Dialogue in Research Ethics: Deep Brain Stimulation
Joseph J. Fins, M.D., F.A.C.P., of Weill Cornell Medical College, President of the American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities, discusses research…
UM Ethics, FBN Set 20th Annual Forum
The UM Ethics Programs and the Florida Bioethics Network will host the 20th annual “Florida Ethics” conference on March 30 in Miami Beach.
International Research Unit Issues Major Ethics Report
The Ethics Programs’ Sergio Litewka has contributed to a key Presidential Bioethics Commission report.
World Health Organization Collaborating Center
The UM Ethics Programs have been designated a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center in Ethics and Global Health Policy.
Pan American Bioethics Initiative
Created in 1993 to coordinate UM Ethics efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean, “PABI” is also the name of our NIH-Fogarty grant.
Curso de Bioética
We are developing a comprehensive Spanish-language certificate program for health professionals who seek to improve their capacity in clinical ethics.
…International Scientific Integrity
Robin Fiore and Reid Cushman have written on international dimensions of the Responsible Conduct of Research in a recent edition of the journal Asia-Pacific Psychiatry.
“Responsible conduct of research, globalization and academic…
Personal Health Records
Ethics Programs faculty recently published an article on ethical, legal and social issues associated with personal health records.
AMIA report on EHR vendors
A report on relations between electronic health record vendors and hospitals, prepared by a task force chaired by Ethics Programs co-director Ken Goodman.
Arsht Ethics Initiatives
Trustee, philanthropist and community leader Adrienne Arsht has committed to give a $3 million to the University of Miami Ethics Programs, constituting the largest gift for ethics in Florida history