News & Events
Upcoming Webinar
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 – 4:00 PM (Arizona)
Beyond the Obvious: Uncharted Ethical Frontiers of AI in Medicine
David H. Beyda, MD
Chair and Professor, Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism
Professor, Child Health
Director, Global Health Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Most ethical conversations remain focused on familiar ground: diagnostic accuracy, bias, and privacy. These questions matter, but they overlook emerging challenges that will soon redefine the physician–patient relationship.
This presentation explores five new ethical frontiers of AI in medicine.
Participants will be able to:
- Propose 5 new ethical frontiers of AI in medicine: authority, empathy, counterfactual medicine. Triage and health biography
- Explore how emerging concepts may change the physician-patient relationship
- Discuss how these concepts challenge healthcare leaders to evaluate AI not just as a clinical tool but to consider its effects on human dignity
Dr. Beyda is a pediatric critical care specialist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, having served as Division Chief of Critical Care Medicine for over 35 years, now retired. He is Chair and Professor of the Department of Bioethics, and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix where he directs the Ethics Theme and the Global Health programs. He was appointed as a Visiting Fellow and Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and the Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University where he completed his training in medical ethics. In addition to being a nationally and internationally recognized author and guest lecturer, he also volunteers his expertise abroad by traveling to care for underprivileged children in third world countries.
He has also been the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Annual Scientific Award, the J. Kipp Charlton Humanitarian Award for Community Service and other national and local Humanitarian Awards.
Register
Upcoming Events
Check back for information regarding the next ABN Conference in 2027.
Accredited
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Arizona State University and Arizona Bioethics Network. Arizona State University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Arizona State University is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Board’s (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Arizona State University maintains responsibility for this course. Social Workers completing this course receive 1 credit hour of continuing education credits per individual session.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Join Our Mailing List
Receive our newsletter that will keep you updated on our upcoming webinars, annual conference, latest news and much more.