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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250303T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20250303T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T181500
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250221T123000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T152856Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240913T162639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142210Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241211T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240927T142259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142402Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241207T103000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240905T214137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241206T142315Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241116T110000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20241008T203111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T203410Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240801T205006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T191438Z
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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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T134500
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240830T154953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T184806Z
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SUMMARY:An Exploratory Review of the “Treatment Resistant” Phenomenon in Neuropsychiatric Disorders as a Normative Criterion for Surgical Intervention [ASBH presentation]
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Project Manager Research Assistant Ian Stevens will present “An Exploratory Review of the ‘Treatment Resistant’ Phenomenon in Neuropsychiatric Disorders as a Normative Criterion for Surgical Intervention” as part of the Neuroethics Affinity Group at the 26th annual ASBH conference. 
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/an-exploratory-review-of-the-treatment-resistant-phenomenon-in-neuropsychiatric-disorders-as-a-normative-criterion-for-surgical-intervention/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T112500
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240830T154102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T184700Z
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SUMMARY:Kidney Transplant Candidates’ Information Needs for Informed Decision-Making about Participating in a First-in-Human Pig Xenotransplant Clinical Trial [ASBH presentation]
DESCRIPTION:Authors will present their paper\, “Kidney Transplant Candidates’ Information Needs for Informed Decision-Making about Participating in a First-in-Human Pig Xenotransplant Clinical Trial” at the 26th Annual ASBH Conference. Authors are E.J. Gordon\, K.J. Maschke (of The Hastings Center)\, J. Gacki-Smith\, M. Matthews\, K. Traboulsi\, D. Manning\, and M.K. Gusmano.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/kidney-transplant-candidates-information-needs-for-informed-decision-making-about-participating-in-a-first-in-human-pig-xenotransplant-clinical-trial/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T094500
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240723T204755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T204756Z
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SUMMARY:Mental Health Crisis Plans and Psychiatric Advance Directives [ASBH flash presentation]
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center research scholar Virginia Brown will present “Mental Health Crisis Plans and Psychiatric Advance Directives: Creating a Collaboratively Designed How-To Guide for Autonomous Decision Making” at the Flash Presentation Session: Psychiatric Ethics.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/mental-health-crisis-plans-and-psychiatric-advance-directives-asbh-flash-presentation/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T140000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240830T144824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T184614Z
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SUMMARY:Hastings Center Reception [ASBH conference]
DESCRIPTION:The Hastings Center invites all attendees of the 26th Annual ASBH Conference to a reception to meet colleagues and peers.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/hastings-center-reception/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T111500
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240723T204323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T204323Z
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SUMMARY:Responding to People Facing Dementia [ASBH panel]
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center senior research scholar Nancy Berlinger will moderate a panel entitled “Responding to People Facing Dementia: Improving Interprofessional Learning and Practice in Aging Societies.” Speakers include:  Mara Buchbinder; Emily Largent; and Matt Wynia.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/responding-to-people-facing-dementia-asbh-panel/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T213000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240830T145423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T184423Z
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SUMMARY:Bioethics and Social Justice: A Survey of Attitudes Toward Social Justice Obligations in the Field of Bioethics [ASBH presentation]
DESCRIPTION:The RACE Affinity Group will present “Bioethics and Social Justice: A Survey of Attitudes Toward Social Justice Obligations in the Field of Bioethics” at the 26th Annual ASBH Conference.  \n\n\n\nWith Danielle M. Pacia\, Research Associate at The Hastings Center\, and colleagues Sana Baban\, Faith Fletcher\, Zamina Mithani Aziz\, Jane Fallis Cooper\, Sophie Schott\, Savitri Fedson\, J. Wesley Boyd\, and Ryan J. Dougherty 
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/bioethics-and-social-justice-a-survey-of-attitudes-toward-social-justice-obligations-in-the-field-of-bioethics/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T173000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240719T160654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240719T161123Z
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SUMMARY:Shared Identity & Its Role in Moral Injury [ASBH flash presentation]
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Project Manager and Research Assistant Briana Lopez-Patino will present “Shared Identity & Its Role in Moral Injury” at the Flash Presentation Session: Diverse Identities. 
