2010-11 Events

FEBRUARY 9/10 2011: BIOETHICS SEMINAR SERIES: “Developing Flourishing Research Practices in Tissue Engineering: A Proposal for a New Kind of Ethics Initiative.” Dr. George Khushf, Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina Wednesday, 9th February 5:15-6:15 PM Greene Hall, Room 308, WFU Reynolda Campus.

CBHS/PHILOSOPHY DEPT FORUM: Death as a Bridgework Concept Thursday, 10th February 4:30 – 6:00 PM Philosophy Library, B316 Tribble Hall, WFU Reynolda Campus.

TALK: “DIVERSITY IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS: WHY SHOULD IT MATTER?” Friday, 11th February 12:00-1:00PM Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Conference Room 1 A-B.

FEBRUARY 17: BIOETHICS TEA TIME: “’It is My Duty to Resist Your Needles': Moral Challenges of Global Disease Eradication” Maria Merritt, PhD, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 3:00-4:00 PM Location: Bioethics Commons, Piedmont Plaza II, 2nd Floor, Rm 2101.

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FEBRUARY 22: PANEL DISCUSSION: Advocacy on Health & Healthcare Policy at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Translation of research results into medical and public health policy and practice often involves policy change. Faculty members at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will discuss advocacy around public and institutional policy change at the international, national, state, and local level. The panelists will speak about their experience in the areas of health care reform, FDA regulation of alcoholic energy drinks, national vaccination policy, and enactment of North Carolina’s smoke free bars and restaurants law. Members of the audience will also share their experiences, challenges, and lessons in advocacy for health. Moderator: William B. Applegate, MD MPH MACP, President, Wake Forest University Health Sciences & Dean, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Panelists: Mark Hall, JD, Professor, Department of Social Sciences & Health Policy and Fred D. & Elizabeth L. Turnage Professor of Law, Wake Forest University Mary Claire O’Brien, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergence Medicine Jon Abramson, MD, Weston Kelsey Professor & Chair, Department of Pediatrics David C. Goff, MD, PhD, FACP, FAHA, Professor & Chair, Department of & Prevention 11:30AM-1:00PM Babcock Auditorium, ‘E’ Floor, Hanes Building, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

UPCOMING MARCH 2: BIOETHICS SEMINAR SERIES: “The Havasupai Medical Genetics Study: Cultural Perspectives and Clinical Trials.” Michael “Buzz” Waitzkin, JD, Senior Scholar, Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business 5:15-6:15 PM Greene Hall, Room 308, WFU Reynolda Campus.

MARCH 3: BIOETHICS “TEA TIME” SERIES: “MUSES FROM THE MACLEAN CENTER: REFLECTIONS BY A CLINICAL ETHICS FELLOW” Roger D. Cole, MD, FACS, Otolaryngologist, W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC & Clinical Assistant Professor Division of Surgical Services, Department of Otolaryngology, Wake Forest School of Medicine 3:00-3:45pm Bioethics Commons, Room 2101, Piedmont Plaza II, 2nd Floor, 2000 West First Street.

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MARCH 16: Race, Health and Health Care Symposium. 1.Panel Discussion: Race, Genetics, and Medicine Barry Freedman, MD, Nephrology, WFU Baptist Medical Center Pilar Ossorio, JD, PhD, University of Wisconsin Law School Charmaine Royal, PhD, Duke Institute for Sciences & Policy, Duke University 4:00-5:30 PM Benson Center, Pugh Auditorium, Reynolda Campus

2.Lecture: Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: AddressingRacial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School 7:00-8:15 PM Benson Center, Pugh Auditorium, Reynolda Campus Co-sponsored by Maya Angelou Center for , WFU Office of Multicultural Affairs, Dept and the Center for International Studies.

MARCH 31: DISCUSSION: "THE FAMOUS BALTIMORE AFFAIR: LESSONS ON SCIENTIFIC CONDUCT" Shane Crotty, PhD, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. 4:00 PM Location: Winston Hall 125, Reynolda Campus Co-sponsored with WFU Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

SAVE THE DATE APRIL 6: BIOETHICS SEMINAR SERIES: “LOYALTY & MORALITY: CAN THERE BE ALTRUISTIC IMMORALITY?” Bernard Gert, PhD, Stone Professor of Intellectual & Moral Philosophy, Emeritus, Dartmouth College. 5:15-6:15 PM Greene Hall, Room 308, WFU Reynolda Campus.

NOVEMBER 10-11 2011: Research Ethics: Re-examining Key Concerns. The one and a half day conference will feature 3 panel discussions and keynote addresses by. James H. Jones, PhD, author of Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA, Johns Hopkins University Simon Whitney, MD, Baylor College of Medicine Carl Schneider, JD, University of Michigan School of Law

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OPPORTUNITIES

1. Funding available. CBHS is accepting funding applications: The Center for Bioethics, Health & Society accepts, on a rolling basis, applications for support of up to $1,000 for activities and events pertaining to bioethics. For more information, see the CBHS Funding Application 2010 on the Center’s website: http://bioethics.wfu.edu/initiatives-opportunities/current-opportunities/

2. APRIL 12-14, 2011 CHAPEL HILL, NC Ethical, Legal & Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program, Congress 2011: “Exploring the ELSI Universe”. Registration and abstract submission are now open. The ELSI Congress, hosted by the Center for Genomics and Society at UNC-Chapel Hill, will showcase empirical research, conceptual and normative scholarship, and policy contributions from all aspects of the Human Genome Project. All with any interest in these areas are invited to attend. Please take advantage of this local conference of international stature. More details can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/ELSI2011.

3. SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2011: Junior Scholars in Bioethics Workshop, Wake Forest University – Applications now being accepted. This new initiative gives junior (untenured) faculty working in bioethics an opportunity to present works-in-progress to scholars in bioethics and related fields. Commentators will provide constructive feedback to presenters with the goal of fostering scholarship in bioethics. The expectation is that the workshop will assist scholars in revising papers prior to submitting them for publication. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2011. For more information, please see the Junior Scholars in Bioethics Workshop at: http://bioethics.wfu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Junior-Scholars-in-Bioethics- Workshop-8-27-101.pdf.

For more information about these events and the Center for Bioethics, Health & Society, see http://bioethics.wfu.edu/

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