Past Ethics Grand Rounds

2010-2011 Ethics Grand Rounds

December 7, 2011
Is It Ethical to Give Presents to Patients? [videocast], with Philip M. Rosoff, MD, MA, Director, Clinical Ethics Program, Duke University Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology) and Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
October 5, 2011
The Current Proposal to Amend the Federal Research Regulations: is it a good idea? [videocast], with Michelle Feige, MSW, Division of Education and Development (DED), Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) [slides] and with Greg Koski, MD, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital [slides]
April 6, 2011
Should All Research Subjects Be Treated the Same? [videocast], with Baruch Brody, Baylor College of Medicine
February 2, 2011
Should Women Who Want to Get Pregnant Be Allowed to Participate in Research? [videocast], with Margaret O. Little, Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Georgetown University
December 1, 2010
Ethics and Participation in Multiple Studies [videocast], with Scott Halpern, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
October 20, 2010
What Defines Death? [videocast], with James Bernat, Jeff McMahan, and Robert M. Veatch

May 19, 2010
Who Can Appoint a Research Surrogate? [videocast], with Scott Kim, University of Michigan
February 3, 2010
Navigating Mismatches in Patient Preference and Staff Expertise [videocast], with John Lantos, Director of Pediatric Bioethics; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
October 21, 2009
The Ethics of Using Lotteries as Incentives for Clinical Research [videocast], with Tyler Cowen, George Mason University

April 1, 2009
Looking for Clinical Findings in Research Subjects: When is it a Good Idea? [videocast], with Susan Wolf, University of Minnesota
February 4th, 2009
Are Risks to Family Members Grounds for Exclusion? {videocast], with David Magnus, PhD
December 3rd, 2008
How to Present a Dire Prognosis [videocast], with Greg Makoul, Chief Academic Officer, St Francis Hospital and Medical Center
October 1st, 2008
Infectious Disease and Public Health: The Ethics of Intervention [videocast], with Hugh Whittall, Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics

May 21, 2008
Medical and Non-Medical Features of Execution by Lethal Injection, with Mark Heath (Columbia University).
April 2, 2008
Financial Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research [videocast], with Nancy DiFronzo (NIH) and Arthur Caplan (University of Pennsylvania).
February 6, 2008
When Should Researchers Provide Clinical Care to Subjects? [videocast], with Jaci Janka (NIH) and Neal Dickert (Johns Hopkins).
December 5, 2007
When Respecting Confidentiality Is Risky [videocast], with Tina Levin (NIH) and Leonard Fleck (Michigan State).
October 3, 2007
Phase I Research: Who Should be Excluded? [videocast], with Crystal Mackall (NIH) and Leonard Glantz (Boston University).

April 4, 2007
A Family's Request for Complementary Medicine After Brain Death [videocast], with Arthur Applbaum (Harvard University).
February 7, 2007
Ethics of Informing Estranged Family Members of Genetic Risks [videocast], with Bernadette Gochuico (NIH) and Catherine Ross (George Washington).
December 6, 2006
Inappropriate Surrogates: What Should Clinicians Do? [videocast], with Ned Cassem (Harvard Medical School).
October 4, 2006
Contraception, Catholicism and Cancer Research [videocast], with Barry Anderson (NIH) and Carol Bayley (Catholic Healthcare West).

May 3, 2006
Research With Adults Who Cannot Consent: When Is It Ethical? [videocast], with Letha Healy, Don Rosenstein, and Pat Kvochak (NIH).
February 1, 2006
Research Subjects Engaged in Illegal Behavior: How Should Clinicians Respond? [videocast], with Julie Kohn (NIH) and Barbara Mishkin (Hogan and Hartson LLP).
December 6, 2006
When Should Pregnancy be an Exclusion from Clinical Research? [videocast], with Bonnie Steinbock (State University of New York).
October 4, 2006
Can Patients Be Involuntarily Detained When They May Pose a Risk to Others? [videocast], with Larry Gostin (Johns Hopkins).

April 6, 2005
Sharing Results of Genetic Research Tests with Minors [videocast], with Blanche Alter (NIH) and Kurt Hirschhorn (Mount Sinai).
February 2, 2005
When a Patient Requests to Alter Records, What is the Appropriate Response? [videocast], with Elaine Chase (NIH) and George Annas (Boston Medical Center).
December 1, 2004
When Patients are Seen by Multiple Services, Who Makes Treatment Decisions? [videocast], with Mark Siegler (University of Chicago).
October 27, 2004
The Ethics of Altruistic Organ Donation [videocast], with Don Rosenstein (NIH) and Robert Veatch (Georgetown).

April 7, 2004
Is it Ethical to Conduct Research with Individuals who Have No Access to Standard Treatment? [videocast], with Ruth Macklin (Albert Einstein).
March 3, 2004
Non-Beneficial Pediatric Research: Is It Ethical To Enroll Children In Research When There Is No Chance of Benefit To Them? [videocast], with P. Pearl O'Rourke (Partners Healthcare).
October 1, 2003
Are Clinicians Obligated to Treat SARS Patients? [videocast], with Ross Upshur (University of Toronto).

May 7, 2003
Should Surrogates Be Informed of Patientsï¿Â? HIV Test Results? [videocast], with Rajnish Prasad (NIH) and Rebecca Dresser (Washington University in St. Louis).
April 2, 2003
Do Researchers Have Obligations to Provide Clinical Care To Their Subjects? [videocast], with Jonathan Moreno (Virginia).
February 5, 2003
When Patients Lie to Their Relatives: Conflicting Obligations in Genetic Research [videocast], with Wylie Burke (University of Toronto).
November 6, 2002
Experimenting on Laboratory Colleagues: Is It a Good Idea? [videocast], with Calman Prussin (NIH) and Robert Levine (Yale University).