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.
Sep
19
How Do I Decide?: Surrogate Decision-Making in Practice - Debjani Mukherjee
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
How Do I Decide?: Surrogate Decision-Making in Practice
Debjani Mukherjee, PhD
Director, Donnelley Ethics Program, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Faculty, Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
When clinicians ask someone to make a medical decision on behalf of another, it can be fraught with uncertainties. The uncertainties are on many levels—medical outcomes, the patient’s wishes, the relationships between the surrogate and patient. Moreover, our ability to make a “substituted judgment” or to make a decision for another as you believe they would if they could, has serious limitations. In this talk, Dr. Mukherjee, a clinical psychologist and clinical ethicist who has been involved in over 550 ethics consultations, will draw on her clinical experience and work from psychology and disability ethics to explore the contextual features of surrogate decision-making.
Sep
26
John Lantos - Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program & IPHAM: co-sponsored lecture
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program & IPHAM
presents a co-sponsored lecture
Watch this space for title and description of this lecture.
Oct
03
Theresa Schiaraffa - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Oct
10
MHB Faculty Flash(y) - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topics to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Oct
17
Susan Shapiro - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Oct
24
Mark Sheldon - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Oct
31
Catherine Belling - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Nov
07
Martha Montello - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Nov
14
Lisa Campo-Edelstein - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.
Nov
21
Mark Kuczewski - Montgomery Lecture Series
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics
presents
A Montgomery Lecture
Topic to be announced
The Montgomery Lectures series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program--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.