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Saturday, October 25, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Autism: Social and Ethical Perspectives
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Autism, the Intact Mind, and The Telepathy Tapes
Amy Lutz, n/a
– University of Pennsylvania
Health Humanities
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Bridging the Divide: An Ethics of Care Approach to Autism Interventions and Neurodiversity
Peyton C. McElroy, n/a
– University of South Alabama
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Data Sharing in Autism Research: Ethical Tensions and Community Perspectives
Zuzana Skvarkova, BS
– Baylor College of Medicine
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Capacity and Autonomy
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Authenticity as a Component of Autonomy: Clinical Implications
Lauren M. Bunch, PhD, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Ethical and Epistemic Dimensions of Medical Form Design
Elisa C. Reverman, PhD
– Cleveland Clinic
Philosophy
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Re-Engineering Decisional Capacity
Aleksy Tarasenko-Struc, PhD, Philosophy
– Seton Hall University
Philosophy
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Clinical Ethics Consultations
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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A Retrospective Review of Patient and Family-Initiated Ethics Consults
Ashley Li, BS
– University of Michigan Medical School
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
A scoping review on goals of care discussions in surgery: How are we doing and how can we do better?
Amanda Mac, MD (she/her/hers)
– University of Toronto
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Decision-Making for Adolescents at the Margins of Legal Maturity - Is There a Better Way?
Lauren E. Gordon, B. S.
– Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Describing intrafamily conflict around the decision for or against pediatric tracheostomy and long-term ventilation
Samantha Melo, MD
– Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
How are We Helping? Considerations in Evaluating and Growing Ethics Resource Programs
Pageen Manolis Small, DBe, BSN, RN, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Northwestern Medicine
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Re-writing the Final Chapter: The origins of advance directives and end-of-life care in the 1960s
Amanda M. Buster (she/her/hers)
– Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics
Health Humanities
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Trends Seen in Ethics Consultations Surrounding Appropriateness of Tracheostomies in Pediatric Patients
Kathryn O. Mannen, BSN, RN, HEC-C
– Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
What do we talk about? Exploring perspectives and values in pediatric pre-tracheostomy conversations with caregivers and staff: a qualitative study
Laine Dinoto, CPNP-PC
– University of Rochester Medical Center
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Clinical Ethics: NICU
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Illness Perception in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Parents, Physicians and Nurses
Brennan JH Kim, MD, MA
– University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Informed Non-dissent: An Underutilized Tool in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Sheria Wilson, n/a
– Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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NICU Ethics Rounds: A 48-Month Pre-Post Intervention Study
Stowe L. Teti, MA, HEC-C
– Inova Health System
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Communication and Consultation
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
How Ethics Consultants Can Support Medical Interpretation to Improve Decision-Making
Jamie C. Watson, PhD, HEC-C
– Cleveland Clinic
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
We Don't Round on Dead People: Caring for Patients on Organ Support Following Diagnosis of Death by Neurologic Criteria
Rachel G. Clarke, MD ((she/her/hers))
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Developing Policy Recommendations for TA-NRP Amid Ethical Ambiguity
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Developing Policy Recommendations for TA-NRP Amid Ethical Ambiguity
Eleanor Gilmore-Szott, PhD HEC-C
– University of Utah
David Dorsey, MD
– University of Utah
Jill Sweney, MD MBA
– Primary Children's Hospital
Dominic Moore, MD FAAP FAAHPM
– Intermountain Healthcare
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Health Humanities and Professional Development
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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A Shared Repository: Integrating Narrative Literature in Clinical Ethics Education
Georgia Loutrianakis, n/a ((she/her/hers))
– The University of Texas Medical Branch
Health Humanities
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Educators' Insights on High-Quality Health Humanities Programs in Baccalaureate, Graduate, and Health Professions Education
Sean Eli McCormick, MA (he/him/his)
– Case Western Reserve University
Health Humanities
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Where are They Now: Evaluation of Learning and Career Paths in Health Humanities Alumni
