Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium

What do we talk about when we talk about justice in healthcare?
Should adolescents get to make their own medical decisions? 
Is it time to rethink the ethics of care and care labor in American society? 

The Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium (OBHC) is an academic lecture series for the state of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the OBHC is to foster substantive inquiry, conversation and education in biomedical ethics and medical humanism by bringing together scholars and students from diverse disciplines including medicine, philosophy, literature, sociology, religion, communication science, health policy and more. The OBHC aims to create an environment where critical examination of the human experience is the norm, and seeks to provide innovative perspectives on medicine and health -- perspectives that will both challenge and edify all who attend.

Join us at the Oregon Bioethics and Humanities Colloquium as we explore these questions and many more.


2024 - 2025 Upcoming Presentations

All presentations are at 8:00 AM and held virtually unless noted. 

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
In Person | View Recording

“Split Brains, Functional Disorders, and Postictal Violence: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Complex Brain Interventions”
Paul Ford, PhD
Program Director
Cleveland Clinic NeuroEthics

OHSU AUD Auditorium (260)
3286 SW Research Drive
Portland, OR 97239

November 8, 2024 | View Recording
“Fostering Collaborative Relationships between Patients, Families, and Care Teams”
Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH
Director of Research, Palliative Care
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

December 6, 2024 | WebEx
“Homelessness and Inclusion Health”
Josephine Ensign, DrPH, MPH, FNP
Professor, University of Washington School of Nursing
Department of Psychosocial and Community Health

January 10, 2025
Doug Diekema, MD, MPH

Professor, Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care
Seattle Children’s Hospital

February 7, 2025
Melissa Graboyes, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Oregon
Department of History & Global Health Program

May 2, 2025
TBD

JUNE 6, 2025
Barbara Sestak, FAIA

Professor, School of Architecture
Portland State University
 


Past OBHC Series Presentations

2023-2024

Thursday, October 5, 2023  
in partnership with the OHSU Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD, University of Rochester

Friday, November 10, 2023 | View the recording HERE
"The History of Medical Uncertainty"
Vera Keller, PhD, University of Oregon

Friday, December 8, 2023 | View the recording HERE.
"Structures of Justice and Fairness in Complex Disposition"
Georgina Campelia, PhD, HEC-C, University of Washington

Friday, January 12, 2024 | View the recording HERE.
"Taking Carework Seriously in Bioethics: The Case of US Nurses During the Pandemic"
LaTonya Trotter, MPH, PhD, University of Washington

Friday, February 9, 2024 | View the recording HERE
"Dementia Through a Lens of Relational Agency"
Eran Klein, MD, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University

Friday, May 10, 2023 
"Justice Rising: A Moral Imagination for a More Trustworthy Bioethics"
Kevin Dirksen, MDiv, MSc, Providence Center for Health Care Ethics

Friday, June 14, 2024
"Outliers and Outlaws: Supporting LGBTQ Elders" 
Judith Raiskin, PhD, University of Oregon

2022-2023

Friday, November 18 from 8-9AM PT
By Hughes Evans, MD, PhD
Emory University

Friday, December 9 from 8-9AM PT
By Mary E. Wood, PhD
University of Oregon - view a recording of this presentation HERE 

Friday, January 20 from 8-9AM PT
By Maureen Kelley, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University -view a recording of this presentation HERE and access the Powerpoint slides HERE

Friday, May 19th from 8-9AM PT
Elaine Hsieh, PhD, JD
University of Minnesota - To view the recording of this lecture, click HERE

Friday, June 2 from 8-9AM PT
C. Estela Vasquez Guzman, MD, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University - To view the recording of this lecture, click HERE (password: QtyXpex2).

2021-2022

Monday, October 4 from 12-1PM PT
by Heidi Funke, MN, MA, RN, HEC-C from Oregon Health & Science University. 
View the recording of this presentation HERE and access the PowerPoint slides HERE
 

Monday, November 8 from 12-1PM PT
by Kate MacDuffie, PhD, MA from the Univeristy of Washington Autism Center and Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children's Hospital. 
View the recording of this presentation HERE and access the PowerPoint slides HERE
 

Monday, December 6 from 12-1PM PT
by Bryan Cwik, PhD from Portland State University. 
View the recording of this presentation HERE and access the PowerPoint slides HERE
 

Thursday, January 13 from 12-1PM PT
by Courtney S. Campbell, PhD, MA from Oregon State University. 
View the recording of this presentation HERE and access the PowerPoint slides HERE

Thursday, February 17 from 12-1PM PT
by Sarah Jean Barton, ThD, MS, OTR/L, BCP from Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Divinity School. 
View the recording of this presentation HERE (Password: AmmwUJw2) and access the PowerPoint slides HERE
 

Tuesday, March 1 from 8-9AM PT 
by Lydia Dugdale, MD, MAR from the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. 
View the recording of this presentation HERE (Password: hRbh7Ns4)

 

Thursday, April 14 from 12-1PM PT  
by Dr. Daena J. Goldsmith, Professor of Rhetoric & Media Studies and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Lewis & Clark College. View the recording of this presentation HERE (Password: 8aFdGN9H)
 

Thursday, May 19 from 12-1PM PT  
by William Sturkey, PhD, MA from the University of North Carolina. View the recording of his presentation HERE