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.
Mar
26
NMH Ethics presents a Schwartz Rounds - Caught in the Middle....
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwestern Memorial Hospital presents
A Schwartz Rounds
Caught in the Middle: The Impact of Family Dynamics on Patient Care
Panelists:
Jennifer Denk, MD
Anesthesia Critical Care Fellow
Ted Ikari, BSN
Nurse, CTICU
Kathleen North-Wilhelm, MD, MDiv
Chaplain Resident
Susan Ryan, RN, MSN, APN-CNS
Advanced Practice Nurse, Cardiac Surgery
Moderator:
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC
Medical Ethics, Program Manager
Chaplain, Spiritual Care & Education
Schwartz Center Rounds® is a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers discuss difficult emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients.
Learning Objectives for This Program
1. Examine social and emotional aspects of patient care delivery.
2. Discuss the impact of interdisciplinary collaboration on patient care delivery.
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
Apr
02
NMH Medical Ethics Grand Rounds - New Faces, Novel Approaches: Advance Care Planning
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
NMH Medical Ethics presents
Ethics Grand Rounds
with
Speakers:
Paul J Hutchison, MD, MA, HEC-C
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Bioethics
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago
Aoife C Lee, DMin, BCC
Director, Spiritual Care & Mission
Co-chair Ethics Committee
Coleman Palliative Care Fellow
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Annette Meares, MSN, RN
Lead Facilitator, Advance Care Planning Clinic
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
Speaker & Moderator:
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC
Clinical Ethicist and Program Manager, Medical Ethics
Research Chaplain, Spiritual Care & Education
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
New Faces, Novel Approaches: Advance Care Planning
Learning Objectives for this Medical Ethics activity are:
1. Describe a current issue in healthcare that impacts ethical decision making.
2. Devise a tactic healthcare providers can use to promote ethical decision making in clinical practice.
Medical Ethics Committee is pleased to announce this year's programs to engage you, challenge you and invite you to share your insights into patient care. The purpose of this session is to promote ethical decision-makig in health care.
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
Apr
11
Taking Bioethics Personally: Organic Bioethics [lecture 1 of 2] - Tod Chambers
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program presents
A Montgomery Lecture
with
Tod Chambers, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Faculty, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program
Member, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Taking Bioethics Personally: Organic Bioethics
The first lecture will explore the way that bioethicists have begun to draw upon their life experiences to understand and evaluate moral problems. The second lecture looks at the value of ad hominem arguments for bioethics, that is, judging the validity of a bioethicist’s argument in relation to their personal lives.
Apr
18
Taking Bioethics Personally: Taking Bioethics Really Personally [lecture 2 of 2] - Tod Chambers
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program presents
A Montgomery Lecture
with
Tod Chambers, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Faculty, Medical Humanities & Bioethics Graduate Program
Member, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Taking Bioethics Personally: Taking Bioethics Really Personally
The first lecture will explore the way that bioethicists have begun to draw upon their life experiences to understand and evaluate moral problems. The second lecture looks at the value of ad hominem arguments for bioethics, that is, judging the validity of a bioethicist’s argument in relation to their personal lives.
Apr
25
Christopher Lane - 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.
May
02
Thomas Cunningham - 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.
May
03
Medicine and Media: The Third Annual Conference of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities and the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program
Chicago - 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
We are thrilled to announce that this spring we will again host a conference dedicated to sharing research and scholarship in bioethics and medical humanities at Northwestern. This year's theme was chosen to promote a rich, multi-faceted discussion at the intersection of medicine and media. The conference will feature poster and panel presentations that highlight the academic diversity of our field and of the Northwestern community.
A call for proposals is currently open, with a submission deadline of Monday, February 11, 2019.
Programming details will be available in February/March 2019.
Registration will be free and will open in February/March 2019.
May
06
Science in Human Culture/Klopsteg Lecture Series presents Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz - Figures of the Future: Race, Demographic...
Evanston - 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Science in Human Culture/Klopsteg Lecture Series
presents
Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Latina/Latino Studies
Figures of the Future:
Race, Demographic Knowledge and the Politics of Time
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
May
09
Annalese Duprey - 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.
May
16
Greg Brisson - 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.