Archive of events for Year 2008
Medical Ethics & Human Rights: Impact on the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
Location: 777 UN PLAZA 10th floor New York, NY 10017
The Appignani Bioethics Center and NGO Health Committee will co-sponsor a panel discussion on human rights and their impact on doctor-patient relationship.
A 15 minute documentary film will be presented entitled “Children of the Decree” by Romanian filmmaker Florin Lepan. In 2004 the film was selected …
Seventeenth World Humanist Congress
Date: June 6-8, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
IHEU in association with member organization American Humanist Association held the 17th World Humanist Congress in Washington, DC, USA on June 6-8, 2008. The Congress theme was E Pluribus Unum: Reclaiming Humanist Values.
On Saturday, June 7, 2008 – IHEU Appignani Center for Bioethics presented a panel entitled: Leading Bioethical Issues Today,convening prominent experts in bioethics and the medical sciences.
Biotechnology, nanotechnology, reproductive …
17th World Humanist Congress 2008 – Speakers and Topics from the Congress
“The Enlightenment and Secular Humanist Biopolitics in Coming Decades” James J. Hughes Ph.D. Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Professor of Health and Public Policy, Trinity College
“Who owns you? Rights to Genetic Information,” David Koepsell J.D./Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo
“Balancing Autonomy and Community in Promotion of Human Dignity,” Jennifer Miller, M.A. Director- Bioethics International Inc. in …
Annual Conference, New Dilemmas in Medicine: Three Current Controversies in Genetics, Religion, and Big Pharma
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 9:30 AM-6:45 PM
Location: 777 UN Plaza 2nd floor New York, NY 10017.
IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics and Bioethics International, both headquartered in New York City held a conference on ethical dilemmas arising in genetics, religion, and big pharmaceuticals.
Cocktail Reception: 7 PM – 9:30 PM featuring an Argentinean Tango performance by Laura Real …
UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), 52nd Session: The Impact of Obstetric Fistula and Economic Empowerment
52nd Annual UN Conference on The Status of Women
Date: Monday, March 3, 2008, 11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Location: 777 United Nations Plaza 10th floor New York, NY 10017
On March the 3rd, 2008, at 777 United Nations Plaza, 10th Floor, the IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics, the NGO Health Committee, the Working Group on Girls of the …