This 15th annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities will be held October 24-27, 2013 in Atlanta, GA.  As always, the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics will be well represented. See below for a list of the times/topics of our presenters.

Also:

• Look for our table (with Ethicshare) in the exhibit hall.
• Follow us on twitter during the meeting using: #ASBH13
  (@bermaninstitute, @aregenberg, @kahnethx)

The full program and registration information are available online via ASBH.

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>>THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24<<

1–2:30 PM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

• WORKSHOP SESSION (107) – Transforming Moral Distress: Contemplative Practice as a Practical Path to Moral Courage and Resilience – Room 107
  • Cynda H. Rushton, PhD RN FAAN, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Alisa L. Carse, PhD, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  • Corinna Chung, Christus St. Vincent Hospital, Santa Fe, NM

• WORKSHOP SESSION (108) – From Tradition to innovation in the Moral Development of Health Professionals: Designing Educational Experiences That Cultivate a “Capacity for Wonder” – Salon E
  • Gail Geller, ScD MHS, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Maria W. Merritt, PhD, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Clarence H. Braddock, MD MPH, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA

 

5:30–6:30 PM – PLENARY SESSION – Grand Ballroom East

 

• A Tribute to Edmund Pellegrino and His Work
  • Felicia Cohn, PhD, Kaiser Permanente, Tustin, CA
  • Dan Sulmasy, MD PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • Rebecca Dresser, JD, Washington University Law School, St. Louis, MO
  • Joseph J. Fins, MD MACP, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
  • Ruth Faden, PhD MPH, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

 

6:45–8:15 PM

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics Reception

>>FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25<<

10:30–11:30 AM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

• PANEL SESSION (214) – Childhood Cancer and Chemotherapy Shortages: Ethical Challenges and Tragic Choices – Room 303
  • Yoram Unguru, MD MS MA, The Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai and Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD
  • Matthew DeCamp, MD PhD, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Peter C. Adamson, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • Steven Joffe, MD MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

 

1–2:30 PM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

• WORKSHOP SESSION (226) – Medical Researchers’ Ancillary-Care Obligations: Working Out a Philosophical Account That is Empirically informed and Practically useful – Salon B
  • Henry S. Richardson, JD PhD MPP, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
  • Maria W. Merritt, PhD, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Emily Largent, RN, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • Alexander M. Capron, LLB, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

• PANEL SESSION (229) – Obesity Policy, Legitimacy, and Public Engagement – Room 303
  • Harald Schmidt, PhD MA, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Anne Barnhill, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Heidi M. Blanck, PhD MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  • Stephanie Morain, MPH, Harvard University; Hecht-Levi Fellow, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

 

2:45–3:45 PM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

• PANEL SESSION (237) – Community Consultation for Research in Emergency Settings: An innovative Strategy for a Challenging Situation or a Source of unnecessary Confusion and Work? – Room 302
  • Neal W. Dickert, MD PhD, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
  • Victoria A. Mah, MPH, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
  • Jeremy Sugarman, MD MPH MA, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • David Wright, MD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

>>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26<<

10:30–11:30 AM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• PAPER SESSION (317): TECHNOLOGY – Room 303

• The “Making up” of Biological Citizens: Ethics, Medicalization, and Home Rapid HiV Testing
  • Jonathan P. Banda, BA/BS, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
• Ageism Versus the Technological imperative in Hemodialysis—Moral Courage is Necessary to Find the Golden Mean in the Face of Changing Financial incentives in Medicare Reimbursement.
  • Bjorg Thorsteinsdottir, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Jon C. Tilburt, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Keith Swetz, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Best Practices for Managing Faculty-industry Consulting Relationships in Medical Schools: Results of a Delphi Study
  • Stephanie Morain, MPH, Harvard University; Hecht-Levi Fellow, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

 

11:45 AM–12:45 PM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

• PANEL SESSION (320) – Exploring the Shifting Moral Landscape as NBS Evolves into NBSeq: The Paradoxes in Pandora’s Box Portrayed Through a Vignette-Play – Room 303
  • Lynn W. Bush, PhD MS MA, Columbia University Medical Center, Westport, CT
  • Karen Rothenberg, JD MPA, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Nancy King, JD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
  • Michelle Lewis, MD JD, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

 

3:15–4:15 PM – CONCURRENT SESSIONS

 

• PAPER SESSION (339): HEALTH POLICY/PUBLIC HEALTH – Salon C
• The Real-World Case for the ACA and Guaranteed Access to Health insurance
  • Alex Rajczi, PhD, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
• Public and Private Mental Health Benefit Disparities After the Affordable Care Act
  • Stacey A. Tovino, JD PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
• Questioning the Principle of the Least Restrictive Alternative in Public Health
  • Yashar Saghai, PhD MA, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

>>And Poster Presentations<<

• The Critical Role of Study Partners for Persons with Dementia Who Participate in Research
  • Betty S. Black, PhD, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Holly A. Taylor, PhD MPH, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Peter Rabins, MD MPH , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Jason Karlawish, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Going Forward: Prototype Guidance for Addressing Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Resource Allocation and Policy Decision Making
  • Krista L. Harrison, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
  • Holly A. Taylor, PhD MPH, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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