Arizona Bioethics Network
Creating a space to explore ethical issues and share knowledge and skills across an extended network.
Arizona Bioethics Network
Creating a space to explore ethical issues and share knowledge and skills across an extended network.
Our Current Focus
Provide ethics resources with particular attention to those affecting Arizonans.
Foster the work and use of ethics committees in health care and biomedical research settings.
Focus on the role of leadership, preventive ethics, and conflict management in ethical decision-making.
Mission
Arizona Bioethics Network (ABN) is dedicated to increasing the understanding of bioethical issues. ABN provides access to resources, offers educational programs, and provides networking opportunities with the goal of improving the health and quality of life for individuals and across communities.
Values
Innovation – Explore change and creatively engage with dynamic bioethical challenges
Integrity – Commit to honest and inclusive principles of practice in the care of individuals and communities
Quality – Deliver leading edge programs and services
Collaboration – Create a network to enhance collaboration within the community
Inclusion – Provide opportunities on a broad spectrum to enhance perspective with regard for the diversity of constituencies we serve
Webinars
ABN hosts a monthly webinar series addressing a wide variety of topics in bioethics and health law. These webinars are free and take place on the third Wednesday of every month.
Friday April 26th, 2024 – 9:00AM-4:00PM MST
Arizona Bioethics Network 12th Annual Conference
Arizona Bioethics Network is hosting its 12th Annual Conference on April 26th, 2024. This will be a hybrid conference with the ability to attend in person at the ASU Health Futures Center, or virtually via Zoom. The conference will take place from 9:00am to 4:00pm MST with an optional networking hour at the end.
The Arizona Bioethics Network 12th annual conference titled ‘Chasing Progress – the Ethics of Innovation’ delves into the ethical complexities inherent in healthcare innovation. As biomedical research advances, questions arise regarding equitable access to emerging treatments and technologies. This conference seeks to navigate these dilemmas, exploring how to foster innovation while ensuring healthcare accessibility for all. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, attendees will examine the ethical dimensions of healthcare innovation and strive to chart a path forward that prioritizes both progress and inclusivity. Join us as we grapple with the challenges and opportunities of healthcare innovation in pursuit of a more ethical future.
Cost:
Students – $25
Without CEU/CMEs – $40
With CEU/CMEs – $55
*ASU Health Futures Center – 6161 E Mayo Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85054
**Parking available on-site. $5 per vehicle.
Sponsored by Mayo Clinic Arizona
Wednesday October 16th, 2024 – 4:00PM MST
The Concept of Conscience in Medicine
Thomas Shellenberger, MD, DMD, FACS
In this presentation, the concept of conscience at exercised in the practice of medicine will be defined by its essential features, highlighting exactly what is conscience and what it is not. The importance of protecting the exercise of conscience and conscience objection in the practice of medicine will be presented by highlighting the benefits to the field of medicine, to patients, to clinicians, and to colleagues while outlining the consequences of failing to protect conscience rights. The most comment arguments against the exercise of conscience and conscience objection will be addressed in support of this fundamental element in the humanity of medical practice.
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We are an independent 501c3 organization and we couldn’t make it without support from our members and the organizations that have given us in-kind donations. Please consider making a donation.
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