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Thursday, October 23, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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A Dialogue on the Work of Nancy Neveloff Dubler (1941-2024)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
A Dialogue on the Work of Nancy Neveloff Dubler (1941-2024)
Autumn Fiester, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Fins Joseph, MD
– Cornell Weill
Julia Kolak, PhD, HEC-C
– The Hastings Center
Ju Zhang, PhD ((she/her/hers))
– Emory University
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Adaptive Care Planning for Patients with Developmental Disabilities: A Novel Approach
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Adaptive Care Planning for Patients with Developmental Disabilities: A Novel Approach
Alexandria Kemp, MS Bioethics (May 2025)
– Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo
Desi Carozza, MD, FAAHPM, HEC-C
– Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Amy Colvin, LMHC
– Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Michael Sweeney, LMSW
– Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Advance Directives
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Against Consistency when Making Medical Decision for Others
Pierce A. Randall, PhD, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Albany Medical College
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Could it be ethical to override a patient’s advance directives?
Joyeeta G. Dastidar, MD, MBE, HEC-C
– Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Physician Orders for Psychiatric Treatment: The Benefit of Using Portable Medical Orders in Mental Health Treatment
Kristine S. Ehlert, D.Be(c), MSW, M.Div
– CommonSpirit Health
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Bioethics for whom? Abolition bioethics in times of crisis
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Bioethics for whom? Abolition bioethics in times of crisis
Jennifer James, PhD, MSW, MSSP
– University of California, San Francisco
Nicolle Strand, JD, MBE, MPH (she/they)
– Center for Health Justice and Bioethics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Whitney Cabey, MD, MSHP, MA ((she/her/hers))
– Center for Health Justice and Bioethics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Melanie Jeske, PhD
– Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Brain Computer Interface Technology and Disabilities: The Perspectives of Patients, Caregivers, Clinicians and Researchers
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Brain Computer Interface Technology and Disabilities: The Perspectives of Patients, Caregivers, Clinicians and Researchers
Holly K. Tabor, n/a
– Stanford School of Medicine
Krysta Barton, PhD
– Stanford School of Medicine
Eran Klein, MD, PhD
– OHSU
Valerie Black, PhD MA (she/her/hers)
– UCSF
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Carceral Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Perinatal Shackling in U.S. Prisons: Ethics, History, Law, and the Future of Reproductive Justice
Priya Patel, n/a
– Emory University
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Protection as Punishment: When Medical Need Becomes a Justification for Incarceration
Brendan S. Parent, JD ((he/him/his))
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Solitary Confinement in U.S. Immigration Detention: A Bioethical Analysis of the Legal Determinants of Health in a Hidden Population
Katherine Peeler, n/a
– Harvard Medical School
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Confidentiality, Privacy, and Conflicts of Interest
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Controversies in Confidentiality: When the law underdetermines the right thing to do
Courtney Kimmell, BA
– University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Navigating Privacy in Facial Transplantation: Ethical Considerations and Institutional Strategies
Hailey Paige Wyatt, MD
– New York University Langone Health
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Venture Philanthropy in Rare Disease Research and Addressing Organizational Conflicts of Interest
Fareed A. Awan, PhD (he/him/his)
– John Abbott College
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Decision-Making in Pediatric Vaccination: The Permissibility of Vaccinating Children Without Parental Consent
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Decision-Making in Pediatric Vaccination: The Permissibility of Vaccinating Children Without Parental Consent
Nathaniel Mamo, MA
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Brian Hutler, JD,PhD ((he/him/his))
– Temple University
Mary Homan, DrPH,MA,MSHCE
– Department of Community Health, Institute for Health & Humanity, Medical College of Wisconsin
Katherine Cheung, MA
– Johns Hopkins University
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Feast or Famine?: Parenteral Nutrition at End of Life for Patients with Cancer
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Feast or Famine?: Parenteral Nutrition at End of Life for Patients with Cancer
Emily S. Hahn, MD
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Divya Yerramilli, MD, MBE
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jamie Riches, DO
– Columbia University Medical Center
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Genetic Screening
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Balancing Autonomy and Disability Rights: Ethical Considerations in Prenatal Screening
Jacklyn Lermond, n/a
– Albany Medical College
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
The Ethics of Opportunistic Genomic Screening in Pediatrics: Autonomy versus Beneficence
Emily Wheeler, BS, MS
– Albany Medical College
