Events
The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities sponsors many lectures and events during the academic year. Please see the calendar below for a listing of our upcoming events—as well as relevant events presented by other groups at Northwestern University and its affiliated clinical partners.
Jan
17
Megan Crowley-Matoka - topic TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Topic information TBA. Watch this space.
This series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities—along with a few special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School’s fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly called “Special Topics in MH&B”, this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Topic information TBA. Watch this space.
Jan
22
NMH Ethics presents a Schwartz Rounds - New Year, New Perspectives on the Meaning of our Work
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwestern Memorial Hospital presents
A Schwartz Rounds
New Year, New Perspectives on the Meaning of our Work
Moderator
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA BCC
Program Manager, NMH Medical Ethics
Panelists
Lea Ann Arnold, DNP, RN
Director, Nursing Informatics, NMHC
Sara Humes, RN, BSN
Clinical Program Manager, Advanced Heart Failure
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Erin Kinahan, BBA, JD
Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel
Kendall Shadley, CPXP
Patient Engagement Coach, NMHC
Healthcare workers experience one of the highest burnout rates of all professions. In the face of complex regulatory requirements, productivity demands, and advances in technology it is increasingly difficult to stay connected to what gives our work its deepest meaning. For healthcare professionals who are one step removed from patient care, it can be equally challenging--albeit for different reasons. Our panel will share their unique “behind the scene” perspective on finding meaning in their work and invite all participants to share strategies for renewing a commitment to NM’s Patient First mission.
Schwartz Center Rounds® is a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers discuss difficult emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients.
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
Jan
24
ECMO: Clinical Innovation, Uncertainty and Ethics - Kathy Johnson Neely
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Kathy Johnson Neely, MD, MA
Medical Director, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Medical Ethics Program
Attending Physician, Palliative Medicine
Northwestern Medicine, Central Region
Associate Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
ECMO: Clinical Innovation, Uncertainty and Ethics
The deployment of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is rapidly expanding; in its wake, there are extraordinary “saves” alongside ethical uneasiness. Some of the uneasiness is prompted by everyday intensive care medicine – for example, obtaining adequate consent in the context of time-constrained emergencies; determining adequate duration of time-limited trials of a high-burden intervention; and establishing the locus of authority within a shared medical-decision making partnership. Some of the uneasiness relates to innovation with ECMO, the uncertainty of clinic outcomes for the ECMO-rescued patient, and circumstances in which ECMO patients finding themselves on a “bridge to nowhere.” This talk will describe the beginnings of ethical discourse about ECMO, in clinical literature and at NMH.
Jan
24
NMH Patient Safety Grand Rounds - TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Quality/Patient Safety
presents
Patient Safety Grand Rounds
Speaker and topic TBA. Watch this space.
The purpose of this program is to improve patient care and outcomes through the prevention of patient safety and system breakdowns.
Learning Objectives:
• Discuss a current issue related to patient safety
• Propose strategies to improve patient safety
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
Jan
31
Ethical Issues in the Care of Patients with Limited English Proficiency - M. Jeanne Wirpsa
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC
Program Manager & Clinical Ethicist, Medical Ethics Program
Research Chaplain, Spiritual Care & Education
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Ethical Issues in the Care of Patients with Limited English Proficiency
An estimated 26 million Americans age 5+ are considered to be Limited English Proficient. This case-based talk will examine ethical issues that arise in the provision of healthcare to this vulnerable population.
Feb
07
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program presents A Montgomery Lecture: TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Speaker and topic information TBA. Watch this space.
This series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities—along with a few special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School’s fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly called “Special Topics in MH&B”, this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Speaker and topic information TBA. Watch this space.
Feb
14
Robert Dorfman - The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program presents a Montgomery Lecture
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Topic information TBA. Watch this space.
This series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities—along with a few special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School’s fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly called “Special Topics in MH&B”, this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Topic information TBA. Watch this space.
Feb
18
Science in Human Culture/Klopsteg Lecture Series presents Christopher Lane - How a Hormone Was Sold....
Evanston - 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Science in Human Culture/Klopsteg Lecture Series
presents
Christopher Lane, PhD
Professor, Department of English
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Northwestern University
How a Hormone Was Sold as the 'Moral Molecule' That Would Save Humanity
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
Feb
21
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program presents A Montgomery Lecture: TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Speaker and topic information TBA. Watch this space.
This series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities—along with a few special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School’s fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly called “Special Topics in MH&B”, this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Speaker and topic information TBA. Watch this space.
Feb
28
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program presents A Montgomery Lecture: TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Speaker and topic information TBA. Watch this space.
This series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities—along with a few special guests. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School’s fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly called “Special Topics in MH&B”, this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
Speaker and topic information TBA. Watch this space.