2018 Seminar Schedule

Seminars are “mini-courses” of 6 sessions. Participants may enroll in 2-4 seminars in June and another 2-4 seminars in July.

June Schedule

June Seminars begin on Monday, June 11 and end on Thursday, June 28th.

1:00 - 2:45 pm

Medical Humanities, Spanish language (Santiago Peregalli) ~ Sloane Physics Lab Room 38
Bioethics & the Law (Steve Latham) ~ Sloane Room 48
Cultural & Contextual Bias in Bioethics (Mayli Mertens) ~ Sloane Room 51
Public Health Ethics (Sheena Eagan, Zohar Lederman) ~ Sloane Room 52

3:00 - 4:45 pm

Exploring Key Issues in Global Health (Aron Rose) ~ Sloane Room 48
Bioethics & Psychiatry (Santiago Peregalli) ~ Sloane Room 51
Medical Ethics During Conflict, War, and Genocide (Sheena Eagan, Zohar Lederman) ~ Sloane Room 52
Philosophy of Technology & Bioethics (Olya Kudina)~ Sloane Room 38

1:00 - 2:45 pm

Ethical Issues in Obstetrics and Pediatrics: Cross Cultural Perspectives (Shizuko Takahashi) ~ Sloane Room 38
Ethical Issues in Genetics (Evie Kendal) ~ Sloane Room 56
Comparative Human Rights and Healthcare (Kavot Zillén, Santa Slokenberga) ~ Sloane Room 52
Environmental Justice & Bioethics (Mayli Mertens) ~ Sloane Room 51
The Great Balancing Act: Biotech Ethics in the Age of Technological Acceleration (Joseph Carvalko) ~ Sloane Room 48

3:00 - 4:45 pm

July seminars begin on Monday, July 2nd and end on Thursday, July 19th.

1:00 - 2:45 pm

Aliens Among Us: Ethically Thinking about “the Other” using Science Fiction (Laure Hoenen) ~ Sloane 48
Ethics of Emergency Medicine (Evie Marcolini) ~ Sloane 51
Ethics of Information (K.J. Surkan) ~ Sloane 52
Finding Common Ground: Bioethics, Religion, and Dialogue (Sue Kopp) ~ Sloane 38

** Wednesday July 4th is a national holiday and no events will be scheduled. The make-up date is Friday, July 6th. **

3:00 - 4:45 pm

Ethical Issues in the Care of LGBTQ Populations (K.J. Surkan) ~ Sloane 52
Neuroethics (Evie Marcolini, Karmele Olaciregui)~ Sloane 51
Ethics in Military Medicine (Jeff Matsler) ~ Sloane 38
Ethics of Enhancement (Alex McKeown) !! Note this seminar will be offered only during weeks 2 and 3 of the July term; 4 meeting times from 3-5:15 pm. This schedule will not interfere with other required program events. ~ Sloane 48

** Wednesday July 4th is a national holiday and no events will be scheduled. The make-up date is Friday, July 6th. **

1:00 - 2:45 pm

An Introduction to Animal Ethics: Ethical Approaches to Nonhumans (Jennifer Maas, Laure Hoenen) ~ Sloane 51
Research Ethics (Agata Bloswick) ~ Sloane 56
Medical Humanities, English language (Sheena Eagan) ~ Sloane 48
History of Biomedicine (Haesoo Park) ~ Sloane 52
Bioethics & the Media (Jeff Stryker) ~ Sloane 38

3:00 - 4:45 pm

Ethics of Eating: Analysis of Consumption Patterns and Practices (Jennifer Maas) ~ Sloane 51
Ethics at the End of Life (Courtney Hempton) ~ Sloane 56
Religious Reasoning in Bioethics (AJ DeBonis) ~ Sloane 38
Disability, Illness, and Difference (Laura Mauldlin) ~ Bioethics Center Lower Level