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 1984 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
First Tuesday of Every Month
Location: JJ3-107
3:00pm-4:00pm
September 7th, 2010
Title: "The Neurodiverse and the Neurotypicals: Still Talking Past the Ethical Divide"
Deborah Barnbaum, PhD
Kent State University
October 19th, 2010
Title: "P4 Medicine and Bioethics 2.0"
Richard Sharp, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
November 2nd, 2010
Title: "When Doctors Become Patients: Role Reversals and Their Implications for Bioethics"
Robert Klitzman, MD
Columbia University
December 7th, 2010
Topic: Sexuality and Patients in Rehab and Acute Care Settings
Barbara Secker, PhD
University of Toronto
NeuroEthics Symposia
Sunday, October 3, 2010
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ethics of Invasive Brain Testing: Limits and Responsibilities
This one-day symposium is intended to engage neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, advance care nurses, physician assistants, and ethicists in addressing practical ethical challenges related to invasive brain testing. Please visit our NeuroEthics Symposia website for more detailed information.
For more information, please review the agenda (PDF) for the symposia.
Make sure to register for this special event!
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.