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Understanding the Ethical Values Shaping U.S. and European Prenatal Genetic Screening Approaches
Kirsten A. Riggan, MA, MS
– ETH Zurich
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Medical Decision Making
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Gatekeeping vs Good Process: Ethical Decision Making in Gender Affirming Medical Interventions
Ian D. Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Children's Minnesota
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Navigating Cognitive Biases in Medical Decision-Making: Clinician Perspectives on Affective Forecasting
Kenneth Zhou, n/a
– Mayo Clinic
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Relational Models of Medical Decision-Making
Georgina D. Campelia, PhD, HEC-C
– University of Washington School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Non-financial Conflicts of Interest: Dueling literature reviews debate key questions
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Non-financial Conflicts of Interest: Dueling literature reviews debate key questions
David J. Satin, MD
– University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Philip G. Day, PhD
– University of Massachusets Chan Medical School
Wendy Lipworth, BS, MBBS, MSc, PhD
– MacQuarie University, Sydney
Miriam wiersma, PhD Candidate
– University of Sydney
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Pediatric Ethics Consults
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Cultivating Trust in Pediatric Clinical Ethics Consultation
Lauren M. Bunch, PhD, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Ethics Consultants as a Resource for Parents
Vanessa N. Madrigal, n/a
– Children's National Hospital
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Preventative Ethics in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Use of an Automated Time-Based Consult Order
Liza-Marie Johnson, MD, MPH, MSB, HEC-C ((she/her/hers))
– St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Clinical Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Public Health Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
Applied public health ethics approaches to ethical issues in infectious diseases wastewater surveillance
Kata Chillag, n/a
– Davidson College
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
From Prediction to Practice: Ethical Considerations for the Integration of Machine Learning in Community-Based Overdose Prevention
Bennett Allen, PhD
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Pacific Time
The Code of Ethics in Action: Insights on the New 2025 ANA Code of Ethics from ReVision Panel Members
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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The Code of Ethics in Action: Insights on the New 2025 ANA Code of Ethics from ReVision Panel Members
Kayla Tabari, RN, MBE, HEC-C
– Providence Center for Health Care Ethics
Shika Kalevor, MBE RN HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Children's Minnesota Hospital
Daniela Vargas, MSN, MPH, MA-Bioethics, RN, PHN
– San Francisco Department of Public Health
Laura B. Webster, D.Be, RN, HEC-C (she/they)
– CommonSpirit
Education/Interprofessionalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
"The Malignancy of Metrics: How Hospital Rankings and Performance Metrics Undermine Cancer Care"
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
"The Malignancy of Metrics: How Hospital Rankings and Performance Metrics Undermine Cancer Care"
Jamie Riches, DO
– Columbia University Medical Center
Emily S. Hahn, MD
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
“Let’s Consider a Second Opinion”: Conceptual and Practical Challenges in Ethically Utilizing Second Opinions in Clinical Conflict
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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“Let’s Consider a Second Opinion”: Conceptual and Practical Challenges in Ethically Utilizing Second Opinions in Clinical Conflict
Jenny Kingsley, MD, MA, HEC-C
– Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Emily Berkman, MD, MA (she/her/hers)
– Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and Palliative Care, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Vanessa N. Madrigal, n/a
– Children's National Hospital
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
AI: Bias
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Automating Bias: Artificial Intelligence-Based Prognostication and the Future of Healthcare Disparities
Ahmed Alasmar, n/a (he/him/his)
– University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Bias and inclusivity in healthcare chatbots
Jessica Rosalind Ellis, MS (she/her/hers)
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
On Defining “Vulnerable Groups” In AI Bias Mitigation Solutions
Abdoul Jalil Djiberou Mahamadou, n/a (he/him/his)
– Stanford University
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Artificial Intelligence and the Medicalization of Grief: Historical, Literary, and Ethical Perspectives
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Artificial Intelligence and the Medicalization of Grief: Historical, Literary, and Ethical Perspectives
Andrew Lea, MD, DPhil
– Harvard Medical School
Sarah Hagaman, PhD
– Vanderbilt University
Jonathan Herington, PhD (he/him/his)
– University of Rochester
Health Humanities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Bioethics, Humanities, and Education
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Bioethics Beyond the Classroom: A role for student led groups in organizing case-based discussions on ethics
Kaitlyn P. Lew, MBE
– UC San Diego School of Medicine
