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Bioethics Commission Recommends Deliberation and Education to Facilitate Civic Engagement with Pressing Bioethical Concerns
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) recently released Bioethics for Every Generation: Deliberation and Education in Health, Science, and Technology . In Bioethics for Every Generation, the Bioethics Commission addresses how bioethics education and democratic deliberation are mutually reinforcing functions that create a virtuous circle that leads to productive civic engagement. […]
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New Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Research Design in Ethics and Ebola
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new educational module on research design in the context of a public health emergency. The module integrates material from the Bioethics Commission’s report Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response (Ethics and Ebola). This module serves as a guide for […]
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Bioethics Commission Attends ASBH 2015
Several staff and members of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) attended the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) annual meeting, held in Houston, Texas October 22-25, 2015. ASBH is a diverse organization of professionals and students engaged in clinical and academic bioethics and the medical humanities. Along with […]
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Modernizing Human Subjects Research Protections: A Plan for Return of Results
The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), issued in the Federal Register on September 8, 2015, proposes revisions to the Common Rule—federal regulations that govern the protection of human subjects in research—including changes to the criteria for institutional review board (IRB) approval of research. This is the next installment in a blog series about those changes […]
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Bioethics Commission Recommends Funding Research on the Intersection of Neuroscience and the Legal System
In March of this year the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) released Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 2), the second volume of its two-part report on ethics and neuroscience. In Gray Matters, Vol. 2, the Bioethics Commission analyzed three topics, including […]
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Bioethics Commission Recommends Creating Guidance About Use of Neural Modifiers to Augment or Enhance Neural Function
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) recently released Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 2). This is the second volume in its two-part response to President Obama’s July 2013 Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative-related charge to “identify proactively a […]
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Using the Least Restrictive Limits in Public Health Emergencies
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) recently released Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response. In this brief, the Bioethics Commission examined U.S. engagement in the global response to the Ebola epidemic with the goals of 1) determining what lessons might be learned from the U.S. response and 2) […]
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New Education Materials on Compensation for Research-Related Injury
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new series of educational modules on compensation for research-related injury. The materials on compensation increase the breadth of topics the Bioethics Commission’s educational resources cover; previous topics include community engagement, informed consent, and vulnerable populations. The new series includes […]
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New Incidental Findings Conversation Series for Patients, Research Participants, and Consumers
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has just released a set of educational materials on incidental findings that it developed for patients, research participants, and consumers. In early May, the Bioethics Commission released primers to guide clinicians, researchers, and direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies – health professionals who manage these types of […]
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Integrating Ethics Early and Explicitly Throughout Neuroscience Research
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) recently released Gray Matters: Integrative Approaches for Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 1). The report is the first of a two-volume response from the Bioethics Commission to President Obama’s July 2013 request. As part of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies […]
