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Loyola Bioethics Live

LOYOLA BIOETHICS LIVE! is a monthly program hosted by the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.  Moderated by Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, professor of Bioethics and graduate program director, these sessions allow Loyola faculty, students, and guests the opportunity to discuss their work in an informal, online format and post questions and comments.  

Typically, these sessions are the first Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Central time.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Reducing Moral Distress in Ulysses Contracts: Towards the Implementation of a Shared-Decision Making Model
Maureen Pontarelli, DBE
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Updates to the Declaration of Helsinki: From Subjects to Participants, Considerations for Vulnerable Populations, Data Use, and More
Candice Brotchie-Fine, DBE
REGISTER HERE 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Responses to Parents in Crisis: Unintended Consequences of Infant Abandonment Laws
Lori Bruce, DBE,HEC-C
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Ethical Issues Faced by Researchers During War
Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 11:00am - Noon (CT)
Ethical Principles of Community Engagement
Lena Hatchett, PhD
REGISTER HERE 

Previous Presentations

2024

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Appreciative Inquiry Approaches in Public Health
Lena Hatchett, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
How War Has Changed the Way We Work
Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH and Ukrainian Students in Loyola's Online Bioethics Graduate Program
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, March  6, 2024
The Ethical Foundations of Community Heatlh
Andrew Jager, DBE, MA
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Legally Effective but Ethically Inadequate: Consent from Uninformed Surrogates in Clinical Research
Robert R. Harrison, JD, LLM, DBE, FAALM
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Vaccine-Preventable Dilemmas: Immunization Ethics from the Front Lines of Public Health
Brian Borah, MD, MA
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
The Importance of Narrative: A Conversation with the Editor of JAMA’s “A Piece of My Mind”
Preeti Malani, MD, MS, MSJ
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
The Making of Modern Medical Ethics: How African Americans, Anti-Nazis, Bureaucrats, Feminists, Veterans, and Whistleblowing Moralists Created Bioethics
Robert Baker, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Maternal Health Navigation
Mary Paul, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Transitioning to Adulthood with Autism: An Update on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH; Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
(Almost) One Year After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Bioethics During War
Moderator: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Many Faces of Stigma in the Opioid Crisis
Donald Hoepfer, MA, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Spirituality and Bioethics: Caring for Those with Developmental Disabilities
Brenda Peconge, DBE, M.Div
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Patients with Decisional Challenges: Respect, Protect, and Reflect
Josh Genig, PhD; Jennifer Buehrer, LMSW, HEC-C; David Nantais, DBE, HEC-C
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO    2023 May PPT Slides

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
The "God" Committee: A Study in the Early History of Healthcare Resource Allocation
Jodie Futornick, DBE, MA, BCC, HEC-C
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Listening to Community: How to Address the Healthcare Disparity of Lack to Access to Advance Heatlhcare Planning
Margaret Delaney, Ed.D, APRN, PNP-BC
Mary Broderick Donnely, DBE, JD, HCEC-C, RN
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Thinking About AI and the Role of the Clinical Ethicist
Michael McCarthy, PhD, HEC-C
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

 

2022

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Justifying a New Moral Claim in End-of-Life Care: Adapting Beauchamp and Childress' Model of Justification Criteria to Analyze Surrogate Request to Withhold the Heimlich Maneuver
Laura Madigan McCown, MSW, MTS, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Turning and Turning in the Widening Gyre: Adapting Clinical Ethics in the Multiple Waves of Covid
Sarah J. Russe, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Voluntary and Involuntary Nonadherence: Terminology for Labeling Patient Participation
Ryan Pferdehirt, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
On the Frontlines of War: An Update from Ukrainian Physicians in Loyola's Online Bioethics Program
Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH; Yaryna Pikulytska, MD; Oksana Sulaieva, MD, PhD; Maksym Basarab, MD, PhD; Yelyzaveta Dotsenko, MD; Liubov Hasiuk, MD; Vladyslava Kachkovska, MD; Iryna Stelmakh, MD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Oral Health: Issues of Equity
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Allocation of Ventilators During a Pandemic
Neal Christiansen, MD, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 
Health Disparities as a Complex System - A Systems Approach to a Wicked, Resistant Public Health Problem
Michele Battle-Fisher, MPH, MA 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 
Exploring Values in a Globalized World: An Encounter with the Maya Community in Quintana Roo Mexico
Claudia R. Sotomayor, MD, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
One Health, Ketamine, and the Bioethical Intersection Between Humans and Animals
Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DBE, DAAPM, DACVSMR
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

2021

January 6, 2021
Training Clinical Ethics Consultants During Covid-19: Lessons Learned from Virtual Ethics Simulations
Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH 
Click here ot access archived presentation: VIDEO

February 2, 2021
Systems Thinking in Community Health
Lena Hatchett, PhD 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

March 10, 2021
AI, Healthcare, and Theological Ethics
Michael McCarthy, PhD & Hille Haker, PhD 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

April 7, 2021 
Exploring Nurse Participation in Slow Codes
Liz Stokes, JD, MA, RN 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

May 5, 2021
Don’t Tell Mom That She is Dying: Honesty and Deception in Ethics Consultations
Steven Squires, MA, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

June 2, 2021
Engaging Patient and Community Stakeholders in Research: Ethical Imperatives, Ethical Challenges
Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

October 6, 2021                                                                               
Research on COVID-19: Stories from IRB Members, Research Administration, and Investigators
Gianna McMillan, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

November 3, 2021
A Year of the COVID-19 Plague: Ethical and Psychosocial Challenges
Laura Verrier, MD, DBE; Brian Childs, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

December 1, 2021
When There is Not Enough: An Ethicists Role on a Triage Team
Laura Webster, BSN, DBE 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

