Media Advisory
May 21, 2015
Who: Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
What: Public Meeting
When: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 9 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Where: University of Pennsylvania Henry Jordan Medical Education Center, 5th Floor Lobby, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104
Topics: Bioethics Deliberation and Education
Speakers: Tom Murray, Ph.D., The Hastings Center; F. Daniel Davis, Ph.D., Geisinger Health System; Jason Schwartz, Ph.D., M. Bioethics, Princeton University; Scott Kim, M.D., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health; James Fishkin, Ph.D., Stanford University; Steven Joffe, M.D., M.P.H., University of Pennsylvania; Margaret Little, Ph.D., Georgetown University; Connie Ulrich, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., University of Pennsylvania.
Details: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Bioethics Commission) will meet May 27, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pa.
On May 27 the Bioethics Commission will hear from experts in democratic deliberation, bioethics, and education in order to inform its discussion on deliberation and bioethics education.
This meeting is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis and will also be webcast live on Bioethics.gov. In addition, the Bioethics Commission will post ongoing coverage to blog.Bioethics.gov.
The Bioethics Commission seeks to identify and promote policies and practices that ensure that scientific research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in a socially and ethically responsible manner. The Commission is an independent, deliberative panel of thoughtful experts that advises the President and the Administration, and, in so doing, educates the nation on bioethical issues.
Website Bioethics.gov
Blog blog.Bioethics.gov
Twitter @Bioethicsgov
YouTube Bioethicsgov