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/shared-identity-its-role-in-moral-injury-asbh-flash-presentation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T173000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240718T210134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T210222Z
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SUMMARY:Generative Artificial Intelligence and Scholarly Articles: A Conversation with Journal Editors [ASBH panel]
DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion is moderated by Hastings Center Report editor Laura Haupt\, and features Hastings Center Report editor Gregory Kaebnick with colleagues Mohammad Hoisseini (associate editor of the journal of Accountability in Research) and David Magnus (editor in chief of the American Journal of Bioethics).
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-scholarly-articles-a-conversation-with-journal-editors-asbh-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
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SUMMARY:The Influence of the Universal Patient [ASBH flash presentation]
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Project Manager and Research Assistant Briana Lopez-Patino will present “The Influence of the Universal Patient: Performativity in Healthcare” at the ASBH conference Flash Presentation Session: Diverse Identities.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-influence-of-the-universal-patient-asbh-flash-presentation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240830T143842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T145056Z
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SUMMARY:Bioethics Founders' Award Presentation [ASBH conference]
DESCRIPTION:The Hastings Center will present the Bioethics Founders’ Award to two bioethicists at an awards reception at the 26th annual ASBH conference in St. Louis\, MO.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/founders-award-presentation-asbh-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240916T030000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20240917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240710T190208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T154238Z
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SUMMARY:The Rediscovery of Bioethics
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will give the Keynote at the University of Bonn’s conference entitled “The Rediscovery of Bioethics.”
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-rediscovery-of-bioethics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240820T184021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T191833Z
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SUMMARY:Disinformation\, Trust\, and the Role of AI: The Daniel Callahan Annual Lecture
DESCRIPTION:A Moderated Discussion on DISINFORMATION\, TRUST\, AND THE ROLE OF AI: Threats to Health & Democracy\, The Daniel Callahan Annual Lecture \n\n\n\nPanelists: Reed Tuckson\, MD\, FACP\, Chair & Co-Founder of the Black Coalition Against Covid\, Chair and Co-Founder of the Coalition For Trust In Health & ScienceTimothy Caulfield\, LB\, LLM\, FCAHS\, Professor\, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health\, University of Alberta; Best-selling author & TV host \n\n\n\nModerator:Vardit Ravitsky\, PhD\, President & CEO\, The Hastings Center \n\n\n\nSPACE IS LIMITED. YOU MUST RSVP.RSVP:  vizzis@thehastingscenter.org \n\n\n\nThe Rockefeller University1230 York Avenue\, New York\, NY \n\n\n\nSupported 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.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/disinformation-trust-and-the-role-of-ai-the-daniel-callahan-annual-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T180000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240827T205802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T161046Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Hastings Center Sadler Scholars
DESCRIPTION:A roundtable discussion co-hosted by the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and The Hastings Center to introduce the Sadler Scholars\, a select group of doctoral students\, from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in bioethics-related disciplines\, with research interests in the field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 956 7984 8524Zoom Passcode: 4321https://nyulangone.zoom.us/j/95679848524?pwd=BUb3BfLP3R0fbNd2jAIUbyjsKyQ6A6.1
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/meet-the-hastings-center-sadler-scholars/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240822T185452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T185453Z
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SUMMARY:Bioethical Implications of Prenatal Testing
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will deliver the 2024 Marguerite Lederberg Lecture at Rockefeller University\, in the Carson Family Auditorium. \n\n\n\nTo learn more\, visit https://www.rockefeller.edu/events-and-lectures/57462-title-tba-15/.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/bioethical-implications-of-prenatal-testing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240709T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240308T152325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T153005Z
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SUMMARY:A Model Policy for The Ethics of International Bioethics Conferencing
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will speak about A Model Policy for The Ethics of International Bioethics Conferencing at the Oxford Conference on Global Health and Bioethics \n\n\n\nWith Nancy S. Jecker\, Mohammed Ghaly\, Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon\, Caesar Atuire \n\n\n\nThe aim of this workshop is to operationalize proposed principles by proposing and soliciting feedback on a model policy for selecting sites for international bioethics conferencing. Engaging with international conferees contributes a vital element\, giving voice to global perspectives and the perspectives of people participating in international bioethics conferencing.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/a-model-policy-for-the-ethics-of-international-bioethics-conferencing/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240412T165401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T192948Z
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SUMMARY:“Harmful Mutation: Addressing Misuse\, Misapplication\, Misinterpretation of Genetics”
