Mar
29
Thu
Movie Screening: Hippocratic with Dr. M.R. Rajagopal @ LK120, Li Ka Shing Center
Mar 29 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Movie Screening: Hippocratic with Dr. M.R. Rajagopal @ LK120, Li Ka Shing Center | Palo Alto | California | United States

Sponsored by Stanford Palliative Care, TPI, and the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics

Limited seating, free admission

Dr. M. R. Rajagopal is a Nobel Peace Prize nominee who is widely considered to be the “Father of Palliative Care” in India. The film explores the life story of this acclaimed physician in a compelling tale that brings to light the realities of providing health care to the world’s most populous democratic society. ‘Hippocratic’ reveals the challenges of delivering health care in low-resource settings, the tragedy of unnecessary suffering, but also the opportunity and empowerment of delivering ethical, whole-person care through a grassroots movement. Dr. Rajagopal himself will attend the screening.

Oct
9
Tue
28th Annual Jonathan King Lecture: What Matters Most to People Living with Serious Illness @ LKSC Berg Hall
Oct 9 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Presenter: Amy Berman, RN, LHD, FAAN

Senior Program Officer of John A. Hartford Foundation

Amy Berman, RN, LHD, FAAN

The 28th Jonathan J. King Lecture will be held October 9th at 5:30PM in Berg Hall, Li Ka Shing Center, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics.  This year’s speaker is Amy Berman, RN, LHD, FAAN.  She is the Senior Program Officer of the John A. Hartford Foundation, where she leads the development and dissemination of innovative, cost-effective models of care that improve health outcomes for older adults, and is herself a patient with stage IV breast cancer. She will be speaking on “What Matters Most to People Living with Serious Illness.”

Amy Berman has been the recipient of numerous honors for her advocacy on behalf of older adults and those facing serious illness. She openly shares her experiences living with Stage IV breast cancer.   She will be speaking about living and coping with serious illness and what is most important during serious illness.  She will also speak on how clinicians, patients, and families can ensure that medical care aligns with what matters most.

 

Sep
29
Tue
SCBE Seminar feat. Dr. Keith Wailoo: “The Ethical Predicament of Genetic Innovation” @ Zoom
Sep 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
SCBE Seminar feat. Dr. Keith Wailoo: "The Ethical Predicament of Genetic Innovation" @ Zoom

Please join the Center for Biomedical Ethics on Tuesday, September 29 at 10:00 am PT for a presentation entitled “The Ethical Predicament of Genetic Innovation: Lessons from the History of Race and Disease” by Keith Wailoo.

Keith Wailoo, PhD is Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs. He is jointly appointed in the Department of History and in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He is former Vice Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, former Chair of History, and current President of the American Association for the History of Medicine (2020-2022). His research straddles history and health policy, touching on drugs and drug policy, on the politics of race and health, on the interplay of identity, ethnicity, gender, and medicine, and on controversies in genetics and society. His next book, to be published in 2021, is Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette (University of Chicago Press).

Oct
6
Tue
30th Annual Jonathan King Lecture: “When Breath Becomes Air: A Conversation with Lucy Kalanithi” @ https://livestream.com/accounts/1973198/king-2020
Oct 6 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
30th Annual Jonathan King Lecture: "When Breath Becomes Air: A Conversation with Lucy Kalanithi" @ https://livestream.com/accounts/1973198/king-2020

We would like to extend a warm invitation for you to join our free live webinar of the 30th Annual Jonathan J. King Lecture on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 5:30 pm PDT:  “When Breath Becomes Air: A Conversation with Lucy Kalanithi.”

Dr. Kalanithi is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and an advocate for culture change around healthcare value with focus on end-of-life care, caregiving and clinician wellness. She is the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air, for which she wrote the epilogue.

The Jonathan J. King Lectureship was established in 1991 to encourage the compassionate and humane care of all patients. It is part of Stanford Medicine’s mission to enhance patient treatment and the art of caring.

For details and to join the webinar visit: https://bit.ly/2020kinglecture 

Submit your questions for Dr. Kalanithi ahead of time!:  forms.gle/dhhUsjS8hB33GSic7

No RSVP is required to attend this free lecture. This event is open to Stanford students, staff, faculty and the general public.

Questions? Email biomedicalethics@stanford.edu