Ethics Program Faculty

John Z. Sadler, M.D.

CME Lectures

• Corruption in Clinical Research
• What is a Virtuous Physician?
• Clinical Expertise and the Art of Living Well
• Bad Blood: A Brief History and Ethics of Perioperative Infection Control
• Behavioral Health Ethics in the 21st Century (interactive seminar, three 40-minute modules)
• Comparing Methods in Criminal Law and Psychiatry
• Criminality and the DSM
• Intrusive Regulations and the Medical Profession: Modest Lessons from Recent History
• The Instrument Metaphor, Hyponarrativity, and the Generic Clinician
• The Major Findings of Mental Health Literacy Research and Why They Matter
• Ten Weird Things About Western Psychiatry: What Western Clinicians Should Know about Their Own Culture.

Public Lectures

• Basics of Informed Consent for Research (interactive video forum)
• Mad vs. Bad Revisited: Rethinking an Old Problem About Stigma and Mental Illness
• Psychiatric Diagnosis – What the Public Should Know
• The Ethics of Ethics Committees
• The Major Findings of Mental Health Literacy Research and Why They Matter
• The Nature of Mental Disorder and the Special Moral Responsibility of the Psychiatrist

Frederick Grinnell, Ph.D.

CME Lectures

• Human Research Ethics and Genetics
• Research Integrity and Everyday Practice of Science

Public Lectures

• Charles Pierce – Discovery and Abduction
• Human Research Ethics and Genetics
• Neils Boher – Complementarily in the Social World
• Research Integrity and Everyday Practice of Science
• Science and Religion – Different Ways of “Practicing” the World

Elizabeth Heitman, Ph.D.

Lectures

• Tailoring Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Education to Underrepresented Minority Trainees and Population Health Research
• Rethinking Research Ethics Education
• Ethical Issues in International Research Experiences for Graduate Students
• Gene Drives on the Horizon
• Informing the Development of Responsible Governance with Responsible Science
• International Perspectives on Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity – At Home and Abroad

Sergio Huerta, M.D.

CME Lectures

• Ethical Consultations in Veteran Patients: Unique Aspects of Care for an Aging Population
• Weight Reduction Surgery: Risks, Benefits, and Ethical Issues
• Ethics in Global Health Mission Trips to Central America

Public Lectures

• Global Health and Ethics
• Ethics of Bariatric Surgery

Monika Kumar, M.D.

CME Lectures

• Current Ethical Challenges in Oncology Management
• End of Life Issues in Oncology

Michael G. Li, M.D.

CME Lectures

• What Do You Think Now? Exploring the Ethical Dilemmas of Selective Memory in Dementia

Michael A. Rubin, M.D.

CME Lectures

• Coma/Brain Death/Persistent Vegetative State
• End of Life Decision Making
• Medical Futility in the ICU
• Professionalism in Medicine
• Purpose/Function of an Ethics Consult

Lauren Sankary, J.D., M.A.

Lectures

• Ethical Considerations in Neurotechnology Research
• Addressing Barriers to Informed Consent
• Informed Consent and Post-Trial Obligations in Neurological Research
• Responding to Moral Distress through Peer Support
• Perceptions of Vulnerability and Moral Distress in Neurological Care
• Ethical Dilemmas in Neurosurgical Care

Angela Scheuerle, M.D.

CME Lectures

• Nonketotic Hyperglycinema and End-of-Life Care
• Universal Genomic Testing of Newborns: Bowl of Cherries or Can of Worms?
• Ethical Considerations in Genetic Testing: Ethics and Informed Consent of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Public Lectures

• Ethical Considerations of Genetic Testing
• Ethics and Informed Consent of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing

Jennifer M. Wimberly, M.D.

CME Lectures

• Developing a Hospital Ethics Committee to Support Physicians and Patients
• Updated Mass Critical Guidelines for Hospital and ICU Triage: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Intersex: Implications of Umbrella Terms in the Interest of Science
• Reconstructing the Medical Experience for the Non-Cisgender Patients
• The Deconstruction of Informed Consent
• Frequently Asked Questions for Ethics Education
• Ethical Considerations in Disorders of Sexual Development Patients
• Pilot Study on Patient Willingness for Hands-On Training for Post-Graduate Learning of New Surgical Techniques

Public Lectures

• Health-Related Reporting Solutions for Sex and Gender Minorities as Research Participants
• Dilemmas in Education: Addressing Moral and Religious Concerns and Objections to Care for Children and Adolescents

• Stephen Couch, M.A.
• Steven P. Gellman, M.D.
• Frederick Grinnell, Ph.D..
• Elizabeth Heitman, Ph.D.
• Dawn Hood-Patterson, Ph.D., M.Div.
• Thomas W. Mayo, J.D.
• Brenda Mears, M.D.
• Annette K. Paulsen, M.A.
• Jessica Roumillat, L.C.S.W.
• Gabriel Shapiro, M.D.
• Heather Stieglitz Kupersztoch, Ph.D.
• Martin Tobey, M.D.
• Linda B. Uchal, Pharm.D.