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Presidential Scholar Lucas Matthews organized a symposium entitled: “Harmful Mutation: Addressing Misuse\, Misapplication\, Misinterpretation of Genetics” for the 2024 BGA Annual Meeting\, taking place in London. The title of his presentation is “The Moralistic Fallacy Fallacy.” Other presenters include: Daphne Martschenko\, Arbel Harpak\, Jedidiah Carlson\, Eric Turkheimer\, and Aaron Panofsky.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/harmful-mutation-addressing-misuse-misapplication-misinterpretation-of-genetics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T130000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240522T193904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T193904Z
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SUMMARY:Bringing Bioethics to Policymakers: Learning from Experience
DESCRIPTION:How can bioethics researchers get their findings into the hands of those who shape policy? What gaps separate research and policy\, and how can stakeholders navigate them? How can researchers and policymakers better communicate with and relate to each other? This Greenwall Foundation webinar will explore these questions and more as we discuss approaches to increase bioethics’ impact on policymaking. \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nNancy Berlinger\, PhD\, Senior Research Scholar·The Hastings Center \n\n\n\nNancy Berlinger is a Senior Research Scholar at The Hastings Center. Her research focuses on ethical\, societal\, and global dimensions of population aging (Bioethics for Aging Societies)\, with special attention to dementia care and to housing equity for older adults. Other interests include ethical challenges in immigrant and community health\, problems of safety and harm in health systems\, and guidance for health practitioners in end-of-life and crisis conditions. Her research collaborations often aim to discover how shared ideas and values (narratives) supportive of equity and flourishing can be integrated into public conversations\, policy development\, and practice under real-world\, non-ideal conditions. She founded and directs The Hastings Center’s Sadler Scholars initiative for doctoral students from underrepresented communities.  \n\n\n\nRobert Cook-Deegan\, MD Professor\, School for the Future of Innovation in Society·Arizona State University \n\n\n\nDr. Robert Cook-Deegan is a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society\, and with the Consortium for Science\, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. He founded and directed the Duke Center for Genome Ethics\, Law and Policy (2002-2016). Prior to Duke\, he was with the National Academies of Science\, Engineering and Medicine (1991-2002); National Center for Human Genome Research (1989-1990); and the congressional Office of Technology Assessment (1982-1988). His research interests include science policy\, health policy\, biomedical research\, cancer\, and intellectual property. He is the author of “The Gene Wars: Science\, Politics\, and the Human Genome” and more than 350 other publications. \n\n\n\nKirstin Matthews\, PhD Fellow in Science and Technology Policy·William Marsh Rice University — Baker Institute for Public Policy \n\n\n\nKirstin R.W. Matthews\, Ph.D.\, is a fellow in science and technology policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer in the Department of BioSciences at Rice University. She is also a track advisor for the Wiess School of Natural Sciences’ Professional Science Master in Biosciences and Health Policy\, a core and governing board member of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute\, and a steering committee member for Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute. Matthews is the director of the Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program and the Center for Health and Biosciences’ Biomedical Research Program. Her research focuses on ethical and policy issues at the intersection between traditional biomedical research and public policy. Specifically\, she focuses on regulation and ethical issues associated with emerging biotechnology\, including vaccines\, stem cells\, synthetic biology\, and genomic medicine. Matthews also collaborates with Kenneth Evans and Neal Lane to understand how scientific advice is used in and provided for the federal government\, including the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Matthews has a B.A. in biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.  \n\n\n\nMichelle Groman\, JD\, President & CEO·The Greenwall Foundation \n\n\n\nMichelle is President & CEO of The Greenwall Foundation. She has wide-ranging experience in translating bioethics scholarship into real-world applications that affect everyday lives and draws on that experience to help realize the Foundation’s vision of making bioethics integral to decisions in health care\, policy\, and research.  Michelle previously served as the Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer (2018-2020) and Director of Bioethics Grants\, Strategy\, and Special Projects (2015-2017). Prior to joining the Foundation\, Michelle was Associate Director at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues where she oversaw work on diverse topics including neuroscience and related ethical issues\, pediatric medical countermeasure research\, and human subjects research protections.  A graduate of Harvard Law School\, Michelle also practiced law in Washington\, DC and clerked for the Honorable Bruce M. Selya on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She has published articles on various legal issues and topics in bioethics including end-of-life decision-making\, research ethics\, and emerging genetic technologies.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/bringing-bioethics-to-policymakers-learning-from-experience-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T193000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240424T192832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T151822Z
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SUMMARY:Hastings Center Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us on our campus overlooking the Hudson River for a conversation about AI\, Health\, and Bioethics\, an open house event cosponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of the Hudson Valley. \n\n\n\nLeigh Hafrey\, Senior Lecturer\, MIT Sloan School of Management\, in conversation with Vardit Ravitsky\, President & CEO\, The Hastings Center. \n\n\n\nWine and hors d’oeuvres reception to follow. \n\n\n\nThe event is free but space is limited. RSVP IS A MUST. RSVP BY MAY 30 to Siofra Vizzi (vizzis@thehastingscenter.org\, 845-424-4040\, ext. 202).
