News & Events

Fall Ethics Grand Rounds - Nov. 5

Hospital as Sanctuary Tuesday, November 5, 2019 12 Noon ● 208 Light Hall Panelists Dan Benedetti, MD, MA; Adriana Bialostozky, MD; Jenna Brent, MSSW, LMSW; Adrienne Kepner, JD; Ronnie Mubang, MD Moderator Joe Fanning, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

"Improving Translation and Cultural Appropriateness of Spanish-Language Consent Materials" Published

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eahr.500028

Flexner Discovery Lecture - October 17

Christine Grady, M.S.N., Ph.D. Bioethics Research: Challenges, Opportunities, and Impact October 17, 2019 4:00 p.m. 208 Light Hall Sponsored by: Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society Patricia Townsend Meador Lecture

Eli Merritt, M.D., M.A. Visiting Scholar - Oct. 21

Eli Merritt, M.D., M.A. Visiting Scholar Vanderbilt University Medical Center October 21 | 3:30pm “Youth Depression & Bipolar Disorder: The Ethics of Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing.”

Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Keith Meador, MD “Diseases and Deaths of Despair: Interpretation and Practices of Care” - May 17

Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Keith Meador, MD “Diseases and Deaths of Despair: Interpretation and Practices of Care” Friday, May 17, 2019 12:00 PM - 1;00 PM Luton Lecture Hall, VPH 1206

National Healthcare Decisions Day: Making Your Wishes Known - April 16

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 4:00 PM 202 Light Hall Speakers Mohana Karlekar, MD Director of Vanderbilt University Palliative Care, Assistant Professor of Medicine Kate Payne, JD, RN, NC-BC Associate Professor of Nursing, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

GetPreCiSe 2019 Workshop - April 16

Privacy in Genetics: Opportunities and Threats Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:45am – 1:20pm Board of Trust Room, Student Life Center Schedule 8:00 – 8:45 Breakfast and Registration 8:45 – 9:00 Welcome from the GetPrecise Center 9:00 – 10:00 Privacy and Trust in Consumer Genetics 10:00 – 10:10 Break 10:10 – 10:40 What Does it Really Mean That Patient Value Their Genetic Test Results?

Ethics Grand Rounds - April 2

Taking Care of the Difficult Patient: Ethics, Stress, and Long Term Effects Tuesday, April 2, 2019 | 12noon 208 Light Hall What happens when the patient is the enemy or the perpetrator? Please join us for Ethics Grand Rounds with our guest speaker. Speaker Timothy Nunez, MD, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at VUMC

Confuting the Disrepute of Mental Health and Wellness - April 3

The Science, Politics, and Ethics of Psychological Well-Being Wednesday, April 3 9am Divinity School Reading Room Schedule Welcome 9:00 - 10:00 (Keynote) - Keith Meador: The Health of the Community: A Common Vision of Care 10:00 - 10:10 - Break 10:10 - 11:10 - Derek M. Griffith - How Does It Feel To Be a Problem With a Problem?: The Intersection of African American Men and Mental Illness 11:10 - 11:20

Patient perspectives on use of electronic health records for research recruitment

https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-019-0686-z

EHR phenotyping offers the ability to rapidly assemble a precisely defined cohort of patients prescreened for eligibility to participate in health-related research. Even so, stakeholders in the process must still contend with the practical and ethical challenges associated with research recruitment. Patient perspectives on these matters are particularly important given that the success of research recruitment depends on patients’ willingness to participate.

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