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.
Nov
27
NMH Ethics presents Schwartz Rounds - TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee presents
Schwartz Rounds
Speaker and Topic TBA.
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.
Nov
29
After the Hype: Lessons on Civic Engagement and Evidence-Based Medicine....Shelly Benjaminy
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program presents
A Montgomery Lecture
with
Shelly Benjaminy, PhD
Bioethicist, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
After the Hype: Lessons on Civic Engagement and Evidence-Based Medicine from the Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency Experience in Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) research became a focus for multiple sclerosis (MS) when a small study suggested that an angioplasty-like procedure could reverse the symptoms of the disease. The CCSVI research trajectory was marked by public hope despite scientific skepticism, and was criticized for privileging scientific inquiry driven more by public pressure than by empirical evidence. Following recent CCSVI clinical trials that demonstrated negative results, two studies explored the perspectives of individuals with MS who: (1) participated in a multi-center Canadian CCSVI clinical trial; and (2) elected to forego CCSVI interventions. Results of these two studies will be discussed. Participant perspectives draw attention to lingering challenges in translation of biomedical research, including the imperative for carefully balancing civic engagement and scientific evidence. The CCSVI experience serves as an opportunity for reflection, and enriches the field of biomedical ethics with invaluable lessons about the complex relationship between science and society.
Nov
29
NMH Patient Safety Grand Rounds - TBA
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
NMH Quality/Patient Safety
presents
Patient Safety Grand Rounds
Speaker and topic TBA.
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.
Dec
06
Face/Off or On?: Face Transplants and the Resistance to Categorization - Sharrona Pearl
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program presents
A Montgomery Lecture
with
Sharrona Pearl, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Face/Off or On?: Face Transplants and the Resistance to Categorization
Both like and not like cosmetic surgery and whole organ transplants, facial allografts have proven difficult to categorize. This talk will show how bioethicists, surgeons, and journalists have conceptualized face transplants as neither and both, and the resulting stakes for each. Paying particular attention to the media coverage of Isabelle Dinoire’s partial facial allograft in 2005, I will discuss the implications of the cosmetic frame and the whole organ frame for the bioethical debates around FAT.
Jan
10
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.
Jan
17
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.
Jan
24
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.
Jan
31
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
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.