing attention to the Code of Conduct Framework\, translating and applying the Code\, and an overview of key priorities. \n\n\n\nAn Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine: Essential Guidance for Aligned Action presents an AI Code of Conduct (AICC) framework developed to align the field and catalyze collective action to ensure that the transformative potential of AI in health\, health care\, and biomedical science is realized. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky is on the steering committee that produced the publication and is a panelist.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/artificial-intelligence-code-of-conduct-for-health-and-medicine-publication-release-webinar/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-10.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250521T191900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T192109Z
UID:84502-1749115800-1749121200@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Using AI for Research\, Treatment and Prevention for HIV and Other Conditions: Ethical and Policy Challenges
DESCRIPTION:AI is revolutionizing epidemiological tracking\, prevention\, treatment\, and research of HIV and many other diseases\, but also raises profound ethical\, legal and policy questions. Join the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University for a panel of experts\, including Hastings Center for Bioethics president Vardit Ravitsky\, examining these emerging challenges\, and how we might best address them. \n\n\n\nPanel speakers: \n\n\n\nLaura Balzer\, PhD\, MPhil Associate Professor\, BiostatisticsUniversity of California\, Berkeley \n\n\n\nCharles E. Binkley\, MD\, Director of AI Ethics and Quality\, Hackensack Meridian Health Associate Professor of Surgery\, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine \n\n\n\nJuila Marcus\, PhD\, MPH\, Associate Professor\, Population Medicine Harvard Medical School \n\n\n\nVardit Ravitsky\, PhD\, President & CEO The Hastings Center for Bioethics \n\n\n\nModerator: Robert Klitzman\, MD\, Professor of Psychiatry\, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons\, Columbia University Associate Director\, Development CoreHIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/using-ai-for-research-treatment-and-prevention-for-hiv-and-other-conditions-ethical-and-policy-challenges/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-20.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250429T193600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T193603Z
UID:84317-1747843200-1748028600@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Global Observatory for Genome Editing International Summit—Keynote Panel: Cosmopolitan Bioethics
DESCRIPTION:Join the Global Observatory for Genome Editing’s International Summit\, a 3-day live and virtual event. On Thursday\, May 22 at 3:30pm\, Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will present with colleagues on a keynote panel. \n\n\n\nKeynote Panel: Cosmopolitan Bioethics \n\n\n\nModern biotechnologies are poised to alter what it means to be human. In deliberating on how to govern these technologies\, how can we foster a “cosmopolitan ethics”: one that affirms diversity\, aspires to mutual understanding\, is committed to deep\, sustained\, inclusive engagement with matters of collective moral concern\, and favors a posture of humility? What are the impediments and frictions? \n\n\n\nModerator: Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard Kennedy School) \n\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers: George Daley (Harvard Medical School)\, Alondra Nelson (Institute for Advanced Study)\, Vardit Ravitsky (Hastings Center)
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/global-observatory-for-genome-editing-international-summit-keynote-panel-cosmopolitan-bioethics/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-27.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250516T163000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250320T210022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T201756Z
UID:84053-1747380600-1747413000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:AI in Healthcare: Trust and Accountability
DESCRIPTION:Cedars-Sinai and The Hastings Center are proud to jointly present this timely conference on AI in healthcare. Through discussions with leading experts in the field\, the event will address evolving ethical\, societal\, and legal issues raised by artificial intelligence in medicine and biomedical research. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, see the Agenda page. \n\n\n\nThis is an in-person only event. \n\n\n\nVenue Directions \n\n\n\nCedars- Sinai Medical Center \n\n\n\n8700 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90048  \n\n\n\nThe conference will be held at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in the Harvey Morse Auditorium\, located in the South Tower. \n\n\n\nValet Parking is available curbside at the South Tower. \n\n\n\nSelf Parking is available in the Pavilion (P4) lot located on Sherbourne Drive. \n\n\n\nAfter checking in with security at the South Tower entrance\, take the elevator to the Plaza Level\, where you will find the Harvey Morse Auditorium. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required. 