Craig M. Klugman, PhD (he/him/his)
– DePaul University
Education/Interprofessionalism
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Navigating Hospital Policies: The Clinical Ethicist's Role in Bridging Variability in Substance and Application
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Navigating Hospital Policies: The Clinical Ethicist's Role in Bridging Variability in Substance and Application
Kerri Kennedy, DBE, RN, HEC-C
– Boston Children's Hospital
Jonathan Marron, MD, MPH, HEC-C
– Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics
Lindsay R. Semler, DNP, RN, CCRN, HEC-C
– Brigham and Women's Hospital; Harvard Medical School
David N. Sontag, JD, MBE, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Beth Israel Lahey Health
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pacific Time
Science Fiction as an Effective Pedagogical Tool for High School Bioethics Education
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Science Fiction as an Effective Pedagogical Tool for High School Bioethics Education
Ambria Williams, BA
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Ayden Eilmus, BA
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Lisa Kearns, MS, MA (she/her/hers)
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Education/Interprofessionalism
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Survivor, Previvor, Preventer: How Narrative Shapes Experiences and Decisions Around Cancer and Mastectomy
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Survivor, Previvor, Preventer: How Narrative Shapes Experiences and Decisions Around Cancer and Mastectomy
Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Meidicine
Cara E. Texler, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Meidicine
Joanna Rudnick, MA
– Storied Studios
Health Humanities
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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The Ethical, Legal and Practical Implications of Providers’ Refusing Cardiothoracic Surgery to Patients with Opioid Use Disorders
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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The Ethical, Legal and Practical Implications of Providers’ Refusing Cardiothoracic Surgery to Patients with Opioid Use Disorders
Sarah Reckess, JD
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Theresa Baxter, RN, FNP-C
– SUNY Upstate Medical University
Clinical Ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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What do you see when you look at me?: Confronting bias, power, and oppression in pediatric ethics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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What do you see when you look at me?: Confronting bias, power, and oppression in pediatric ethics
Sarah Porter, MSW, LCSW
– Legacy Health
Brian Carter, MD, FAAP
– Children's Mercy; UMKC School of Medicine
Margery Johnson, LCSW
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Dawn Hood-Patterson, PhD, MDiv, HEC-C
– Children's Health
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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Bioethics Education in Novel Contexts
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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Creating Trusted Messengers as a Moral Imperative of High School Bioethics Education
Lisa Kearns, MS, MA (she/her/hers)
– NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Education/Interprofessionalism
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Ethics is EVERYONE’S Responsibility: The Case for the Bioethics Ambassadors Program
Elizabeth Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Education/Interprofessionalism
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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Promoting Next-Generation Representativeness in Bioethics through Cross-Institutional Mentorship: An Opportunity-Building Program for Undergraduates
Gerard Vong, DPhil
– Center for Ethics, Emory University
Education/Interprofessionalism
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Complex Patient Care
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
A living ethics lab to tackle psychological distress in complex chronic and rare diseases
Eric Racine, n/a
– Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Autonomy, Justice, and Decision Aids: Development of Graphic Educational Tools for Treatment Options in Sickle Cell Disease
Ambria Williams, BA
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Care of the Complex Patient in An Uncertain Healthcare System:A Continued Challenge for Clinical Ethics Consultation
Linda Breslin, DPS, RN
– Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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ETHICS CONSULTATION IN MEDICAL AID IN DYING
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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ETHICS CONSULTATION IN MEDICAL AID IN DYING
Katalin Eve Roth, n/a
– George Washington University School of Medicine
Charles Miller, Physician Oncologist
– Kaiser Permanente
Lynette Cederquist, MD
– University of California at San Diego
Margaret Pabst Battin, MFA, PhD
– University of Utah
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Higher Education Health Insurance: How Student Underinsurance Fuels Health Inequities and Barriers to Education
