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Annie Lyerly, Associate Director of the C:B, and mother of four, knows firsthand that there are many important elements to a “good” birth that often get overlooked. Her three-year study of a diverse group of mothers revealed universal needs, like the importance of feeling connected, safe, and respected. Her new...

At last count, the C:B faculty have published 50 articles and essays in the last three years! Some recent publications: Stuart Rennie, Ethical Use of Antiretroviral resources for HIV prevention in resource poor settings, Developing World Bioethics. Christina McCall, David Grimes, and Anne Lyerly, “Therapeutic” bed rest in pregnancy: Unethical...

Rebecca Walker has been granted Departmental support for a sabbatical leave in the Fall of 2013, when she will be working on her book on using virtue theory as an approach to issues in animal research ethics. Rebecca also won a Messerli Foundation travel award to pursue this topic with...

Arlene Davis was awarded the 2013 UNC School of Medicine Innovation in Teaching Award, for her work in clinical ethics education for SOM residency programs, and “for all she has done to improve cultural understanding, staff interaction and patient care at UNC.”

Stuart Rennie was promoted to Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Social Medicine. Well deserved, after many years of successful academic bootstrapping!

Annie Lyerly was appointed to the National Ethics Committee of the March of Dimes. Other committees and commissions come and go, but since this is (de facto) a lifetime appointment, it is a little like ascending to the Supreme Court of Bioethics!

Deborah Love was appointed to the faculty of the UNC Department of Social Medicine as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, and to the Executive Committee of the NC Partnership for Compassionate Care, which promotes the use of advance directives in NC.

Louise Winstanly was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors for IntraHealth International. IntraHealth is a leading source of support for health workers in developing nations, and Louise’s leadership can help us help them help health workers in the field to constructively address the important ethical issues they...

The 2013 Merrimon Lecture and Health Justice Conference is coming October 4th and 5th. Registration for the conference is free. The Merrimon Lecture requires no registration. Both are open to the public. details »

Clinical Ethics Services program directed by C:B Core faculty member Arlene Davis to launch innovative “Ethics Advisers” program.