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ai-in-healthcare-trust-and-accountability/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Copy-of-Pink-Black-Elegant-Signature-Personal-Brand-Logo-760-×-220-px-866-×-573-px-300-x-200-px-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250512T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250506T190045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T190118Z
UID:84398-1747072800-1747080000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Restoring Trust in Science\, Medicine\, and Public Health
DESCRIPTION:A constructive\, healing dialogue about building and enhancing public confidence in modern medicine and science. What role can such approaches play in restoring public trust and healing societal discord?This event features introductory remarks by Dr. Avinoam Patt (NYU)\, a fireside chat with Dr. Vivek Murthy (19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States) and Dr. Marc Siegel (NYU Langone)\, as well as a keynote presentation by Dr. Peter Hotez (Baylor College of Medicine) on “Anti-Science\, Antisemitism\, and Public Health.”A panel discussion with Dr. Art Caplan (NYU Langone)\, Dr. Judson Brewer (Brown University)\, Dr. Vardit Ravitsky (Hastings Center for Bioethics)\, and Dr. Rachel Yehuda (Mount Sinai School of Medicine)\, moderated by Dr. Marc Siegel\, will conclude the program.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLOCATION: 19 University Place\, New York\, NY 10003
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/restoring-trust-in-science-medicine-and-public-health/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-18.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250417T194956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T194957Z
UID:84242-1746014400-1746028800@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:What Do We Know About How to Build Clinician Trust in Organizations?    
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center scholar Carolyn Neuhaus will moderate a panel for the Mullan Institute’s Health Workforce Equity Summit: Rebuilding Health Workers’ Trust in Healthcare Organizations. \n\n\n\nStudies show a steady decline in health workers’ trust in organizations\, and this decline is significantly associated with a reduction in patient trust in clinicians. To date\, most approaches to rebuilding health worker trust have emphasized individual-level interventions and support for leaders. Emerging approaches\, however\, point to the importance of creating structures and processes that heighten health workers’ voices in the decision-making around clinical care.​This Summit will examine the evidence on the problem and present a series of case studies that may hold promise for rebuilding health workers’ trust and\, by extension\, patient trust.  \n\n\n\nLocation: Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st Street Northwest\, Washington\, DC\, 20052 Time: 12:00 pm – 4 pm ETReception: 4 pm – 5 pm ET \n\n\n\nPanel at 12:45-1:30pm: What Do We Know About How to Build Clinician Trust in Organizations?   \n\n\n\nModerator: Carolyn Neuhaus\, PhD\, The Hastings CenterPanelists:             \n\n\n\nHannah Fairley\, MD\, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences  \n\n\n\nJodyn Platt\, PhD\, MPH\, University of Michigan \n\n\n\nAlden Lai\, PhD\, MPH\, NYU School of Global Public Health \n\n\n\nLindsay Martin\, MSPH\, Innovation Capital
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/what-do-we-know-about-how-to-build-clinician-trust-in-organizations/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Carolyn-Neuhaus24.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250319T190838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T140906Z
UID:84045-1745512200-1745521200@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:The Hastings Center Vision: A Path Forward for Bioethics
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we launch our new Strategic Plan 2025-2029. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our Daniel Callahan Annual Lecture entitled “The Hastings Center Vision: A Path Forward for Bioethics\,” with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky; Joshua Boger\, founder and CEO (former) of Vertex Pharmaceuticals; and Gina Kolata\, New York Times health and science reporter. \n\n\n\nReception: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.Program: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.The Rockefeller University1230 York Avenue\, New York\, NYReception and lecture are free\, but registration is required\, as space is limited. PleaseRSVP to vizzis@thehastingscenter.orgSupported by generous gifts from The John and Patricia Klingenstein Fund and The Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Foundation\, the Daniel Callahan Annual Lecture commemorates Hastings co-founder Daniel Callahan’s commitment to public engagement on thorny issues of public policy.Artwork: Convergence by Hilber Nelson
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-hastings-center-vision-a-path-forward-for-bioethics/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/callahan-lecture-2.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250320T182736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T154220Z
UID:84050-1744376400-1744376400@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Tom Beauchamp Celebration of Life
DESCRIPTION:Tom Beauchamp III\, a towering figure in the field of bioethics\, passed away on February 19th. Tom\, a Hastings Center Fellow\, was professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and a senior research scholar (retired) at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. \n\n\n\nThe Celebration of Tom’s Life will take place at Washington Hebrew Congregation (3935 Macomb St. NW\, Washington\, DC)\, and will be live streamed (see URL below\, password: Tom2025). Please log in 5 minutes (or less) before the celebration begins. https://venue.streamspot.com/event/NTUyNTQyOA==
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/tom-beauchamp-celebration-of-life/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/beauchamp.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250325T192416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T192418Z
UID:84061-1744308000-1744315200@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Filling Out Forms for Life-Sustaining Treatment: Aids and Aggravations
DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion will explore the purpose(s) of Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST); how to utilize this tool to facilitate optimal end-of-life care; and considerations specific to end-of-life decision-making in emergency situations. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nPatricia Bomba\, M.D.\, MACP\, MOLST Statewide Implementation Program Chair\, MOLST/eMOLST Program Director \n\n\n\nVirginia Brown\, M.A.\, Ph.D.\, Research Scholar\, The Hastings Center \n\n\n\nMaia Dorsett\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Assistant Professor\, Emergency Medicine\, University of Rochester Medical Center \n\n\n\nBradford D. Winters\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Critical Care Medicine\, Anesthesiology and Surgery\, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine \n\n\n\nModerated By: \n\n\n\nDavid Hoffman\, J.D.\, Assistant Professor of Bioethics\, Columbia University Registered guests will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.For further information\, please contact Marie Gugnishev\, mg4441@columbia.edu.To obtain additional information about program offerings at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies\, please contact an Admissions Counselor at inquire@sps.columbia.edu.If you require closed captioning\, sign-language interpretation\, or any other disability accommodations\, please contact Disability Services\, disability@columbia.edu\, at least 10 days in advance.This event is open to individuals irrespective of identity and sex. \n\n\n\nOrganized by Columbia University\, Bioethics Program
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/filling-out-forms-for-life-sustaining-treatment-aids-and-aggravations/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Virginia-news.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250122T193023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T193024Z
UID:83568-1742239800-1742245200@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:An Israeli Perspective on Bioethical Dilemmas
DESCRIPTION:How do cultural values shape bioethical dilemmas?This talk will explore how Israel\, as a Jewish-democratic state\, has addressed several bioethical challenges through its policy-making\, taking into account historical\, cultural\, and religious perspectives. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will examine three key examples: fertility care\, end-of-life decision-making\, and posthumous reproduction\, including the impact of the events of October 7th. \n\n\n\nHaving been directly involved in policy-making on these issues\, Dr. Ravitsky will offer an insider’s look into the dynamic relationship between cultural values and democratic discourse in the realm of bioethics. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place at the \n\n\n\nMiami Beach JCC\n\n\n\n4221 Pine Tree DrMiami Beach\, FL 33140
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/an-israeli-perspective-on-bioethical-dilemmas/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/vardit-recent-red-jacket-.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250213T212443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T212512Z
UID:83779-1741698000-1741698000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Polygenic Embryo Screening: Ethical Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will give an Ethics Grand Rounds lecture\, “Polygenic Embryo Screening: Ethical Challenges\,” via Zoom for the The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Open to the public.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/polygenic-embryo-screening-ethical-challenges-2/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-27.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250219T160148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T160148Z
UID:83807-1741262400-1741262400@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Five to Be Inspired By: Women in Regenerative Medicine
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of International Women’s Day\, join Stem Cell Network for an inspiring virtual panel discussion featuring five trailblazing women (including Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky) who are shaping the future of regenerative medicine. This event will spotlight their groundbreaking contributions\, unique journeys\, and innovative visions for the field. Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore challenges and pose questions to these remarkable leaders.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers: Natasha Chang\, Ph.D. – McGill University\, Priye Iworima\, MSc.\, Ph.D. – PBS Biotech\, Lauralyn McIntyre\, MD\, MHSc.\, FRCPC – The Ottawa Hospital\, Vardit Ravitsky\, Ph.D. – Harvard Medical School and President of The Hastings Center\, Anastassia Voronova\, Ph.D. – University of Alberta Moderator: Cate Murray\, President & CEO – Stem Cell Network
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/five-to-be-inspired-by-women-in-regenerative-medicine/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-02-19-105459.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20241211T214003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T214004Z
UID:83257-1741179600-1741179600@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Research: Challenges & Emerging Guidance
DESCRIPTION:Informed Consent – When does use of AI constitute research with human subjects? Do researchers have duties to secure participant consent to the use of AI in a research protocol? Should informed consent address potential uses of AI in secondary research on the data collected? Join Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky in this panel on informed consent in AI. \n\n\n\nModerator: Constantin Aliferis\, MD\, PhD\, FACMI\, Professor of Medicine; Director\, Institute for Health Informatics; Chief Research Informatics Officer\, Clinical and Translational Science Institute\, University of Minnesota \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nAlex John London\, PhD\, K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies; Co-Lead\, K&L Gates Initiative in Ethics and Computational Technologies; Director\, Center for Ethics and Policy; Chief Ethicist\, Block Center for Technology and Society\, Carnegie Mellon University \n\n\n\nVardit Ravitsky\, PhD\, President & CEO\, The Hastings Center; Senior Lecturer on Global Health & Social Medicine\, Harvard Medical School
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-ethical-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-research-challenges-emerging-guidance/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Research-Ethics-Graphic-2025-FINAL-WEB-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250303T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250303T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250121T221001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T194327Z