2020

January 8, 2020
I Have Cancer - Now What?
Neal Christiansen, MD, D.Bioethics
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

February 11, 2020
Repeat Valve Replacements in Substance-Addicted Patients: Ethical Considerations in Catholic Healthcare
Jillian Boerstler, MPA, MA, DBE, HEC-C
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

April 6, 2020
The Ethics of COVID-19: Some Initial Reflections
Alex Kon, MD, HEC-C, FAAP, FCCM, Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, UC-San Diego, School of Medicine
Kelly N. Michelson, MD, MPH, Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities   
Julia and David Uihlein, Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, Associate Professor, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Health Sciences Campus, Loyola University Chicago
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEOPPT Slides 4.6.2020

May 6, 2020
Research Ethics in the Time of COVID-19
Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEOPPT Slides 5-6-2020

June 3, 2020
Recognizing Embedded Ableism, Racism, and Ageism in Crisis Standards of Care
Alyssa Burgart, MD, MA, FAAP
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

September 2, 2020
Jewish Values in Medical Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients: A Ritualized Approach
Rabbi Jason Weiner, BCC, D.Bioethics
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

October 7, 2020
Shared Decision Making for Extremely Early Newborns: Findings From the INDEED Study Group
Dalia Feltman, MD, MA & Mobolaji Famuyide, MD, MA
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

November 4, 2020
I Am: Operationalizing Dignity to Address Disparities in Well-Being
Cory D. Mitchell, D.Bioethics, MA
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

December 2, 2020 
The Promise and Perils of Reproductive Health Education in Catholic Healthcare Institutions
James F. Smith, MD, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

 

2019

January 9, 2019
Catholic Bioethics Meets Catholic Social Thought:
The Problematic, a Primer, and a Plan
Speakers: Therese Lysaught, PhD & Michael McCarthy, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

February 6, 2019
Distinguishing Moral Judgment from the Claims of Moral Distress: A Catholic Response
Speaker: Leslie Stilin Schmidt, MSW, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

March 6, 2019
Serious Ethical Violations in Medicine: Balancing the Fair Treatment
of Physicians against the Safety and Rights of Patients

Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

April 3, 2019
Sactuary Doctoring
Speaker: Mark Kuczewski, PhD
Click here to access article: Good Sanctuary Doctoring for Undocumented Patients
https://hsd.luc.edu/bioethics/content/sanctuary-doctor/

May 1, 2019
The Value of Harm Reduction for Injection Drug Use: A Clinical Ethics Analysis
Speaker: Laura Vearrier, MD, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

June 5, 2019
Challenges and Novel Approaches to Advance Care Planning
Speaker: Paul Hutchison, MD, MA
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

September 4, 2019
Including Pregnant Woman in Clinical Research: Practical Guidance for Institutional Review Boards
Speaker: Pamela Payne, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

October 2, 2019
IRB Consent Policies and Non-English-Speaking Subjects
Speaker: Gianna McMillan, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

November 6, 2019
Blind Spots: The Role of the Bioethics Community in Improving Heatlh Outcomes
Speaker: Sabrina Derrington, MD, MA
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

December 4, 2019
Dangerous Bioethics: Memory, Suffering, and Political Theology
Michael McCarthy, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

 

2018

January 3, 2018
Fertility Preservation: Ethical Considerations
Speaker: Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

February 7, 2018
Changing the Way We Think about Paying Research Participants
Speaker: Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

‌March 7, 2018
The Ethics of Hemodynamic Support in Potential Organ Donors
Speaker: Kelly Kent, MPH
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

‌April 4, 2018
The Road Toward Professionalization of Ethics Consultation:
Education, Competency and Certification

Speaker: Katherine Wasson, PhD, MPH 
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

‌‌May 2, 2018
Requests for a Violent Exit: An Argument for Fairness at the End of Life
Speaker: Laura Webster, BSN, DBe
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

‌‌‌June 6, 2018
Use of Consultation Simulation in Teaching Ethics Principles to Nursing Students
Speaker: Mary Donnelly, MSN, RN, JD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

‌‌September 5, 2018
The Team Based Biopsychosocial Model: Having a Clinical Ethicist as a Facilitator and a Bridge Between Teams
Claudia Ruiz Sotomayor, MD, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

October 3, 2018
TTaPP: A Critical Thinking Tool for Exploring the Public/Private Online Lives of Patients
Leslie Kuhnel, MSHCE, MPA, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

November 7, 2018
The 14-Day Rule for Human Embryo Research: Past, Present and Future 'Tense'
Jean Baric-Parker, DBE
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

December 5, 2018
Where Do I Start? Taking Action on Health Equity
Lena Hatchett, PhD
Click here to access archived presentation: VIDEO

 

 

LOYOLA BIOETHICS LIVE! is a monthly program hosted by the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.  Moderated by Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, professor of Bioethics and graduate program director, these sessions allow Loyola faculty, students, and guests the opportunity to discuss their work in an informal, online format and post questions and comments.  

Typically, these sessions are the first Wednesday of the month at 11:00 a.m. Central time.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Reducing Moral Distress in Ulysses Contracts: Towards the Implementation of a Shared-Decision Making Model
Maureen Pontarelli, DBE
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Updates to the Declaration of Helsinki: From Subjects to Participants, Considerations for Vulnerable Populations, Data Use, and More
Candice Brotchie-Fine, DBE
REGISTER HERE 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Responses to Parents in Crisis: Unintended Consequences of Infant Abandonment Laws
Lori Bruce, DBE,HEC-C
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 11:00am-Noon (CT)
Ethical Issues Faced by Researchers During War
Emily Anderson, PhD, MPH
REGISTER HERE

Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 11:00am - Noon (CT)
Ethical Principles of Community Engagement
Lena Hatchett, PhD
REGISTER HERE 

Previous Presentations