Deliberation and Bioethics Education: A Case Study of Public Health Emergency...
This morning, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) turned its attention to its next report topic: deliberation and bioethics education. The Bioethics...
View ArticleDeliberation and Education in Bioethics: Overview
In the final session of its nineteenth public meeting, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) heard from a panel of experts on deliberation and bioethics...
View ArticleA Look at How M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Uses Bioethics Educational Materials
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) loves hearing from educators who use our pedagogical materials in traditional and nontraditional settings. As a...
View ArticleNew Education Materials from the Bioethics Commission on Privacy Now Available
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new series of educational modules on privacy. The materials on privacy increase the...
View ArticleUsing the Bioethics Commission’s Pedagogical Materials on Informed Consent...
Recently, some U.S. educational institutions have used personalized genetic testing (PGT) as a pedagogical tool for teaching human genetics, allowing students to generate real-world experiences with...
View ArticleNew Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Community Engagement...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new educational module on community engagement in the context of synthetic biology....
View ArticleNew Education Materials from the Bioethics Commission on Research Design Now...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new series of educational modules on research design. The materials on research...
View ArticleNew Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Informed Consent in...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new educational module on informed consent. The module accompanies the Bioethics...
View ArticleLessons from Democratic Deliberations
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) launched its discussion about democratic deliberation in bioethics this morning by focusing on how to connect...
View ArticleHow to Elevate Bioethics Deliberations to a National Level
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) continued its discussion about democratic deliberation in bioethics and turned its attention to how bioethics...
View ArticleBioethics Education from Three Viewpoints
This afternoon, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) turned its attention to three approaches for teaching bioethics. Emphasis on Empirical Methods...
View ArticleRoundtable Discussion: Improving Public Dialogue of Bioethics
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) closed its discussion of democratic deliberation in bioethics and bioethics education with a roundtable discussion...
View ArticleNew Primer for Researchers on Neuroscience and Consent Capacity Now Available
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new educational primer: this primer provides researchers with information on...
View ArticleA Background on Deliberation and Education in Bioethics
Last August, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) began formally discussing the role of deliberation and education in bioethics. As a part of this...
View ArticleNew Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Vulnerable...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted a new educational module on its website, Bioethics.gov. The module on vulnerable populations accompanies...
View ArticleFluency in Science and Ethics
Continuing its discussion of the role of deliberation and education in bioethics, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) turned to a broad consideration...
View ArticleTeaching and Evaluating Ethics Education, Fostering and Measuring Success
At today’s meeting, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) resumed its consideration of the many facets of effective deliberation and education...
View ArticleRoundtable: Brainstorming Ideas on Education and Deliberation
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) closed its discussion of democratic deliberation and bioethics education with a roundtable discussion involving...
View ArticleNew Bioethics Commission Educational Materials and Improved Website Access
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released new educational materials and unveiled a reorganized webpage to facilitate easier access to all of its...
View ArticleNew Bioethics Commission Public Health Case Studies Now Available
Last week, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) released a set of Public Health Case Studies that provides professionals and educators with...
View ArticleNew Bioethics Commission Classroom Discussion Guides Now Available
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released two Classroom Discussion Guides to help instructors at various educational levels integrate ethics...
View ArticleNew Bioethics Commission Public Health Case Studies Now Available
Last week, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) released a set of Public Health Case Studies that provides professionals and educators with...
View ArticleNew Bioethics Commission Classroom Discussion Guides Now Available
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released two Classroom Discussion Guides to help instructors at various educational levels integrate ethics...
View ArticleImplementing Innovations in Ethics Education
The Bioethics Commission began its discussion on ethics education this morning by focusing on how ethics education might be implemented in different educational settings, particularly in schools. The...
View ArticleMember Discussion of Education
Welcome back to our live coverage of the Bioethics Commission’s twenty-third meeting. During this session, Members discussed recommendations for bioethics education in their next report. Like...
View ArticleWorkshop review — Committed Professionals: Handling Obstacles to Ethics in...
This post also appears on Indiana University’s Future of Professional Ethics site. On Friday, November 13, Dr. Lisa M. Lee, Executive Director for the Presidential Commission for the Study of...
View ArticleNew Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Privacy in Ethics and...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted a new educational module on its website, Bioethics.gov. This module on privacy focuses on the Bioethics...
View ArticleOB Potpourri
This month’s issue of the medical journal Obstetrics & Gynecology (O&G) has a review of the four best ethics articles that appeared in their journal in the last year. Here are my comments (in...
View ArticleThe History of Bioethics Series – National Bioethics Commissions
This is the first post in our “History of Bioethics” series in which we will examine some of the seminal events that shaped the landscape of bioethics and its practice in the world today. This first...
View ArticleBioethics in Action: Bringing Bioethics Deliberation into the Classroom
This is the first post in our “Bioethics in Action” series of blogs. Check back here for more posts in this series. As the Bioethics Commission continues its work on deliberation and education, we...
View ArticleBioethics Committee Meeting 24: Live Teleconference
Welcome to the twenty-fourth public meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission). The Bioethics Commission is meeting today, March 3, 2016, from 2...
View ArticleBioethics Commission Meeting 24: The Bioethics Commission Educational Materials
In the first session of its twenty-fourth meeting, the Bioethics Commission reviewed its current portfolio of educational materials and assessed how it might be expanded to reach new audiences. The...
View ArticleBioethics Commission Meeting 24: Member Discussion of Future Educational...
Member discussion wrapped up the Bioethics Commission’s twenty-fourth meeting. During this session, members considered future plans for their educational materials. Plans include expanding on the over...
View ArticleNew Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Research Design in...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new educational module on research design in the context of a public health emergency. The module...
View ArticleBioethics Commission Recommends Deliberation and Education to Facilitate...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) recently released Bioethics for Every Generation: Deliberation and Education in Health, Science, and Technology ....
View ArticleDemocratic Deliberation in Bioethics for Every Generation
On May 12, 2016 the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) issued its tenth report Bioethics for Every Generation: Deliberation and Education in Health,...
View ArticleBioethics Commission’s New Recommendations Bolster Ethics Education
The Bioethics Commission has encouraged and supported bioethics education throughout its projects and activities. Our educational materials, related to our reports, are tailored reach a variety of...
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What is the Future of Ethics Education in Medical Schools?
By Micah Hester In 2004, Lisa Lehman and colleagues noted that “Despite widespread agreement that ethics should be taught [in medical schools], there is little formal consensus concerning what, when,...
View ArticleIntroducing New Educational Materials from the Bioethics Commission on...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a set of new educational materials focused on classroom deliberation at the secondary and...
View ArticleIntroducing the Bioethics Commission’s User Guide for Medical Educators
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new user guide, designed to help medical educators find useful pedagogical materials related to the...
View ArticleIntroducing the Bioethics Commission’s New Educational Module: Community...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new module titled “Community engagement in Ethics and Ebola.” This module is designed to introduce...
View ArticleBioethics really is For Every Generation: Vice Chair publishes editorial on...
James Wagner, Vice Chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission), recently published a commentary in Education Week. In this piece on the Bioethics...
View ArticleExploring Lifelong Bioethics Education
Bioethics Commission member Col. Nelson Michael was recently interviewed by BioEdge, a bioethics news site, about the Commission’s capstone report Bioethics for Every Generation: Deliberation and...
View ArticleIntroducing New Primer Series: Spotting and Responding to Hype
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new series of primers on spotting and responding to science hype in the media. The three primers...
View ArticleEthically Sound Episode 9: Bioethics for Every Generation
The ninth episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series, Ethically Sound, is now available. This 10-episode series brings the diverse body of the Commission’s work to a broad audience. Today’s...
View ArticleIntroducing “Ethically Sound Discussion Guide: Podcast Series Discussion...
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new educational resource, “Ethically Sound Discussion Guide: Podcast Series Discussion Questions.”...
View ArticleEthically Sound Episode 10: Charting a Path Forward
The tenth and final episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series, Ethically Sound, is now available. Today’s episode, “Charting a Path Forward,” focuses on the Bioethics Commission’s two most...
View ArticleEthically Sound podcast: Full series now available
Since the Bioethics Commission was established by Executive Order by President Obama, the Bioethics Commission has released 10 reports on a variety of ethically challenging topics, and has provided...
View ArticleLooking Back at the Bioethics Commission’s Blog
Throughout its tenure, the Bioethics Commission has maintained an active digital presence to connect with a global audience. A major component of this has been through its blog. This final blog post...
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Fordham University’s Dr. Celia Fisher Awarded APA Ethics Educator Award for...
Fordham University’s Center for Ethics Education Director Dr. Celia Fisher is the 2017 recipient of the ninth annual American Psychological Association (APA) Ethics Committee Ethics Educator Award for...
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