2021 Virtual Bioethics Symposium

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2021 Bioethics Symposium Schedule

Tuesday, April 20th

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Opening Presentation (9:30-9:45 a.m.)

Bioethics Scholar Sessions (9:50 – 10:35 a.m.)

• An Ethical Examination of the Obligations of Governments Locally and Globally for the Health of Citizens
• Life-Changing Technologies and their Ethical Implications: IVF and CRISPR
• Science vs. Safety: The Ethics of Human Challenge Trials 

Bioethics Scholar Sessions (10:45 – 11:30 a.m.)

• A Responsibility to Rank: Public System’s Role in Individual Well-Being
• On Balancing Profit and People: A Deeper Dive into the Ethics of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Defining Priority: Ageism and Ableism in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Closing Remarks (11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)