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Towards a Better Understanding of Craving in Addiction: Philosophy, Science, Ethics

February 14, 2022

Hanna Pickard (BA Hons, BPhil, DPhil) is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at  Johns Hopkins University, cross-appointed to the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy and the Berman Institute of Bioethics, and with a secondary appointment to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Prior to joining Hopkins, she held a Chair in Philosophy of Psychology at the University of Birmingham U.K. and was … Read more

So You Have to Write an Ethics Essay

February 9, 2022

SHS2 Students, So you have to write an ethics essay for SHS2? The Clinical Ethics Discussion Group (CEDG), in collaboration with the Hospital Ethics Committee (HEC) and Center for Bioethics, is hosting a workshop for all MS1s on how to craft an ethical argument. The workshop will involve case-based discussions on how to identify ethical … Read more

Responsibility without Blame: Working with “Unwise Choices” in Healthcare Contexts

February 9, 2022

Hanna Pickard (BA Hons, BPhil, DPhil) is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics at  Johns Hopkins University, cross-appointed to the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy and the Berman Institute of Bioethics, and with a secondary appointment to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Prior to joining Hopkins, she held a Chair in Philosophy of Psychology at the University of Birmingham U.K. and was … Read more

Moral Memories and the Self

January 20, 2022

Felipe De Brigard, PhD Fuchsberg-Levine Family Associate Professor of Philosophy Duke University   Please contact Dan Moseley, daniel_moseley@med.unc.edu, for registration information It is commonly held that autobiographical memory structures our personal identity through time, and that it provides the foundation of our enduring self. Recently, however, a number of studies have shown that the continuity … Read more

The Virtue of Being Nonjudgmental

January 19, 2022

Tom Dougherty, PhD Professor, Mary Noel and William M. Lamont Scholar Department of Philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill   Please contact Dan Moseley, daniel_moseley@med.unc.edu, for registration information. Abstract: Many people seek nonjudgmental friends and aim to be nonjudgmental themselves. This suggests that there is a virtue to being nonjudgmental, but it is not clear what … Read more

2022 Annual EBT Conference: Recovery and Resilience

January 5, 2022

Recovery and Resilience The North Carolina Child Treatment Program seeks to address the gap between researched best practice and community-based mental health services for children and families overcoming trauma. Through the Spring 2022 Annual EBT Conference, NC CTP aims to help our Learning Collaborative graduates sustain and improve EBT implementation and learn about existing and … Read more

NC JOLT’s 2022 Symposium

January 3, 2022

NC JOLT’s annual symposia focus on cutting-edge legal issues in a wide array of technology-related topics. These symposia are open to UNC students and staff, NCBA members seeking CLE credit, and members of the public. The 2022 Symposium The North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology Vol. 23 Symposium will be held on Friday, January … Read more

Stories of Assisted Dying

December 8, 2021

End of Life Choices New York is hosting a discussion with author Mara Buchbinder about how patients, caregivers, and health care providers navigate assisted death. One in five Americans now live in a jurisdiction where medical aid in dying is legal. Despite significant growth in legalization movements over the past few years, the practical realities … Read more

Video/Audio Recording in the Operating Room and the Coming Age of Surgical Transparency.

November 22, 2021

Alexander Langerman, MD, SM, FACS, is a practicing head and neck surgeon whose research focuses on the intersection of ethics, management, and data science in the operating room. His major contributions to surgical ethics address the challenges of transparency and surgeon-patient communication, and including decision-making on behalf of anesthetized patients, efficiency and logistics in the operating room, … Read more