Education/Interprofessionalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Echoes of the Uncanny: Evaluating Tolerance for Ambiguity and Reflective Capacity in Medical Students and Residents
Andrew Childress, PhD
– Baylor College of Medicine
Health Humanities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Illustrating Ethics: Using Graphic Medicine to Teach Ethical Reasoning in Healthcare Education
Marion Russell, OTD, MOTR/L, SCFES
– Creighton University
Education/Interprofessionalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Informed Consent in the OR: The Ethics of Patient Disclosure Regarding Medical Student Involvement in Surgical Procedures
Rabya Hasnain, BS, MBE (she/her/hers)
– University of Illinois College of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Integrating Bioethics into Medical Learning Rounds: An Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Approach
Kenneth Zhou, n/a
– Mayo Clinic
Education/Interprofessionalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Justice in Training: A Bioethical Case for Disability-Competent Care in Medical Education
Megan Noonan (she/her/hers)
– Temple University
Education/Interprofessionalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Moral Decision-Making in Medical Education: A Survey of Medical Student Perceptions on Admission Tests Evaluating Ethical Judgment Skills
Sarah R. Brady, BSE, BA
– University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Education/Interprofessionalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Student Shadowing in Hong Kong Public Hospitals: A global example for improving organisational ethics in the practices of student shadowing
Ernest Ka Wai Yip, n/a
– Harvard Medical School, HKUMed - LKS Faculty of Medicine
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Bioethics: The Next Generation and the Need for Inclusion
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Bioethics: The Next Generation and the Need for Inclusion
Donald E. Carter, III, DBe, MDiv, MBA (he/him/his)
– Mercer University School of Medicine
Jada Wiggleton-Little, PhD (she/her/hers)
– The Ohio State University
Calvin Bradley, Jr., MDiv, CFLE, BCC, HEC-C
– Virginia Commonwealth University
Faith Fletcher, Ph.D, M.A. (she/her/hers)
– Baylor College of Medicine
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Can Intimate Procedures Without Consent be Justified in Medical Research?
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Can Intimate Procedures Without Consent be Justified in Medical Research?
Benjamin J. Krohmal, JD, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Jeffrey Shupp, MD, FACS
– MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS (she/her/hers)
– University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Jasmine Gunkel, PhD
– National Institutes of Health
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Centering Patient Voices in Research and Practice
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
A Participatory Research Model for Patient-Engaged Bioethics Research
Ashley Walton, PhD
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Beyond Assumptions: Implementing a Systematic Approach to Integrating Cultural and Personal Values in Patient Care
Chelsey M. Patten, DBe, HEC-C
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Conscientious Objections
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Ethical Concerns Over Expanded Legal Protections for Conscientious Objections After Dobbs and Alliance
Kalen J. Fredette, JD, DBe (he/him/his)
– Legacy Health System
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Moral Asymmetry and Conscientious Objections: Revisiting Negative and Positive Rights in Healthcare
Tzofit Ofengenden (she/her/hers)
– Tulane University
Philosophy
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Futility in Psychiatry: Ethical Opportunities and Challenges
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Futility in Psychiatry: Ethical Opportunities and Challenges
Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD
– University of Utah
Anna Lisa Westermair, Dr. med, Dr. sc. med
– University of Zurich
Manuel Trachsel, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
– University of Basel / University Hospital Basel
Daniel Buchman, MSW, PhD (he/him/his)
– CAMH
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Moral Distress
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Navigating Moral Distress in Shared Decision-Making: A Case Study on End-of-Life Choices
Ryan P. Pferdehirt, D.Bioethics, HEC-C
– Center for Practical Bioethics
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Navigating Systemic Barriers: The Impact of Socioeconomic Constraints on Clinical Ethicists
Callie Terris, JD, MS, HEC-C
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
What keeps you up during the day?
Maryeliza McEachen, RN, BSN
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Narrative Medicine
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Composing Illness, Death, and Dying: Establishing Music as Narrative Medicine
Michael Certo, MD, MA, MM
– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Health Humanities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Episodic and Autobiographical Memory as Cognitive Affordances of Narrative
Marianne Parrish Florian, n/a
– UTHealth - Houston
Health Humanities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
The Ethical Tensions of Narrative Medicine: Storytelling and the Face-to-Face Encounter
Erik Larsen, PHD ((he/him/his))
– URSMD
Health Humanities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Persistent Preventable Maleficence in Health Care: Where’s the Outrage?
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Persistent Preventable Maleficence in Health Care: Where’s the Outrage?
