Past Ethics Grand Rounds

Part of the Clinical Center Grand Rounds program. Webcast and podcast lectures are available.
NB: Instructions on how to print multiple slides on one sheet of paper from the pdfs below are available.

2008-2009 Ethics Grand Rounds (topics TBA)

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¿½ 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).