Secretary-General of the WMA speaks at the IU Center for Bioethics - February 26, 2008:
In an event hosted by the Center, Dr. Kloiber (right) addressed a number of critical ethical and policy issues in international health and health research, including the next revisions to the Declaration of Helsinki. Prior to speaking to a full auditorium, Dr. Kloiber spoke informally with Eric Meslin (left) and other Center for Bioethics faculty and affiliates.
Margaret Gaffney Nominated for Ethics Award.
The Center congratulates Margaret Gaffney, MD, who was among the nominees named by students at the Indiana University School of Medicine for the 2008 AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award. This honor recognizes faculty members who embody "the importance of humanistic qualities and the enhancement of the interactions between medical school students and faculty .... Read more at Indiana Bioethics Blog
Pandemic Flu Preparedness: ethical issues.
In the 2007 the Indiana State Department of Health contracted with the Center for Bioethics to provide recommendations on four specific areas of ethical concern. 
To download a digital copy of the report, including the four technical advisory documents and annotated bibliographies select the link to the following Center for Bioethics publication below.
Meslin EM, Alyea JM, Helft PR. Pandemic flu preparedness: ethical issues and recommendations to the Indiana State Department of Health. Indiana University Center for Bioethics. 2007 August. [Full text]
For more information resources on the ethics of pandemic flu preparedness, visit the Center's Pandemic Resources page.
Health-Related Philanthropy
The Center congratulates Eric Meslin (Director), Patrick Rooney and Jim Wolf, for their recent publication which describes the Health-Related Philanthropy project and summarizes the results of a national survey on the topic.
Reference: Meslin EM, Rooney PM, Wolf JG. Health-Related Philanthropy: Toward Understanding the Relationship Between the Donation of the Body (and Its Parts) and Traditional Forms of Philanthropic Giving. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 2008;Mar;37(1):44S-62S. More faculty publications ...
Engaging the community in predictive health research
As a function of the program in Predictive Health Ethics Research (PredictER), a multidisciplinary research, policy, and public education program of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics funded by a grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc., Indianapolis, the Center hosted an expert panel of researchers, ethicists, and advocates to explore issues in engaging the community. Read more about this event at PredictER Blog, November 19, 2007.
Sound Medicine receives the Spectrum Award from the Indiana Broadcasters association
The radio program, which features Eric M. Meslin, PhD (IUCB Director) and other IUSM faculty, was recognized as the "Best Special Interest and Cultural Program" in the non-commercial radio division. This successful, one-hour, weekly broadcast is now in its seventh season. Listen to the weekly show on WFYI Public Radio (90.1 FM) or download current and archived shows from the Sound Medicine website.
Bioethics Journal Club
Co-sponsored by the IU Center for Bioethics and the IUPUI Philosophy Graduate Program.
Please join us at the Center for Bioethics for a chance to explore current topics in bioethics and to meet students and faculty members who share your interests. Each session will be an informal lunchtime discussion led by one of the Bioethics faculty members. Contact us for more details.
New IUPUI Signature Center established
The Indiana University Center for Bioethics, the Hall Center for Law and Health, and the new Center for Health Policy (SPEA) have established the Consortium for Health Policy, Law, and Bioethics. The Consortium is not a center or program; rather, it is an initiative to create an innovative, interdisciplinary research and learning environment. For student study opportunities and more information visit the Consortium website.
New Article by Peter Schwartz
"Defining dysfunction: Natural selection, design, and drawing a line" by Peter Schwartz, IUCB faculty investigator and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the Indiana University Medical Center, was published in the journal Philosophy of Science, 74 (July 2007): 364-385. More faculty publications ...
New Article by Paul Helft and Eric Meslin
"Cancer patients' attitudes toward future research uses of stored human biological materials" by Paul Helft (IUCB Faculty Investigator, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Director of the Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics at Clarian Health Partners), Eric Meslin (IUCB Director and Associate Dean for Bioethics), and others was published in Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (JERHRE) 2007; Sept;2(3):15-22. More faculty publications ...
Patrick Barrett receives honor
The Golden Humanism Honor Society inducted IUCB Research Assistant, Patrick Barrett, to the IU School of Medicine chapter on September 28, 2007. Barrett was nominated by faculty and peers for this honor for demonstrating exemplary behavior that promotes humanism in medicine. Read the press release ...
Exploring Ethical Issues People Face in Health and Science: A Report to the University and the Community (2001-2007)
This report provides a summary of our activities from the Center's founding to the present. View a PDF of the full community report or contact us to request a hard copy.