Jacob Dahlke, PhD(c), MSBe, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Nebraska Medicine / University of Nebraska Medical Center
Kellie Lang, JD, RN
– Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Substance Use Disorder
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Ensuring Fair Management of Infective Endocarditis in Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Christy M. Audeh, BA
– Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
Evaluation of Behavioral Contracts and Resource Utilization in Intravenous Drug Use Patients Treated for Infective Endocarditis
Bassem M. Darwish, MBA (he/him/his)
– Albany Medical College
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
The Bioethics of Mandatory Observation Periods after Overdose
Bryan Pilkington, PhD
– Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
The Emerging Tradition of Secular Bioethics: Giving Moral Guidance in an Age of Pluralism, Postmodernism, and Polarization
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pacific Time
The Emerging Tradition of Secular Bioethics: Giving Moral Guidance in an Age of Pluralism, Postmodernism, and Polarization
Abram L. Brummett, PhD, HEC-C
– Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Jason T. Eberl, PhD
– Saint Louis University
Matthew Shea, PhD
– Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
Philosophy
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
"Catapulted into the land of the sick:" A Performance Autoethnography
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
"Catapulted into the land of the sick:" A Performance Autoethnography
Katherine Burke, MFA ((she/her/hers))
– Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Health Humanities
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Addressing the Ethical Dilemmas of Heritable Human Genome Editing by Incorporating the Perspectives from the Disability Community in Public Policy
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Addressing the Ethical Dilemmas of Heritable Human Genome Editing by Incorporating the Perspectives from the Disability Community in Public Policy
Stephanie Meredith, MA, DPH
– Genetic Support Foundaiton
Katie Stoll, MS, CGC
– Genetics Support Foundation
Dorit Barlevy, PhD
– Baylor College of Medicine
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, PhD
– Emory
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Clinical Ethics: Alternative Medicine and Innovation
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
“The Best of Both Worlds”: Principles for Allopathic Clinicians with Patients Seeking Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Sara K. Kolmes, PhD, HEC-C
– Providence Center for Health Care Ethics
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Casuistry and Improvement in Clinical Ethics
Jennifer Flynn, PhD
– Memorial University
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Navigating Ethical Challenges in the Use of Single Ventricle Assist Devices for Children
Hannah Ruth Daughtrey, MD
– Children's National Hospital
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Beyond Utility: Rethinking the value of genetic diagnosis in pediatric rare disease
AudreyStephannie Maghiro
– Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Ethics isn’t about money, but how do I show ROI? How one preventive screening tool saved millions of dollars and got our department funded.
Adrienne L. Jones-Adamczyk, MBE RN ACNP-BC ACHPN HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Banner Health
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
When duties collide: Navigating the competing commitments in the care of undocumented patients
Aimee Milliken, PhD, RN, HEC-C ((she/her/hers))
– Boston College
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Combating Structural Gaslighting through Disability Narratives
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Combating Structural Gaslighting through Disability Narratives
Laura M. Cupples, MA and PhD Philosophy
– University of Tennessee Knoxville
Joseph Stramondo, PhD Philosophy
– San Diego State University
Marissa A. Diaz, LLM International Law, PhD Health Sciences (she/her/hers)
– Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois Chicago
Keenan James, B.S. Biological Sciences, B.A. Philosophy
– University of Tennessee Knoxville
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Community Engagement in Gene Editing: Building Community Partnerships in Genetics Research
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Community Engagement in Gene Editing: Building Community Partnerships in Genetics Research
Jane Q. Yap, BS (she/her/hers)
– Mayo Clinic
Megan A. Allyse, PhD
– Case Western Reserve
Karen Meagher, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Mayo Clinic
Rosario Isasi, PhD
– University of Miami
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Continuing Bioethics Education
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
An Argument for Continuing Education in Ethics: Clinicians’ Use and Non-Use of Ethical Framework in Parental Refusal of Treatment for Childhood Cancer
Amy E. Caruso Brown, MD, MSc, MSCS, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Education/Interprofessionalism
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Evaluating a Longitudinal Ethics Curriculum for Pediatric Residents Using ACGME Milestones
Nicholas A. Jabre, MD, MS (he/him/his)
– Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Education/Interprofessionalism
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Implementation and Impact of Proactive Ethics Rounds in an Emergency Department-Based ICU environment
Samantha K. Chao, MD, HEC-C
– University of Michigan
Education/Interprofessionalism
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Justice and Health
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Bridging Ethics and Equity in Geroscience: Governance Pathways for Inclusive and Responsible Healthspan Innovation
Alberto Aparicio, PhD
– The University of Texas Medical Branch
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Re-emergence of the welfare trope: who truly “deserves” the limited resource of med-surg beds?