UID:83564-1741014000-1741017600@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:What Do We Have in Common?: Thinking Together About Good Lives for Older Adults and Caregivers in Ageing Societies
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center senior research scholar Nancy Berlinger will present “What Do We Have in Common?: Thinking Together About Good Lives for Older Adults and Caregivers in Ageing Societies”  in Seminar II of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Bioethics’ 10th Anniversary Celebration. \n\n\n\nPopulation ageing—a rise in the average age of a population—results from the combination of public health improvements and biomedical progress that\, over time\, prevent\, treat\, or control infectious diseases and life-threatening health conditions\, plus lower birthrates reflecting changes in the lives and choices of women and families. Ageing societies\, in which more people are over age 65 than under age15\, include wealthy\, technologically advanced nations in East Asia\, Asia-Pacific\, North America\, and Western Europe. A 2023 report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes population ageing as the top demographic trend globally\, as lifespans increase and birthrates decline in all regions of the world. This trend is often framed as a problem: Who will care for all of us as we age? These facts and trends point to an urgent need for researchers and practitioners in ageing societies in different regions to think together about shared challenges. This seminar draw on recent work by The Hastings Center to reflect on how perceptions of difference\, such as stark contrasts between “East” and“West\,” can impede recognition of similar values\, approaches\, and problems as well as meaningful differences. Seminar participants will explore a range of challenges common to ageing societies and consider ways to think together in research and practice.  \n\n\n\nRooms 204 & 206\, Choh-Ming Li Basic Medical Sciences Building\, CUHK (and hybrid on ZOOM\, see register link below.)
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/what-do-we-have-in-common-thinking-together-about-good-lives-for-older-adults-and-caregivers-in-ageing-societies/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy_Berlinger-2017-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T181500
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250128T215141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T215142Z
UID:83625-1740502800-1740507300@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Binocular Vision: A Metaphor to Help Comprehend Persons
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center senior research scholar Erik Parens will be presenting a talk entitled “Binocular Vision: A Metaphor to Help Comprehend Persons” at McShain Large Lounge\, in McCarthy Hall on Georgetown’s Main Campus (the main gates at 37th and O Streets NW).  \n\n\n\nAddress is 1350 Tondorf Road NW
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/binocular-vision-a-metaphor-to-help-comprehend-persons/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Erik-Parens24.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250121T210539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T164702Z
UID:83556-1740128400-1740141000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Current and Emerging Prenatal Testing Technologies: Bioethical Implications
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will present “Current and Emerging Prenatal Testing Technologies: Bioethical Implications” at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Bioethics’ 10th Anniversary Celebration. \n\n\n\nPrenatal genetic testing technologies can provide individuals and families with valuable information about their potential prospective children. Such technologies\, including pre-implantation genetic testing of in-vitro embryos and testing of fetuses during pregnancy\, can promote informed decision-making and in some cases can be medically beneficial. They have also been raising powerful bioethical concerns for decades\, such as their impact on parental autonomy\, societal eugenic tendencies\, and disability rights. Recent new technologies\, such as noninvasive prenatal testing (that was developed by Prof. Dennis Lo in Hong Kong) or polygenic screening of in-vitro embryos\, have further stimulated the bioethical discussion regarding what conditions and traits these technologies are targeting. This talk will focus on the recent analysis of prenatal testing in the Western bioethics literature\, as well as cultural and policy implications for East Asia and Hong Kong. The talk will address the notion of a ‘serious’ genetic condition as justifying testing\, and the debate surrounding the use of prenatal testing for medical versus non-medical purposes.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/current-and-emerging-prenatal-testing-technologies-bioethical-implications/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2025-01-21-155145.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20250203T171517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T152856Z
UID:83661-1739448000-1739451600@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Building Climate Change Resilience in the Caribbean
DESCRIPTION:Caribbean basin countries are experiencing some of the most destabilizing impacts of climate change—entire villages destroyed\, increases in diseases and other health harms. These countries contributed little to global climate change and yet they must build resilience to survive\, much less flourish.  What are the tradeoffs of adapting to warmer environments versus abandoning low-lying locales? What are the responsibilities of policymakers in the region and abroad? \n\n\n\nThese are among the questions that will be discussed in a webinar on Thursday\, February 13\, at noon EST. \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\nGeorgiana Gordon-Strachan\, PhD\, is director of the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit at Caribbean Institute for Health Research at the University of the West Indies in Kingston\, Jamaica. She is the regional director (Small Island Development States) of the Lancet Countdown. \n\n\n\nCheryl Macpherson\, PhD\, is a professor at St George’s University School of Medicine and a senior research fellow at the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation in Grenada. She leads the Climate Bioethics Program supported by the NIH Fogarty International Center. \n\n\n\nJoy St. John\, MBBS\, MPH\, is a public health specialist who has worked for more than 30 years in Barbados and at the regional and global levels. She was the executive director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency from 2019 to 2024. She is a member of the PAHO Strategic Advisory Group on Sustainable Development Goals and Health Equity. \n\n\n\nModerator: Carolyn P. Neuhaus\, PhD\, is a research scholar at The Hastings Center and an investigator in the Climate Bioethics Program. \n\n\n\nVideos: Zain Hernandez\, a training facilitator in Belize\, and Rosa Erendira Peña Trujillo\, a veterinarian in Mexico.  \n\n\n\nThe webinar is being produced in partnership with the Caribbean Research Ethics and Education initiative (CREEi) and supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center award #3R25TW009731-11S1. \n\n\n\nThe webinar is in English. Spanish transcript will be available.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/building-climate-change-resilience-in-the-caribbean/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/climate-change-webinar.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20240913T162639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142210Z
UID:79751-1734436800-1734444000@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:10th International Bioethics\, Multiculturalism\, and Religion Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will participate in a roundtable discussion on Islamic medical tradition with Aasim Padela at the 10th International Bioethics\, Multiculturalism\, and Religion Workshop sponsored by the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/10th-international-bioethics-multiculturalism-and-religion-workshop/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Mail_1280x800-d.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20240927T142259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142402Z
UID:80187-1733907600-1733914800@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Bioethics Must Address War as a Public Health Crisis
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar at the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics\, Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky and colleagues argue that war is a public health crisis that bioethics has dealt with in too limited a manner. They propose several principles for addressing war as a public health crisis and suggest ways in which these principles can be put into practice. This webinar is based on their paper for The American Journal of Bioethics.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/bioethics-must-address-war-as-a-public-health-crisis/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/vardit-recent-red-jacket-.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T103000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20240905T214137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142315Z
UID:79542-1733560200-1733567400@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Ethics at the Very Core of Research and Clinical Practice
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will present a lecture entitled “Ethics at the Very Core of Research and Clinical Practice” at the Foundation for Reproductive Medicine Conference. \n\n\n\nSee conference booklet.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ethics-at-the-very-core-of-research-and-clinical-practice/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/intl-fertility-conf.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20241008T203111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T203410Z
UID:80663-1731754800-1731754800@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Changing Life as We Know It–Exploring the Role of Genetic Modification and Our Understanding of Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will be a keynote speaker for the FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) Symposium. \n\n\n\nWhat are the ethical issues surrounding genetic modification? How do we define – and regulate – the line between benefit and harm?  In what ways do these possibilities force us to make decisions about the value of life and impose judgments about what makes a life worth living – or even what is considered “normal”?  We will discuss an example in history illustrative of the ways in which assigning genetic value engendered horrific results\, wherein Nazi eugenicists and government policy makers identified those considered a genetic and financial burden on the population – and aimed through sterilization and\, even (euphemistically)\, euthanasia to eliminate  “life unworthy of life”.  In what ways does this history caution us? We will focus on several scenarios wherein genetic modification presents complicated questions around intended and unintended possibilities and consequences – and ultimately how we understand what it means to be human.  \n\n\n\nThe program will serve to examine the ethical issues not just within medicine\, but implicated within theology (and therefore the clergy)\, business (the ethical implications of commercialization)\, law (exploring the legal/regulatory roles\, including recognizing the limitations imposed by the structural irrelevance of national borders)\, journalism (how it is described and written about will be fundamentally important in shaping understanding)\, and advances and uses of technology.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/changing-life-as-we-know-it-exploring-the-role-of-genetic-modification-and-our-understanding-of-humanity/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/FASPE-Symposium-Post.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T143811
CREATED:20240801T205006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T191438Z
UID:78493-1729009800-1729018800@www.thehastingscenter.org
SUMMARY:Bioethics: A Path Forward
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will present “Bioethics: A Path Forward” for the annual Thomas P. Duffy Memorial Lecture in Medical Ethics\, sponsored by the Program for Biomedical Ethics at the Yale School of Medicine \n\n\n\n Reception: 4:30 – 5:30\, Medical Historical Library \n\n\n\nDuffy Lecture: 5:30 – 7:00 PM\, SHML Room 115 \n\n\n\nLOCATION: Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library\, 333 Cedar Street\, New Haven
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/bioethics-a-path-forward/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/vardit-recent-white-jacket.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR