Meet Vardit Ravitsky; AI event; Advance Directives for Senators
September 7, 2023
Meet Our New President: Vardit Ravitsky "Bioethics is all about making a difference."
Vardit Ravitsky, who became President of The Hastings Center on September 1, brings a global perspective, expertise on issues including the ethics of assisted reproductive technologies and of artificial intelligence, and big plans for the Center and the field of bioethics. “There is an urgent need to tackle challenges at the collective level,” she writes in a candid Q&A. Learn more about who she is, her priorities, and what she likes to do for fun. Read the Q&A.
Can AI Improve Health Care for Everyone? Join Us for an Event Next Week
Fast-moving developments in artificial intelligence have far-reaching implications for caregivers, patients, and the entire health care system. Will the introduction of AI systems improve diagnosis, treatment, and research, bringing better and fairer health care to all? Or could these algorithms lead to errors, waste, and bias? Join Danielle Whicher and Nicol Turner Lee with The Hastings Center’s Josephine Johnston to understand the good that AI can bring to health care and the steps society must take to secure these benefits for all. Online event, Wednesday, September 13, 2 pm ET. Learn more and register.
Should There Be Legislative Advance Directives? Specifying When Ailing Senators Would Consider Resigning
“As a physician I have seen medical care continue too long when burdens outweigh any hope of benefit. And recently, as a citizen watching Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 20-second freeze and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s alarming committee meeting, I have seen distinguished careers that may have gone on for too long” writes Joseph Fins, a Hastings Center board member and fellow. “A remedy to these concerning moments might be seen in legislative advance directives that senators could complete before the start of each term. In these directives, they would lay out the circumstances under which they would considering resigning.” Read his essay in Stat.
Upcoming Events
Polygenic Embryo Screening Conference, with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky, September 11-12.
Can AI Improve Healthcare for Everyone? A virtual Hastings Center event, September 13.
The Future of Bioethics: Challenges, Visions and Opportunities, with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky. September 28.
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