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Higher Education Health Insurance: How Student Underinsurance Fuels Health Inequities and Barriers to Education
Hallie Vanney
– University of Minnesota
Marcus Milani, MS
– University of Minnesota
Hunter E. Cantrell, Medical Student 2 ((he/him/his))
– University of Minnesota
Kristen Cox
– University of Minnesota
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Improving Crisis Preparedness: Lessons from Acute Care Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Improving Crisis Preparedness: Lessons from Acute Care Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Debra A. DeBruin, PhD
– University of Minnesota
Adam Negri, MA, PhD candidate, Bioethics minor
– University of Minnesota
Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C
– University of Minnesota
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Neuroethics in Research
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Brain pioneers as the face of the study: exploring what counts as recognition for participants in implantable BCI studies
Eran Klein, MD, PhD
– OHSU
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Mapping Ethical Challenges in Emotional Retraumatization in Cognitive Bionics Research
Paul J. Ford, PhD
– Cleveland Clinic
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Phantom Trials? On the Ambiguity of ‘Post’-Trial in Therapeutic Neural Device Trials
Erika Versalovic, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Massachusetts General Hospital
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
New Challenges and Opportunities in Bioethics Education
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Implementing Trauma-Informed Principles in Bioethics Education: A Call to Action
Frances Montemurro, n/a
– University of Toronto
Education/Interprofessionalism
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Teaching Preclerkship Reproductive Ethics in Restricted States: Challenges, Strategies, and Insights
Peyton C. McElroy, n/a
– University of South Alabama
Education/Interprofessionalism
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
The Ethics and Value of Ambiguity in Trainee-Patient Confidentiality
Dimitri Speron, n/a
– Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Education/Interprofessionalism
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Reasonableness as the Key to Defining, Measuring, and Improving IRB Quality
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Reasonableness as the Key to Defining, Measuring, and Improving IRB Quality
Holly Fernandez-Lynch, JD, MBe ((she/her/hers))
– University of Pennsylvania
Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Holly Ann Taylor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Reimagining Health Equity through Community Work
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Reimagining Health Equity through Community Work
Nicholas Freeman, PhD candidate, Sociology
– University of California, Irvine
Juliet McMullin, PhD
– School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Deena Ayesh, MPH student, Global Public Health
– School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Helen Chang, BS, Biological Sciences (she/her/hers)
– Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Rethinking Capacity Building in the Era of Changing Global Health Practices
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Rethinking Capacity Building in the Era of Changing Global Health Practices
Stuart Rennie, PhD
– The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bryan Cwik, PhD
– The University of Florida
Bege Dauda, MPH PhD
– East Carolina University
Daniel D. Moseley, PhD in Philosophy (he/him/his)
– The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Philosophy
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
The Clinical Ethics Consultation Benchmarking Collaborative: Networking and Problem-Solving to Use Ethics Consultation Data Effectively
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
The Clinical Ethics Consultation Benchmarking Collaborative: Networking and Problem-Solving to Use Ethics Consultation Data Effectively
Kate Gordon, JD, PhD, HEC-C
– Emory Healthcare
Thomas V. Cunningham, PhD, MA, MS, HEC-C
– KP West Los Angeles Medical Center
Stowe L. Teti, MA, HEC-C
– Inova Health System
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
What’s so special about cancer? The need for responsible opioid prescribing for cancer pain.
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
What’s so special about cancer? The need for responsible opioid prescribing for cancer pain.
Travis Rieder, PhD ((he/him/his))
– Johns Hopkins University
Vivian V. Altiery De Jesus, MD, MBE
– Johns Hopkins
Yoram T. Unguru, MD, MS, MA, HEC-C
– The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Clinical Ethics
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Writing a winning bioethics manuscript: Tips from authors and editors for empirical, normative, and case-based papers
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Pacific Time
Writing a winning bioethics manuscript: Tips from authors and editors for empirical, normative, and case-based papers
Robert Truog, MD, MA (he/him/his)
– Harvard Medical School
Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, PhD, MA (she/her/hers)
– Baylor College of Medicine
Alex Kon, MD, HEC-C
– Ethics Consultants, Inc.
