Past Events Archive
2022
An Eco-Structural Approach to Health Ethics
- Lisa Eckenwiler, PhD, George Mason University
Dr. Eckenwiler will describe an eco-structural approach (ESA) to health ethics, suggesting that it should advance ethical ideals in many domains, especially health justice. With a conception of people as ecological subjects, an ESA…
Beyond Abortion: The Consequences of Overturning Roe
- Mary Faith Marshall, PhD, FCCM, HEC-C, University of Virginia
- Lynn Paltrow, JD, Pregnancy Justice
For decades abortion access has been one of the most polarizing issues in American society. The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has catalyzed the elimination or severe restriction of access to legal…
The Case for Health Care Reparations
- Camisha Russell, PhD, University of Oregon
In this talk, Dr. Russell draws on Olefumi Taiwo’s constructive view of reparations to argue that US healthcare systems must be rebuilt in the name of racial justice. Dr. Russell discusses the accumulations of advantage and disadvantage…
Not Equivalent, But Better: Human Rights and Health Care Behind Bars in the Time of COVID
- Brendan Saloner, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the lack of resources and oversight that hinders medical care for incarcerated people in the United States. The US Supreme Court has held that “deliberate indifference” to “serious medical needs”…
Identifying and Addressing Gaps in Health Outcomes Using the Health Capability Profile
- Jennifer Prah, PhD, MSc, MA, MSL, University of Pennsylvania
Current theoretical approaches to bioethics and public health ethics propose varied justifications as the basis for health care and public health, yet none capture a fundamental reality: people seek good health and the ability to pursue it…
The Minnesota Assisted Suicide Bill: Bad Medicine, Bad Ethics, Bad Law
- Daniel Sulmasy, MD, PhD, Georgetown University
- T. Brian Callister, MD, FACP, SFHM, University of Nevada
- John B. Kelly, MA, Second Thoughts Massachusetts
- Anita Cameron, Not Dead Yet
- Senator John A. Hoffman (36, DFL)
The Minnesota End-of-Life Option Act was reintroduced to the MN state legislature in early 2021 and was modeled after the 1994 Oregon Death with Dignity Act. At this second panel discussion of our two part series on the current bill under…
The Minnesota End-of-Life Option Act: Medical Aid in Dying is a Compassionate Option for Terminally Ill Patients
- Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Danna Nelson, Compassion and Choices
- David R Grube, MD, Compassion and Choices
- Representative Mike Freiberg (DFL) District: 45B
The Minnesota End-of-Life Option Act was reintroduced to the MN state legislature in early 2021 and was modeled after the 1994 Oregon Death with Dignity Act. At this panel discussion, you hear perspectives from a patient with a terminal…
2021
Rapid Transition to Telehealth and the Digital Divide: Implications for Primary Care Access and Equity in a Post‐COVID Era
- Ji Chang, PhD, New York University
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has catalyzed profound transformations in health care delivery systems, including an abrupt shift toward telemedicine. Synchronous telemedicine modalities such as videoconference and…
Understanding the Health and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations: Findings from a new National Academy of Sciences Report
- Kellan Baker, PhD, MPH, MA, Whitman-Walker Institute
- Katharine Dalke, MD MBE, Penn State University
There are more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other sexual and diverse (LGBTQI+) people in the U.S. than ever before. A wide range of factors influence LGBTQI+ individuals’ well-being, including social…
Dr. John Song’s Vision for Health Equity: Dignity in Death and Dying While in Prison
- Susan O'Conner-Von, PhD, RN, University of Minnesota
- Patricia Berry PhD, CNP, GNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN, University of Utah
At the heart of bioethics lies the pursuit of a compassionate and just society. Dr. John Song embodied this heartfelt approach as a bioethicist and an advocate for health equity for the homeless, individuals with HIV/AIDs, and people in…