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Going Viral An interdisciplinary symposium to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed ~50 million people worldwide
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
Clinical Ethics: What Does “Respect for Autonomy” Really Mean?
Clinical Ethics: What Does “Respect for Autonomy” Really Mean?
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 Experiential Caribbean Creating Knowledge and Healing in the Early Modern Atlantic
The Experiential Caribbean Creating Knowledge and Healing in the Early Modern Atlantic
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
Imagination is not Imaginary: What does Art Do and Why Does it Matter in Medicine?
Imagination is not Imaginary: What does Art Do and Why Does it Matter in Medicine?
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