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C ((she/her/hers))
– Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Championing Autonomy Through Advance Directive Advocacy
Shaylona Kirk, MD, MPH, MA
– Sutter Health Program in Medicine and Human Values
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Clinical, Ethical, and Public Health Considerations of Government-Subsidized Insurance Coverage for Routine Newborn Circumcision
Chase Binion, MA
– University of Virginia
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Evaluating Equitable IVF Policies: A Rubric for Balancing Access and Autonomy to Advance Women's Reproductive Justice
Renee Reddy Muthakana (she/her/hers)
– Duke University
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Marketing Cancer Care: A Content Analysis of Ethical Compliance in Television Advertising by Top-Ranked U.S. Cancer Centers
Andrew James Baldassarre, n/a
– Houston Community College
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Medical-Assistance in Dying for Psychiatric Patients with Substance Use Disorder Requires Protective Public Policy
Kaden L. Venugopal, MSc, BHSc
– Harvard Medical School
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
The Ethics of Cervical Checks During Labor
Anika Hendricks, n/a
– Northwestern University
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
The Physician’s Moral Responsibility in Supporting Environmental Wellbeing
Hajrah Hussain, n/a
– Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Vaccination Under “Health Federalism”: How the U.S. Constitution Splinters American Vaccination Policy
Nathaniel Mamo, MA
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Legal Update 2025: Top 10 Legal Developments in Bioethics and Public Health
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Legal Update 2025: Top 10 Legal Developments in Bioethics and Public Health
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD
– Medical College of Wisconsin
Valerie Gutmann Koch, JD
– DePaul University College of Law
Thaddeus M. Pope, JD, PhD
– Mitchell Hamline University School of Law
Katie Watson, JD (she/her/hers)
– Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Pediatric Research Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Ethical Implications of Parent Perspectives on School-Based Online Surveillance of Youth
Alison O'Daffer (she/her/hers)
– University of California, San Diego
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Paul Ramsey and the Ethics of Non-therapeutic Component Analysis in Pediatric Research
Julie D. Gunby, MSN, PhD(c)
– Saint Louis University
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
What changes minds? Persuasive communication in decision-making for elective pediatric surgery
Chenery Lowe (she/her/hers)
– Stanford University
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Pragmatics of the Clinic: Framing Effects in Medical Communication
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Pragmatics of the Clinic: Framing Effects in Medical Communication
Gary J. Ostertag, PhD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stephen Neale, PhD
– The Graduate Center, CUNY
David Magnus, PhD (he/him/his)
– Stanford University
Ashley Feinsinger, PHD
– UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Reproductive Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
A Mother's Womb, A Daughter's Egg and the Husband/Stepfather's Sperm: A Case Study of Negotiating Family Dynamics in the IVF Clinic
Whitny Melissa Braun de Lobaton, PhD, JD, MPH ((she/her/hers))
– Loma Linda University
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Developing guidelines for posthumous assisted reproduction in adolescent and young adult patients
Tamar Schiff, MD (she/her/hers)
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Ethical Considerations of Commercial Gestational Surrogacy
Alice C. Baker, MD, MPH
– Yale School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Shiftwork in Surgery and Impact on Ethical Patient Care
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Shiftwork in Surgery and Impact on Ethical Patient Care
Sean C. Wightman, n/a
– University of Southern California
Megan Applewhite, n/a (she/her/hers)
– University of Chicago
Ryan Antiel, n/a
– Duke University
Baddr Shakhsheer, n/a (he/him/his)
– University of Chicago
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Theater and the Role of the “Good Patient”
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Theater and the Role of the “Good Patient”
Joelle M. Robertson-Preidler, PhD, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston
Gretchen Case, n/a
– University of Utah
Health Humanities
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Trauma-Informed Care
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Analyzing the Limitations of Ethical Models: The Case of Pediatric Trauma Care in Gaza
Bilal Irfan, M.S.
