Conversations About Ethics Lecture Series

“Conversations About Ethics” is a twice-annual series of lectures and discussions on ethical issues that affect health care throughout the life cycle. Each installment typically consists of a daytime workshop and evening lecture. “Conversations About Ethics” is presented by the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics and the Ecumenical Center with generous support from Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

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Past Lectures

September 23, 2019 Julian Savulescu, PhD Harnessing the Genome Video
July 23, 2019 Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD Cultivating Compassion Video
November 6, 2018 Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD Legal and Ethical Considerations in Physician-Assisted Suicide Video Daniel J Thompson, PhD, APA-CCP/Substance Abuse The Quantum Paradigm: A New Epoch and a New Ethic in Health Cares
June 28, 2018 Christina Puchalski, MD, MS, FACP, FAAHPM Spirituality and Health
October 5, 2017 Anna Lembke, MD Drug Dealer, MD
June 19, 2017 Laurie Zoloth, PhD Maternal Mortality
October 18-19, 2016 Diane Meier, MD, FACP Ethical Issues in Palliative Care Video
April 5, 2016 America Bracho, MD, MPH Reaching Vulnerable Populations through Promotores Video
December 9, 2015 Joseph LeDoux, PhD When Memory Deceives Video
June 9, 2015 Paul Root Wolpe, PhD Is My Mind Mine? Video
December 4, 2014 James P. Evans, MD, PhD Genomic Medicine: What Do You Want to Know About Your Genome? John Rolland, MD, MPH Families and the New Era of Genetics: Meeting Clinical and Ethical Challenges Video
July 24, 2014 Diane Meier, MD, FACP Before Birth and Throughout Life: Ethical Considerations in Genomic Sequencing Video John Rolland, MD, MPH Families and the New Era of Genetics: Meeting Clinical and Ethical Challenges
October 1, 2013 Lee Taft, JD, MDiv Disclosing Adverse Events in Patient Care
March 19, 2013 Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness Lee Taft, JD, MDiv Disclosing Medical Errors
March 19, 2013 Nancy Berlinger, PhD, MDiv After Harm: Medical Error and the Ethics of Forgiveness Lee Taft, JD, MDiv Disclosing Medical Errors
October 10, 2012 Anil T. Mangla, PhD, MPH; Kevin C. Moriarty, MS; Efrem Castillo, MD; Leticia Van de Putte, RPh; Robert Ferrer, MD, MPH; Martha I. Castilla Moving Toward a Healthy Community: Health Disparities and Mending the Gaps in Bexar County R. Esteban Montilla, PhD An Intercultural Perspective on Aspirational Ethics to Promote Inclusive Care
May 1, 2012 Robert Sapolsky, PhD Lowering Blood Pressure as a Moral Act: Stress, Health and Socioeconomic Status Margaret Kemeny, PhD (on May 10, 2014) Biology of Self and “No Self”: Emotions, Contemplation, Compassion and Health
October 24, 2011 Jerald Winakur, MD; Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche; and Rabbi Jack Bemporad, MA An Interreligious Dialogue on Religious & Secular Approaches to Suffering & Healing
April 28, 2011 James Gordon, MD Connecting Mind – Body – Health: Finding Wellness Through Complementary Medicine
November 15, 2010 Christopher Thomas Scott, PhD From Bench to Bank to Breakthrough: New Directions in Stem Cell Ethics and Policy Connie J. Eaves, PhD Stem Cells – The Hype and the Reality Col. Robert G. Hale, DDS, LTC, MIL The Need for Regenerative Medicine
March 25, 2010 Ira Byock, MD Through the End of Life Henry Perkins, MD “Caring For” at the End of Life: Social, Psychological and Spiritual Dimensions
October 19, 2009 Kenneth I. Shine, MD; Stuart Altman, PhD; David Hunt, MD; Ana M. Malinow, MD; and J. James Rohack, MD Health Care is Broken: How Do We Fix It?
March 30, 2009 Thomas H. Murray, PhD The Worth of a Child