Duquesne-PennWest Conference on Global Bioethics

When

November 7, 2024 – November 9, 2024    
9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Where

Duquesne University Power Center
600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282

Event Type

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Important Note

Dates: November 7-9, 2024
Venue: Power Center Ballroom, Duquesne University

Event Description

Duquesne-PennWest Conference on Global Bioethics
Global Bioethics: Perspectives, Problems and Solutions

Speakers:

Dr. Keisha Ray
Professor Keisha Ray received her PhD in philosophy from the University of Utah. She is currently a tenured Associate Professor and holds the John P. McGovern, MD Professorship of Oslerian Medicine at the McGovern Center for Humanities & Ethics at UT Health Houston. Most of Dr. Ray’s work focuses on the effects of institutional racism on Black people’s health, highlighting Black people’s own stories, and the sociopolitical implications of biomedical enhancement. Based on her expertise, Dr. Ray is frequently called upon as a bioethics expert for popular news sources. Dr. Ray is also the author of the book “Black Health: The Social, Political, and Cultural Determinants of Black People’s Health” with Oxford University Press.
Dr. Henk ten Have
Henk ten Have studied medicine and philosophy and worked at the Universities of Maastricht and Nijmegen, as Director of the Division of Ethics of Science and Technology of UNESCO in Paris, and as a Professor of Healthcare Ethics and Director in the Center for Healthcare Ethics at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Since 2021 he has been a Research Professor at the Faculty of Bioethics, Anahuac University Mexico. His latest books are Bioethics, Healthcare and the Soul (2022), Bizarre bioethics – ghosts, monsters and pilgrims (2022),  and The Covid-19 pandemic and global bioethics (2022).
Dr. Olinda Timms
Olinda Timms is a professor in the Division of Health and Humanities at St Johns Research Institute in Bangalore, India. A professional medical Anaesthesiologist, with training and teaching experience in Medical Ethics and Bioethics, her book “Biomedical Ethics” 2016 (Elsevier 2ed) serves as resource for doctors and medical colleges. Dr Timms is Working Editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics and co-founder of the CCBI Bioethics Forum, India. She also was a James F. Drane Bioethics Fellow (Edinboro University) 2019.

Registration: Registration is required for attending the conference. The registration fee is $75. The registration fee will include access to the conference, coffee, a reception on Thursday, and lunch and dinner on Friday. The registration fee will be waived for students of Duquesne University and PennWest whose abstract has been accepted.  The registration deadline is November 1st.

Abstract Submission: We welcome the submission of abstracts that fall within the broad topic of global bioethics, including, but not limited to, the ethical theories and principles guiding global bioethics, the bioethical aspects of globalization, the Global Governance for Health, the role of global and international organizations, the health consequences of Global warming, COVID-19 pandemics, disease control at the global level, international research collaborations, and health inequality. Abstracts may be structured or unstructured but should be no longer than 250 words.  The deadline for the submission of abstracts is August 1, 2024. Presenters will be informed about the decision regarding their abstract by August 15, 2024. Please click on the link below to submit your abstract.

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