Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities

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Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Welcome to the online home of the Center Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Medical College of Wisconsin! Since its establishment in 1982, the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities has been committed to helping health care professionals, students, policy makers and community members explore the challenging ethical questions that have accompanied scientific advances and changes in our health care delivery system. Learn more...

Our Mission

The Medical College of Wisconsin's Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities is dedicated to locally, nationally, and internationally recognized innovation and excellence in:

Bioethics Education
Bioethics Research and Scholarship
Bioethics Consultation
Bioethics Community Service

Bioethics News

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MPTV’s Fourth Street Forum Records Show at MCW

April 19 - Milwaukee Public Television recorded its weekly public affairs show “Fourth Street Forum” live at MCW this week. The topic is genomics and ethics, and guests included Dr. Howard Jacob (HMGC) and Dr. Kimberly Strong (Bioethics). MPTV

Drs. Howard Jacob, Kimberly Strong to participate in panel discussion at MCW on genetic testing

Apr 10 - Howard J. Jacob, PhD, Warren P. Knowles Professor and Chair of Genetics and Director of the Human and Molecular Genetics Center, and Kimberly Strong, PhD, Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Institute for Health and Society, will participate in a Thursday, April 18 4th Street Forum panel discussion titled, From Genetics Testing to Genomic Mapping: Red Flag or Green Light? The panel will debate: It's an exciting time for genomic research and the possibility that each of us can discover our own DNA roadmap. But are their dangers too? What are the issues we should consider before moving ahead?

Dr. Strong Discusses Ethical Questions Posed by Genome Sequencing

Feb. 6 - Kimberly Strong, PhD, (Institute for Health and Society – Bioethics and Medical Humanities) discussed ethical questions posed by genome sequencing on WUWM-FM’s “Lake Effect". WUWM FM

Upcoming Events

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First Annual Genomics & Ethics Symposium June 6

8:00 AM  - 4:00 PMCrowne Plaza Milwaukee West, 10499 Innovation Dr., Wauwatosa, WI

This symposium will explore ethics and clinical issues related to genomic sequencing technologies, such as informed consent for genomic sequencing; disclosure of genomic sequencing results; and the impact of genomic sequencing results on patients, their families and clinicians.

 

 

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