• Beyond the Medical: Genetic Testing for Social Traits

    Zoom

    Virtual Webinar https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Li3T_5AdQ3alvj5J6EsBLg In traditional predictive genetic testing, single gene variants are analyzed to determine whether individuals are at high risk of developing disease. The vast majority of diseases, however, are polygenic - caused by many different genes. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) hold promise to predict risk for complex diseases like heart disease or diabetes … Read more

  • Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds

    Parr Center

    Parr - Bioethics Joint Lecturer Elizabeth Barnes, PhD Jointly sponsored by the UNC Center for Bioethics and the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee, Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds offers an innovative and interactive forum for engaging with ethical, legal, and policy issues of particular salience to patient care within the hospital. There are no commercial support or … Read more

  • Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds-Save the Date

    Bondurant Hall, G100

    Parr - Bioethics Lecturer Elizabeth Barnes, PhD G-100 Bondurant Hall (Hybrid) Jointly sponsored by the UNC Center for Bioethics and the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee, Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds offers an innovative and interactive forum for engaging with ethical, legal, and policy issues of particular salience to patient care within the hospital. There are no … Read more

  • Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds – Save the Date

    Old Clinic 4th Floor Auditorium

    Annual Pediatrics Visiting Scholar Holly Gooding, MD, MSc Old Clinic Auditorium (Room 4008) Hybrid Jointly sponsored by the UNC Center for Bioethics and the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee, Clinical Ethics Grand Rounds offers an innovative and interactive forum for engaging with ethical, legal, and policy issues of particular salience to patient care within the hospital. … Read more

  • Rejecting Retributivism: Free Will, Punishment and Criminal Justice

    The Carolina Seminar on Philosophy, Ethics and Mental Health Wednesday, September 27, 2023 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST Location: Registration Required Dr. Gregg Caruso Carolina Seminar on Philosophy, Ethics, and Mental Health Please contact Dan Moseley, daniel_moseley@med.unc.edu, for registration information. These events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click here … Read more