Current practices of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have myriad ethical, legal and social implications. This workshop focuses on the ethics of the growing global market of inter-country medically assisted reproduction (IMAR), and on particular concerns about human rights violations of...
This symposium will focus on HIV misdiagnosis in resource-limited settings. In particular, the magnitude, the causes, legal, ethical social, and public health implications and consequences, and strategies to prevent, mitigate the risk of and to address and correct HIV misdiagnosis when it...
In biomedical research, the analysis of large datasets (Big Data) has become a major driver of innovation and success. ‘Biomedical Big Data’ (BBD) describes the complex and new set of technologically-driven phenomena focusing on analysis of aggregated datasets to improve...
A growing market for new digital technologies, including ‘wearable technology,’ smart phone apps, and other self-monitoring devices, is encouraging people to engage with feedback on their physiological and psychological functioning and to keep a record of their activity, including pulse...
Please note that due to a technical error, not all the participants and speakers are listed here. For a full list of speakers and participants please see “Abstracts” in the right-hand column. Goal of the Workshop: Exploring whether and how the...
There has been a recent surge in the use of three-dimensional biomaterial printing (3D bioprinting) for a wide range of innovative experimental therapeutic applications ranging from orthopedic patient-specific transplants to custom-made biodegradable bronchial implants. With its potential to overcome the...
The aims of this workshop are To discuss what kinds of conscientious objection are likely to be advanced by health professionals within the next decades, to develop criteria for determining the ethical acceptability of different kinds of conscientious objection...
A June 14-15, 2016, event that will explore the influence of the Frankenstein narrative on debates about emering biological technologies. It will also review literary and cultural influences and highlight other exhibits and events connected to the Frankenstein bicentennial 2016-2018....
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Confirmed speakers: Angus Deaton (Princeton University, 2015 Nobel Laureate in Economics)—Keynote Joshua Angrist (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Till Bärnighaugen (Harvard University) Nancy Cartwright (Durham University) Tyler Cowen (George Mason University) Angus Dawson (Sydney University) Abdul Ghaffar (World Health Organization) Rebecca...
9h15 to 9h35 DU Li – PhD candidate – Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta A Comparative legal Analysis of Patent Protection of Genetic Testing 9H35 to 9h55 Wray Britt – PhD Fellow, Department of Media,...