October 21 @ 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Dr. Seth Berkowitz will discuss his new book, Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State. A general internist and primary care doctor, Dr. Berkowitz will present on how social conditions and mechanisms link injustice to poor health. He’ll share what policies may be effective at achieving better … Read more
Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D. FRSC FCAHS ICD.D Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST Location: Hybrid: 5302 Roper Hall & Zoom webinar Download flyer We’ll share the Zoom link for the talk on October 17. By now society has become familiar with the promised benefits and potential pitfalls of the artificial intelligence … Read more
Ethics Around the Table: Rebecca Walker, UNC Philosophy and Social Medicine Topic: Doctors in prisons. Rebecca Walker is a professor in the Philosophy Department at UNC, with a joint appointment in the Department of Social Medicine in the School of Medicine. She uses philosophical and empirical research methods to address questions at the intersection of biomedicine … Read more
The 46th Minority Health Conference is coming! Come visit our table on February 28 during the conference. This year’s theme is Bridging the Digital Divide: Leveraging Technology and Data for Health Equity. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MINORITY HEALTH CONFERENCE
Please join us for the 2025 Parr|Bioethics Joint Lecture, co-sponsored annually by the Parr Center and the Center for Bioethics. The 2025 Joint Lecturer will be Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Ph.D., is the Cullen Professor of Medical Ethics and Associate Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. She holds a Ph.D. … Read more
The 2025 Paul A. Godley Health Equity Research Week (HERW) is coming! About HERW HERW, hosted by the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), brings faculty, staff, students and community members together to share health equity research at UNC. HERW is an opportunity to facilitate collaboration, innovation and equity in the UNC School of … Read more
We invite you to join us for the talk in person. Location: Registration required; 321MacNider Hall or Zoom Light refreshments will be served! Kindly RSVP to help us organize better. Carl Elliott, MD, PhD Carl Elliott was originally trained in medicine before going into philosophy, and his most recent book, The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the … Read more
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET Location: Webinar: Registration Required Juliann Savatt, MS, CGC Assistant Professor, Genomic Health, Geisinger Co-director, Geisinger MyCode Genomic Screening and Counseling Program Please register to attend. https://go.unc.edu/jsavatt Currently, identification of individuals with genomic risk remains largely dependent on clinical testing that relies on a personal/family history of disease … Read more
Tuesday, May 6 4:00—5:00pm ET Roper Hall 6310 or via Zoom Presented by Richard Sharp, Ph.D. Lloyd A. and Barbara A. Amundson Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Director of the Biomedical Ethics Program, the Center for Individualized Medicine Bioethics Program, and the Clinical and Translational Research Ethics Program While artificial … Read more
The 2025 PreMiEr SEI Symposium is a virtual workshop designed to bring together researchers, engineers, ethicists, and policymakers to examine the societal and ethical dimensions of microbiome engineering in the built environment. Over the course of the afternoon, participants will explore governance frameworks, public perceptions, and strategies for meaningful community engagement. This symposium provides a … Read more
