Moral Distress Workshops Beth Epstein PhD RN FAAN, Nursing and Acute and Specialty Care, University of Virginia 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday, March 15, 2018 MacNider 322 *Each workshop 2 hours, registration required, watch for details*
Regional Diabetes Friday, March 16, 2018 10am – 4pm NC A&T State University - Union Square Campus (Greensboro, NC) Bringing together researchers across the translational spectrum interested in developing cross-institutional projects in diabetes, obesity and metabolism. The forum will include presentations, networking and pilot funding opportunities. Register Online Research Symposium In collaboration with Duke, UNC-Chapel … Read more
Bullitt Club Lecture Series Presents: Not "Simply the Old-Fashioned Grip": The Impact of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Dawne Lucas, Special Collections Librarian, Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Digital health goes far beyond the traditional academic boundaries of medicine and computer science. In this talk Brian Moynihan will discuss his work in digital health at UNC through the Health Sciences Library and Carolina Digital Health Research Initiative (CaDHRI), the expansion of digital health across disciplinary boundaries, and the potential for engagement and collaboration … Read more
This afternoon seminar and networking reception are geared towards the Chapel Hill-Raleigh-Durham community, including students and faculty members and local community, business, and philanthropic leaders. Journalists, policymakers, and other interested stakeholders are also encouraged to attend. Experts will discuss the latest developments regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid, providing forum participants with … Read more
Register now! Space is limited – reserve your place with online registration. Symposium speakers will include leading experts in epidemiology, virology, medicine, communications, literature, history, ethics, policy and more. Keynote speaker Gina Kolata, The New York Times science and medicine reporter, will deliver the 50th annual Fred T. Foard Jr. Memorial Lecture on April 5 … Read more
A Panel Presentation Respect for patient autonomy is a key principle of health care ethics, but what does it require? In this panel presentation, we examine the ethical importance of respect for autonomy beyond simply abiding by the preferences of competent patients. We first address the conceptual nuances of autonomy that are critical for patient care. We … Read more
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Presents: Spring 2018 Writer's Discussion Series Pablo F. Gómez, Assistant Professor, History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin at Madison Opening a window on a dynamic realm far beyond imperial courts, anatomical theaters, and learned societies, Pablo F. Gómez examines the strategies that Caribbean people used to create authoritative, experientially based … Read more
The Institute for Arts and Humanities, The Departments of Social Medicine, Anthropology, English and Comparative Literature, and Carolina Performing Arts Present a Workshop-Dialogue: Imagination is not Imaginary: What does Art Do and Why Does it Matter in Medicine? A response by an artist and person with chronic illness to the recent announcement by the American Association of Medical … Read more
Bullitt Club Lecture Series Presents Luis H. Toledo-Pereyra, Professor Emeritus, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan "Art and Medicine: Medical History in Diego Rivera's Art" All Bullitt Club lectures are free and open to the public.
