Communicating ethical challenges in crises; controlling animal-borne illness; ethicists at the table; Joffe honored
November 3, 2022
Communicating Ethical Challenges in Crises
Register for November 15 Event
The need to answer ethical questions in public health is becoming urgent for public trust. As the pandemic continues, as the impacts of racism grow more evident, and as the health implications of climate change devastate millions, bioethicists must step up. An online event, hosted by The Hastings Center, will examine how to ensure “public bioethics” in public health guidance to policies and systems. Learn more and register.
Are We Culling Too Many Animals in Response to Animal-to-Human Diseases? The Need for 'One Health' Policy
Monkeypox is one more reminder that outbreaks of diseases transmitted from animals to humans have been increasing and are likely to become more common. But a ubiquitous worldwide public health response kills thousands of animals each year, often without scientific, economic, and moral justification. A bill before Congress is a step in the right direction, argues a new essay in the Hastings Center Report. Read the article.
Ethicists at the Table From Hastings Bioethics Forum
In a recent article in The New England Journal of Medicine, Ezekiel Emanuel and colleagues clearly illustrate the relevance of ethical considerations to policy deliberations concerning public health emergencies. But whether ethicists belong at the table is debatable, writes Franklin Miller. Read "Should Ethicists Be at the Table in Public Policy Deliberations?"
Steven Joffe Honored Hastings Fellow Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Steven Joffe, chairman of the department of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a Hastings Center fellow, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for being a leading expert in research ethics. Read more.
Upcoming Events
"Communicating Ethical Challenges in Crises: Bioethics with Bigger Impact," November 15.
"Patient Harms and Professional Obligations After Dobbs, a Hastings Conversations event, November 18.
"Helping Older Americans During the Pandemic," The Hastings Center and Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, November 18.
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