Enhancing justice in genomics, alcohol at medical events, nursing awards.
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January 9, 2025
Expanding the Agenda for a More Just Genomics Special report outlines opportunities to enhance justice in genomic medicine.
Genomics is being integrated into biomedical research, medicine, and public health at a rapid pace, but the capacities necessary to ensure the fair, global distribution of benefits are lagging. A new Hastings Center special report, “Envisioning a More Just Genomics,” outlines opportunities for genomic medicine to promote health equity, protect privacy, and respect the rights and values of individuals and communities. Learn more and read the report.
Should Alcohol Be Served at Medical Events? Health--and ethical--concerns are raised.
The new year began with the U.S. Surgeon General recommending labels for alcoholic beverages warning that they increase the risk of cancer. Left unsaid is that alcohol is strongly mixed into medical culture, often served free at medical community events. This presents ethical concerns, outlined in an essay in the Hastings Center Report. Among other things, it poses a barrier to the formation of an inclusive health care workforce. Muslims, Mormons, those in recovery from substance use disorders, pregnant individuals, and others “may find alcohol-centered events to be exclusionary and, if they feel that they cannot attend them, end up missing out on opportunities to network, socialize, and engage in professional development.” Read more (Subscription required for full text.)
Nominate an Outstanding Nurse Deadline approaching for the 2025 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards.
Do you know exceptional nurses who care for patients nearing the end of life? Nominate them for the 2025 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Awards. Prizes of $25,000 each will go to three nurses who provide outstanding end-of-life care, based on compassionate service and merit. Nurses at all levels of practice qualify. Nomination deadline: January 31.Learn more and nominate an outstanding nurse.
How Can Disability Justice Foster Equitable Disaster Planning? New book provides resources.
Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies is the first book to highlight contributions from critical disability scholarship to the fields of public health ethics and disaster ethics. Its central claim is that the ethical and political insights of disability theory and activism provide key resources for equitable disaster planning for all. Editors are Joel Michael Reynolds, a Hastings Center fellow and an associate professor at Georgetown University, and Mercer E, Gary, a former Hastings postdoctoral fellow who is an assistant professor at Drexel University. Learn more.
The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Research: Challenges and Emerging Guidance. Panel discussion with Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky. March 5, 2025.
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