Empirical Bioethics: Emerging Trends for the 21st Century

Featured Presentations:

Ethics and Evidence: What Data Can and Cannot Do for Bioethics

Thursday, February 21st,3:45 p.m. –  5:15 p.m.

Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD 

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago

Is Human Nature Ready for Autonomy: What Behavioral Science Teaches us About the Limits of Shared Decision Making in Medicine

Friday, February 22nd,8:30 a.m. –  9:45 a.m.

Peter Ubel, MD

Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University                       

Ethics Companion Studies: Strategies, Successes and Setbacks

Friday, February 22nd, 1:00 p.m. –  2:15 p.m.

Rebecca D. Pentz, PhD

Emory School of Medicine