Education/Interprofessionalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Building Educational and Healthcare Spaces of Empowerment and Inclusion for Autistic and Neurodivergent Individuals
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Building Educational and Healthcare Spaces of Empowerment and Inclusion for Autistic and Neurodivergent Individuals
Samantha A. Chipman, BA, MA (she/her/hers)
– Emory University
Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, HEC-C (he/him/his)
– Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Meidicine
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH (she/her/hers)
– Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Meidicine
Devon Price, PhD
– Loyola University Chicago
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Building Public Trust in Healthcare AI Tools: Insights from Michigan Community Deliberations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Building Public Trust in Healthcare AI Tools: Insights from Michigan Community Deliberations
Morgan Leigh Sielaff, B.S.
– University of Michigan
Reema Hamasha, MHI
– University of Michigan
Law, Public Health Policy, Organizational Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Conflicts, Dilemmas and Decisions
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Assessing the performance of select non-OpenAI models in medical ethics MCQ creation: a comparative study
Christopher A. Bobier, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
– Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Education/Interprofessionalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Conflict of Interest in End-of-Life Decisions: Ethical Challenges in Donation After Circulatory Death
Molly Svendsen, MD
– Mayo Clinic, AZ
Clinical Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Current Uses and Practices for Growth Attenuation Therapy: A Literature Review
Kenya Sherman, n/a
– Kansas City Univeristy College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
From Fairness to Justice: Reframing Ethical AI in Disability Diagnosis
Abigail G. Murphy, n/a
– University of Guelph
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
How Japanese Physicians Consider Patients’ Social Backgrounds in Bedside Resource Allocation Decisions
Tomoari Mori
– Tokai University
Clinical Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Listening to Voices in AI: Ethical and Implementation Frameworks for Large Language Models (LLM) in Dementia Care and Research
Ernest Ka Wai Yip, n/a
– Harvard Medical School, HKUMed - LKS Faculty of Medicine
Research Ethics and Social Sciences
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Variability in “Plan B” Provision Among Catholic Hospitals in Oregon: Ramifications and Grounds for Allowing Conscientious Provision of Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims in Catholic Hospitals
Marlee Mason-Maready, n/a
– Oregon Health & Science University
Clinical Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Debate: Is Medical Aid in Dying/Physician-Assisted Suicide Ethically Supportable?
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Debate: Is Medical Aid in Dying/Physician-Assisted Suicide Ethically Supportable?
Noah Kon, n/a
– University of California, Berkeley
Alex Kon, MD, HEC-C
– Ethics Consultants, Inc.
Clinical Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Exploring the Concept of “Waste” in Clinical Decision-Making and Healthcare Policies
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Exploring the Concept of “Waste” in Clinical Decision-Making and Healthcare Policies
Laura K. Guidry-Grimes, PhD, HEC-C (she/her/hers)
– Cleveland Clinic
Olivia S. Kates, MD, MA ((she/her/hers))
– Johns Hopkins University
Maria W. Merritt, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Govind Persad, PhD, JD
– University of Denver
Clinical Ethics
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Translational Justice and Trickle Down Equity: Centering Patient Priorities for Equitable Therapeutic Development
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Translational Justice and Trickle Down Equity: Centering Patient Priorities for Equitable Therapeutic Development
Kirsten A. Riggan, MA, MS
– ETH Zurich
Megan A. Allyse, PhD
– Case Western Reserve
Andrea Schelhaas, MS, CGC
– Genetic Support Foundation
Aaron Goldenberg, PhD, MPH ((he/him/his))
– Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Visuals and stories: Privacy, consent and anonymity in medical publications
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Pacific Time
Visuals and stories: Privacy, consent and anonymity in medical publications
Christine Slobogin, MA, PhD
– University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Lainie F. Ross, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)
– University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Trisha K. Paul, MD
– St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Edmund Grant Howe, III, MD, JD
– University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)
Health Humanities
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