Ethics Grand Rounds
The purpose of the Ethics Grand Rounds series is to:
- Promote awareness and recognition of moral and ethical values and conflict in bedside practice, public health, and in health policy
- Provide a high-level forum for lecture and discussion for both emerging issues in bioethics and perennial ethics issues in biomedical science and medical practice; and
- Provide a bioethics educational focus for the UT Southwestern academic and medical community.
Topics reflect the multidisciplinary approach of the Ethics Program as it encompasses religion, philosophy, health policy, ethics, and justice. Guest speakers often focus upon the real-world application of these important issues, particularly for the health care provider or biological researcher.
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to (1) recognize perennial and emerging bioethical problems in clinical practice, research, public health, and health policy arenas; (2) describe competing/contrasting viewpoints concerning these bioethical problems; and (3) demonstrate increased skills in analyzing and practically handling bioethical problems in the clinical, research, public health, and health policy arenas.
Schedule
UT Southwestern Ethics Grand Rounds lectures are held from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month during the academic year (September through May).
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates each individual lecture of this live series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ as well as 1 hour in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.
The Ethics Program also sponsors the Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics.
For additional information, please contact ruth.vinciguerra@utsouthwestern.edu.
Ethics Grand Rounds
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Understanding Liability Risk from Healthcare AI Tools
Michelle M. Mello, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University School of Medicine
Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
The Ethical Potential of the Corpse
Cody J. Sanders, Ph.D., M.Div., Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
When ‘Why’ Matters: Reasons in Pediatric Decision-Making
Erica K. Salter, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director of Health Care Ethics and Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
(Virtual and In-Person, North Campus, Simmons Biomedical Research Building, NB2.100A)
American Academy of Neurology Brain Death Practice Guidelines: What’s Old, What’s New, and What’s Next
Michael Rubin, M.D., Associate Professor of Neurology-Neuro Critical Care at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Responding to Medical Errors: Implementing the Modern Ethical Paradigm
Thomas H. Gallagher, M.D., Professor and Associate Chair of Medicine, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, and Director of the UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety at the University of Washington School of Medicine
Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
(Virtual and In-Person, South Campus, Eugene McDermott Plaza Lecture Halls, D1.502)
The Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics
Ethical Dilemmas in the Clinical Learning Environment and the Next Generation of Physicians
Holly J. Humphrey, M.D., President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Polygenic Embryo Screening: Ethical Challenges
Vardit Ravitsky, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hastings Center
Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
’Personal Medicine’ Wasn’t Personal; ‘Precision Medicine’ Isn’t Precise
James Tabery, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Member of the Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and the Humanities at the University of Utah
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Virtual Only)
Reframing Indigenous Health through Genomic Data Sovereignty and Equity
Krystal S. Tsosie, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences and Associate Director of the Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center at Arizona State University
Sponsored by the UT Southwestern Program in Ethics in Science and Medicine and the Office of Continuing Medical Education and supported, in part, by The Daniel W. Foster, M.D. Endowment Fund for Visiting Lecturers in Medical Ethics.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates each individual lecture of this live series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM (including medical ethics and/or professional responsibility).
All lectures will be presented virtually. There is no registration fee, but if you wish to attend virtually, you must register. Upon registration, you will receive the Zoom event ID and link to join the webinar.
The lectures on December 10, 2024, and February 11, 2025, will be presented in a hybrid-learning format. For these live lectures, you may choose to attend either in-person or virtually. Registration is not required to attend the lecture in-person.