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This collection contains Grand Rounds material (videos, presentation slides, or handouts) submitted to the Library from the Ethics Program. This collection also contains material from the annual Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics.
The annual Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics brings distinguished scholars in medical ethics to the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus to present and discuss the challenging moral issues in biomedicine. Established in 2007 in honor of UT Southwestern’s Daniel W. Foster, the Lectureship also offers opportunities for faculty, staff, and trainees to discuss medical ethics in an intimate setting.
All lectures are held on the second Tuesday of every month in the academic year (September – May) from 12 noon to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Ruth Vinciguerra at 214-648-4959.
Unless otherwise noted, videos and presentation slides are publicly-accessible.
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Race and ethics in the design of biomedical technologies: the pulse oximeter as a case in point (The Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics)
(2021-11-09)There were clear indications from studies done in 2005 and 2007 that pulse oximeters overestimate arterial oxygen saturation during hypoxia in dark-skinned individuals. And yet, years later, the device remains essentially ... -
Ethics education in the health professions: designing for learning that lasts
(2021-10-12)This presentation provides a conceptual framework for course, continuing professional education and curricular design in ethics education for health professionals. The emphasis will be on teaching for deep understanding ... -
(SYN) biology without borders: understanding the complexities and power of life?
(2021-09-14)One of the many pressing issues the global community will confront in the next decade is whether the arsenal of biotechnologies should be deployed for conservation and environmental protection, or whether they are anathema ... -
Gynecologic surgery: call for reform
(2021-05-11)In this lecture, I describe historical and other influences that drive "double discrimination" in gynecologic surgery - lower pay in the area of surgery, which boasts the largest proportion of female surgeons, and potentially ... -
The ethics of AKI in the ICU: when can (should) you say "no"?
(2021-04-13)Many older adults with kidney failure and comorbidities may not live any longer with dialysis than without it. However, the de facto default practice is to start dialysis in most patients with progressive stage 5 chronic ... -
Neurotechnologies and agency: ethical issues in engineering the brain
(2021-03-09)Implanted neurotechnologies offer significant promise for enhancing the agency of people with motor, communication and psychiatric disorders, but they can also create confusions around agency and responsibility, and open ... -
Health and digital technology partnerships: too close for comfort?
(2021-02-09)Digital technology companies are seeking out partnerships with medical institutions at an astounding rate. Those involved tout these partnerships as empowering consumers, driving innovation, and increasing efficiency. At ... -
Public health in disasters: "the invisible first responders"
(2021-01-12)Public health departments have a fundamental ethical responsibility for protecting their communities and over time have acquired important skills in responding to emerging threats. State and local health departments across ... -
Tolerance & integrity: defining boundaries of acceptable treatment & non-treatment decisions
(2020-12-08)Clinical ethics consultations often involve some degree of conflict between patients (or their parents) and clinical teams regarding pursuing--or not pursuing--a specific treatment, or regarding some other request or ... -
Good sport and good doctoring: when patients want enhancements, not therapy (The Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics)
(2020-11-10)We know that athletes, from aspiring teens to professional and aging masters, use drugs to enhance their performance. We know that in almost all sports using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) is forbidden. Why do athletes ... -
The "difficult patient" reconceived: an expanded moral mandate for clinical ethics
(2020-10-13)Between 15%-60% of patients are considered "difficult" by their treating physicians. Patient psychiatric pathology is the conventional explanation for why patients are deemed "difficult." But the prevalence of the problem ... -
Unlearning to learn: re-envisioning ethics oversight for learning health systems
(2020-09-08)The learning health system gained attention for its promise to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. In a learning health system, knowledge generation is built into the ongoing practice of clinical care, and ... -
UT Southwestern Medical Center Ethics Grand Rounds - 2020/2021
(2020)This document lists the schedule of Ethics Grand Rounds events for September 2020 through May 2021. -
Open access medical journals: promise, perils and pitfalls
(2020-03-10)The number of both print and open access (OA) journals has increased dramatically. Although electronic availability of information on the Internet offers great potential for information sharing, it also gives rise to ... -
Serious ethical violations in medicine: dealing effectively with outlier peers
(2020-02-11)[NOTE: The video is not available from this event.] This presentation will engage the problem of serious ethical violations in medicine (SEMs). Examples of SEMs include criminal prescribing of controlled substances, ... -
How the health and rights framework evolved and how that affects clinical research
(2020-01-14)While the World Health Organization's (WHO) constitution defined "the highest attainable standard of health" as "a fundamental right of every human being" as early as 1946, it was not until the late 1980s, amidst the AIDS ... -
Corruption in clinical research: what is it? -- and why it matters
(2019-12-10)Despite the seriousness of charging corruption in clinical research, the literature offers little about what corruption means in this setting. This lecture presents a technical/formal definition of 'corruption' in clinical ... -
Intersex: implications of umbrella terms in the interest of science
(2019-11-12)The intersection of science and identity intensifies the complexity of the umbrella term DSD (Disorders of Sex Development)/Intersex. The interest of science to classify DSD/Intersex conditions to formulate evidence-based ... -
Ethics of smart pills and the dawn of surveillance medicine
(2019-10-08)This presentation will explore the ethics of digital medicine--technology represented by pills that alter our bodily functions alongside sensors that not only collect data about our bodies, but share it with our physicians, ... -
Human germline editing: science or fiction? (The Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics)
(2019-09-10)Since DNA was discovered, researchers have sought to treat disorders with genetic interventions. The CRISPR editing tool has made gene editing seem easy, thus highlighting scientific, medical, ethical, and policy problems ...
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