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/hastings-center-open-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T085000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T085000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240412T171034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T203649Z
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SUMMARY:"What Can AI-Ethics Learn from Gen-Ethics: ELSI Lessons for the Coming Wave" at ELSIcon2024
DESCRIPTION:ELSIcon2024: The 6th ELSI Congress will take place at Columbia University in New York City from June 10-12\, 2024. Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will be a plenary speaker. She will discuss “What Can AI-Ethics Learn from Gen-Ethics: ELSI Lessons for the Coming Wave.” This talk will explore possible lessons from decades of ELSI research in genomics\, for the more recent field of health-AI. What guiding principles did ELSI develop for the wise and responsible use of emerging genomics technologies? Are these relevant for health-AI? What can we learn from the culture of collaboration that developed between ELSI and genomics researchers\, to help develop collaborative approaches with AI-developers and those implementing AI-tools in healthcare and biomedical research? What have we learned about the nature of multi- and inter-disciplinary teamwork? Are ELSI methodologies and frameworks developed for genomics sufficient to address the challenges of health-AI? Or are there unique aspects of AI and data science that require new approaches? What lessons can be extrapolated regarding the importance of data diversity and data stewardship? The talk will map these questions and open them up for discussion with the audience. \n\n\n\nThe 6th ELSI Congress welcomes all with an interest in the ethical\, legal\, and social implications (ELSI) of genomic research. Researchers\, scholars\, practitioners\, trainees\, policymakers\, journalists\, and the general public are invited to share and explore the latest ELSI research at ELSIcon2024.
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/74983/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240610T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240610T150000
DTSTAMP:20260426T182904
CREATED:20240522T191626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T191731Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking the Rule against Testing Children for Adult-Onset Conditions: A New Zealand Case Study
DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center senior research scholar Josephine Johnston will present at the 6th annual ELSI conference in New York. \n\n\n\nIn New Zealand\, like many countries\, genetic testing for adult-onset conditions is not performed in children. This rule rests on the “right to an open future’’–the idea that testing children for conditions that will not affect them until adulthood inappropriately breaches their autonomy. It is supported by studies showing that people value having a choice about whether and when to be tested for various genetic conditions. However\, the rule also stems from very specific Western philosophical traditions and laws. Can and should it be altered to reflect more collective understandings of self-determination and benefit\, or indeed of genes themselves? \n\n\n\nThis question has recently been raised by Māori whānau (families) and New Zealand academics in the context of genetic testing for mutations in CDH1 and CTNNA1 genes\, which significantly increase risk of Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC). Because HDGC has onset in early adulthood\, testing is currently restricted to those with decision-making capacity\, in line with the Human Genetics Society of Australasia’s 2020 Position Statement on Predictive and Presymptomatic Genetic Testing in Adults and Children. Yet some whānau wish to test their young children\, arguing that the position statement was not developed with input from Māori and does not reflect te ao Māori (Māori worldview) or Māori ontology of time. In this presentation\, with genetic testing for HDGC in New Zealand as our case study\, we consider arguments for moving away from the rule against genetic testing of children for adult-onset conditions in favor of a more familial approach to genetics. \n\n\n\nAuthors: Josephine Johnston\, University of Otago; Joey Mackle\, University of Otago
URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/rethinking-the-rule-against-testing-children-for-adult-onset-conditions-a-new-zealand-case-study/
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