– Harvard Medical School
Clinical Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Medical Chaperones in Intimate Exams: An Analysis of the Perception, Experience, and Needs from both the Provider and Patient Perspectives
Cynthia S. McCarthy, DHCE, MA, NREMT ((she/her/hers))
– University of Pittsburgh
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time
Sexual Assault Survivors’ Own Words: Memoirs and Pelvic Exam Experiences
Stephanie N. Tillman, PhD(c), CNM (she/her/hers)
– Saint Louis University
Clinical Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Advances of Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Ethical Considerations of Care Along Growing Lifespans
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Advances of Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Ethical Considerations of Care Along Growing Lifespans
Kelly Nicole Michelson, MD, MPH, FCCM, FAAP, HEC-C ((she/her/hers))
– Northwestern Medicine
Mickey J. M. Kuo, MD
– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Soo Shim, MS, LCSW, MBA
– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Pageen Manolis Small, DBe, BSN, RN, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Northwestern Medicine
Clinical Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
AI: Clinical Ethics Consults
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Beyond Prediction: The Ethical Limits of AI in Surrogate Decision-Making
Alexander Zhang, n/a
– Saint Louis University
Clinical Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Generative AI in Patient Messaging: How Patients and Clinicians Weigh Efficiency, Empathy, and the Value of Human Communication
Kellie Owens, PhD ((she/her/hers))
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Is Chat GPT-4 Your Next Bioethicist?
Susannah L. Rose (she/her/hers)
– Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
AI: Design and Oversight
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Bridging culture and care through narrative design of AI systems.
Jarrel Kristan Zakhary De Matas, PhD
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Health Humanities
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Exploring Community Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Insights from Virtual Deliberations
Kerry A. Ryan
– University of Michigan Medical School
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Tensions between values and incentives as an academic medical center strives to enact ethics commitments in AI oversight
Juliana Friend, n/a
– University of California, San Francisco
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
At the Interface of Sport and Bioethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
At the Interface of Sport and Bioethics
Jenny Clark Schiff, PhD, MA, MA
– Stanford
Leslie P. Francis, Ph.D., J.D.
– University of Utah
Daniel S. Goldberg, JD, PhD
– University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Alexandra Capellini, MD, MS
– Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
Health Humanities
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Building a Community of Scholars Centered on Justice-Centered Bioethics Research
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Building a Community of Scholars Centered on Justice-Centered Bioethics Research
Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Columbia University
Peter Ikhane, PhD
– University of Maryland, Baltimore
Julia Gordon, BA
– University of California, San Francisco
Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA
– The George Washington University
Education/Interprofessionalism
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Conditions Versus Traits: Is there a meaningful difference in screening embryos or fetuses for one versus the other?
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Conditions Versus Traits: Is there a meaningful difference in screening embryos or fetuses for one versus the other?
Dorit Barlevy, PhD
– Baylor College of Medicine
David Wasserman, JD, MA
– NIH
Katie Stoll, MS, CGC
– Genetics Support Foundation
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Cutting-Edge ELSI Issues Surrounding the Integration of Health AI in Academia, Government, and Industry
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Cutting-Edge ELSI Issues Surrounding the Integration of Health AI in Academia, Government, and Industry
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– University of Michigan Medical School
Charles Binkley, MD, FACS, HEC-C
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Baylor College of Medicine
Andrew Shuman, MD, FACS, HEC-C
– University of Michigan Medical School
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Evidence, Equipoise, Expertise, and Trans Health
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Evidence, Equipoise, Expertise, and Trans Health
Rachel Fabi, PhD, HEC-C ((she/her/hers))
– SUNY Upstate Center for Bioethics and Humanitites
Theodore Schall, PhD (he/him/his)
– University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jacob D. Moses, PhD ((he/him/his))
– University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Elizabeth Dietz, PhD (they/them/theirs)
– Arizona State University
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Interdisciplinary Voices: Stories from Bioethics Consultations
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Interdisciplinary Voices: Stories from Bioethics Consultations
Adrienne F. Novick, MS, DBe, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Joel Warden, HEC-C
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Hannah F. Lipman, MD, MS, HEC-C
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Clinical Ethics
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Overcoming Barriers to Advance Care Planning for Incarcerated Individuals
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Overcoming Barriers to Advance Care Planning for Incarcerated Individuals
Sarah Reckess, JD
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
L Syd M. Johnson, PhD, HEC-C ((she/her/hers))
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Lorie Kim, MD
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Radioactive Recommendations: Where Ethics Advice Lands Dangerously
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Pacific Time
Radioactive Recommendations: Where Ethics Advice Lands Dangerously
Kevin M. Dirksen, M.Div., M.Sc., HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Providence Center for Health Care Ethics
Kayla Tabari, RN, MBE, HEC-C
– Providence Center for Health Care Ethics
Juan Iregui, MD
– Providence St. Joseph Health
Joelle M. Robertson-Preidler, PhD, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston
Clinical Ethics
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