Cleveland Clinic's commitment to quality patient care includes a deep concern for the ethical aspects of medicine. The Department of Bioethics was established in 1983 and is administratively located in the Chief of Staff's Office. The Department's mission includes clinical consultation, research ethics, institutional ethics support, education, and research.
Featured Events
The Department is pleased to offer standing educational events on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. The first Tuesday of each month will feature Bioethics Grand Rounds, and on the third Tuesday of each month there will be an in-depth Bioethics Case Study.
Bioethics Grand Rounds
December 1, 2009
"Innovative Interventions and Professionals' Moral Distress: LVAD Placement as a 'Case Study'"
Martin Smith, STD
Department of Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. JJ3-107
January 5, 2010
Topic: Reproductive Medicine
Michelle McGowan, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. JJ3-107
February 2, 2010
Topic: Clinical Ethics Consultation
Mark Aulisio, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. JJ3-107
March 2, 2010
Topic: Placebos in Research and Patient Care
John Hickner, MD
Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. JJ3-107
April 6, 2010
Topic: Professional Ethics and Military Medical Care
Shannon French, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. JJ3-107
May 4, 2010
TBD
June 1, 2010
Topic: Innovations in Ethics Education
Paul Ford, PhD
Department of Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. JJ3-107
Online Donations
Interested in making a gift to the Department of Bioethics at Cleveland Clinic? Please donate through the "I Support" link below, which will take you directly to an information page to make a donation online. Within the "Designation" drop-down menu, choose "Gift Other" and type Bioethics in the box. Thank you for your support.
