Posts in category: Ebola
Ethically Sound Episode 10: Charting a Path Forward
The tenth and final episode of the Bioethics Commission’s podcast series, Ethically Sound, is now available. Today’s episode, “Charting a Path Forward,” focuses on the Bioethics Commission’s two most recent public meetings, during which the Bioethics Commission reflected on the impact of past, present, and future of national bioethics advisory bodies.
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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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Introducing the Bioethics Commission’s New Educational Module: Community Engagement in Ethics and Ebola
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new module titled “Community engagement in Ethics and Ebola.” This module is designed to introduce the role and demonstrate the importance of community engagement in public health preparedness.
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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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The History of Bioethics Series – National Bioethics Commissions
This is the first post in our “History of Bioethics” series in which we will examine some of the seminal events that shaped the landscape of bioethics and its practice in the world today. This first blog will focus on the creation of the national bioethics advisory bodies in the United States and their different […]
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Deliberation and Education in Ethics and Ebola
This is the last post in our “Deliberation and Education” series. In each blog post, we have discussed the role that deliberation and education have played in each of the reports issued by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission). This post will examine deliberation and education in the Bioethics Commission’s […]
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New Educational Module from the Bioethics Commission on Privacy in Ethics and Ebola Now Available
The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted a new educational module on its website, Bioethics.gov. This module on privacy focuses on the Bioethics Commission’s work in Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response (Ethics and Ebola). This new privacy module on Ethics and Ebola adds to the privacy […]
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Bioethics Commission Makes Recommendations on Research Ethics in Public Health Emergencies
In its recently published brief, Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) considered what lessons might be drawn from U.S. engagement in the global response to the Ebola epidemic. The brief examined two areas of human subjects research ethics that have been particularly […]
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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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Bioethics Commission Releases Brief on Ebola and Ethics Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies
Today, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) released a brief, Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response, to the administration and the public on ethical preparedness for public health emergency response, with a focus on the U.S. response to the current Ebola epidemic in western Africa. The brief considers […]
