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1. Introducing New Primer Series: Spotting and Responding to Hype

   Written by Rashmi Borah on August 3, 2016 — Leave a Comment

   The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released a new series of primers on spotting and responding to science hype in the media. The three primers cover hype related to topics in new technology, public health and neuroscience.

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   Posted in Bioethics in Action, Deliberation and Education, Ethics Education, Neuroscience, Public Health, Technology

2. New Primer for Researchers on Neuroscience and Consent Capacity Now Available

   Written by Nicolle Strand on June 24, 2015 — Leave a Comment

   The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has posted to Bioethics.gov a new educational primer: this primer provides researchers with information on neuroscience and consent capacity. The module accompanies the Bioethics Commission’s two-volume report Gray Matters: Integrative Approaches for Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 1) and Gray Matters: Topics […]

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   Posted in Ethics Education, Neuroscience | Tagged pedagogy

3. Now Available: Set of Primers for Practitioners on Management of Incidental and Secondary Findings

   Written by Nicolle Strand on May 8, 2014 — Leave a Comment

   To continue its support of bioethics education, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has developed and posted to Bioethics.gov a new set of primers to inform a variety of practitioners on the ethical management of incidental and secondary findings. This new set of primers includes one for clinicians, one for […]

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   Posted in Ethics Education, Incidental findings

4. New Educational Primers to Accompany Anticipate and Communicate

   Written by Nicolle Strand on April 17, 2014 — Leave a Comment

   As part of its ongoing effort to support bioethics education, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has developed and posted to Bioethics.gov a new primer to inform institutional review boards (IRBs) and their members on the ethical management of incidental and secondary findings. The Bioethics Commission designed the IRB Primer to aid IRB […]

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   Posted in Ethics Education, Incidental findings

5. Looking Back at the Bioethics Commission’s Blog

   Written by Bioethics Commission Staff on December 5, 2016 — Leave a Comment

   Throughout its tenure, the Bioethics Commission has maintained an active digital presence to connect with a global audience. A major component of this has been through its blog. This final blog post reflects on the role the blog has played in disseminating the Bioethics Commission’s work.

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   Posted in Bioethics History, Bioethics in Action, Classroom, Commission Meetings, community engagement, Deliberation and Education, Ethically Sound, Ethics Education, Human Subjects Protection, Medical Countermeasures, Neuroscience, NPRM, Public Health, Speaking Engagements, Synthetic Biology | Tagged bioethics, education, Ethically Sound, human subjects protection, NPRM, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

6. Bioethics Commission Meeting 24: The Bioethics Commission Educational Materials

   Written by James Aluri on March 3, 2016 — Leave a Comment

   In the first session of its twenty-fourth meeting, the Bioethics Commission reviewed its current portfolio of educational materials and assessed how it might be expanded to reach new audiences. The Bioethics Commission heard from Elizabeth Pike, J.D., LL.M., a Senior Policy and Research Analyst at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; Maneesha […]

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   Posted in Commission Meetings, community engagement, Deliberation and Education, Ethics Education, Public Bioethics | Tagged meeting 24

7. Bioethics Deliberation and Education in Gray Matters

   Written by Alannah Kittle on October 21, 2015 — Leave a Comment

   In last week’s continuation of our “Deliberation and Education” series, we discussed the role of deliberation and education in the recommendations issued by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) in its sixth report: Anticipate and Communicate. This week’s post will examine deliberation and education in the Bioethics Commission’s Gray Matters […]

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   Posted in Deliberation and Education, Neuroscience

8. Bioethics Deliberation and Education in Anticipate and Communicate

   Written by Alannah Kittle on October 15, 2015 — Leave a Comment

   Last month, we left off our “Deliberation and Education” series with the blog post “Bioethics Deliberation and Education in Safeguarding Children.” Like previous posts in this series, it examined the role of deliberation and education in the recommendations issued by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission). This fifth post in […]

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   Posted in Deliberation and Education

9. New Bioethics Commission Educational Materials and Improved Website Access

   Written by Misti Ault Anderson on September 14, 2015 — Leave a Comment

   The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) has released new educational materials and unveiled a reorganized webpage to facilitate easier access to all of its educational resources. New materials include Users Guides that provide field-specific directories to Bioethics Commission educational materials, Public Health Case Studies that provide public health professionals and […]

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   Posted in Ethics Education

10. Capacity, Consent, and Progress: Recommendations from the Bioethics Commission

    Written by Nicolle Strand on July 29, 2015 — Leave a Comment

    (This post also appears on PRIM&R’s Amp&rsand blog) Earlier this year, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) released the second part of its report on neuroscience and ethics—Gray Matters: Topics at the Intersection of Neuroscience, Ethics, and Society (Gray Matters, Vol. 2). The report examines in depth several controversial topics that bring […]

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    Posted in curriculum, Ethics Education, Neuroscience, Public Bioethics, Public Health