Monthly Archives: September, 2016
Exploring Democratic Deliberation
This post will focus on Col. Michael’s discussion of democratic deliberation, which the Commission recommends in its report.
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Ethically Sound Episode 3: Anticipate and Communicate
Today’s episode, “Anticipate and Communicate,” focuses on the Commission’s sixth report Anticipate and Communicate: Ethical Management of Incidental and Secondary Findings, which addressed how to ethically manage incidental findings—findings that lie outside the aim of a test or procedure—that arise in clinical, research, and direct-to-consumer contexts.
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Introducing New Deliberative Scenario and Teacher Companion from the Bioethics Commission: “Return of Genetic Research Results”
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released two new educational materials, “Deliberative Scenario: The Return of Genetic Research Results” and “Teacher Companion for Deliberative Scenario: Return of Genetic Research Results.”
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Ethically Sound Episode 2: Ethics and Ebola
Since the Bioethics Commission was established through Executive Order in 2009 by President Barack Obama, it has released 10 reports on a variety of ethically challenging topics, including synthetic biology, neuroscience, and whole genome sequencing, among others. The Bioethics Commission is excited to release a new podcast series, Ethically Sound. Each episode features one of […]
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Ethically Sound Episode 1: Safeguarding Children
In an effort to share the Bioethics Commission’s work with a wide variety of audiences, we are issuing a new podcast series called “Ethically Sound.” Today’s episode, the first in the series, focuses on the Commission’s report Safeguarding Children: Pediatric Medical Countermeasure Research, which addressed the ethically challenging topic of when and how to test pediatric medical countermeasures for possible bioterrorism agents. When and how, for example, should we test an anthrax vaccine, approved for adults, in children?
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Introducing the Bioethics Commission’s New Educational Resource: “Classroom Discussion Guide on Ethics and Incidental Findings”
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new discussion guide titled “Classroom Discussion Guide on Ethics and Incidental Findings.”
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Introducing Ethically Sound: A Podcast Series from the Bioethics Commission
As the Bioethics Commission’s tenure comes to a close, we are issuing a new podcast series called Ethically Sound. Beginning Monday, we will release one podcast per week for ten weeks, beginning with the podcast on the report Safeguarding Children: Pediatric Medical Countermeasure Research.
