2021 Bioethics Grand Rounds: Health professional rights and obligations during pandemic

2021 BIOETHICS GRAND ROUNDS: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING PANDEMIC
Sponsored by the Certificate Program in Medical Ethics

APRIL 28, 2021
Noon – 1:00 p.m.

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Speakers

MATTHEW WYNIA, PHD, MPH
Director, Center for Bioethics and Humanities University of ColoradoDr. Wynia led the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association for 15 years. He is past president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, past chair of the American Public Health Association Ethics Forum, and past chair of the Ethics Committee of the Society for General Internal Medicine. He has served on numerous panels including with the National Academy of Medicine, The Joint Commission, and the blue ribbon panel on coercive Interrogation for the American Psychological Association. In addition, he has led national projects on public health and disaster ethics.

HEIDI MALM, PHD
Professor of Philosophy Loyola University Chicago
Dr. Malm serves as the bioethicist on several committees for the National Institutes of Health and has been among the most influential philosophers in conceptual bioethics. Her areas of specialization include moral theory, bioethics, and law. Her article, “Ethics, Pandemic, and the Duty to Treat” won an award for best paper in bioethics.