Research Ethics Resources

2011-12 Research Ethics Workshops and Seminars

A seven session, online research ethics course (designed and offered by Douglas MacLean, UNC-CH Professor of Philosophy) is available online (http://openseminar.org/ethics/courses/73/index/screen.do) as an alternative for self-directed study.
An eight session, online public health focused research ethics course (designed and offered by James Thomas, UNC-CH Associate Professor of Epidemiology) is available online (http://oce.sph.unc.edu/phethics/) as an alternative for self-directed study.

For those choosing one of the self-directed options, one CPC RE workshop = one module. Please provide evidence of module completion (1-2 page evaluation of the material).

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
Sports as a Public Forum for Ethics
Dr. Jan Boxill, Director, Parr Center for Ethics and Chair of the UNC-CH Faculty Senate
Wednesday: January 18, 2012
Hyde Hall, Noon

NC TraCs Institute
The Guatemalan Syphilis Studies
Dr. Christine Grady, Chief of the NIH Clinical Center Department of Bioethics
Thursday: January 19, 2012
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, Noon

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
The Past, Present, and Future of Radio News
Don Curtis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Curtis Media Group & and Jones Angell, Host for Tar Heel Sports Network
Tuesday: January 24, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:30 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
What Gets Cut? Ethical Challenges During Budget Constraints
UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp
Tuesday: January 31, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:30 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
Does Free Speech Trump Free Elections
Bob Hall, Executive Director or Democracy North Carolina
Tuesday: February 7, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:30 p.m.

NC TraCs Institute
The Evolution of Tissue Donation
Dr. Susan Lederer,Professor of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin
Friday: February 17, 2012
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, Noon

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
The Meaning of Political Protest
Dr. Bernard Boxill, UNC-CH Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Fellow at the Parr Center for Ethics
Wednesday: February 22, 2012
Hyde Hall, Noon

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
Dissent
Dr. Philip Kitcher, Columbia University Professor of Philosophy
Tuesday: February 28, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:45 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
The Unjust Price of Justice
Dr. Michael Huemer, Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado
Monday: March 12, 2012
Hyde Hall, Noon

NC TraCS Institute
Informed Consent in Experimental Medicine: Phase I Trials in Children with Cancer
Dr. Eric Kodish, Cleveland Clinic Center for Ethics, Humanities, and Spiritual Care
Thursday: March 15, 2012
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, Noon

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
Moral Dimensions of Drug Prohibition
Dr. Jonathan Anomaly, UNC-CH Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Fellow at the Parr Center for Ethics
Tuesday: March 20, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:30 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
Confidentiality at What Cost
Carmen Bannon, North Carolina State Bar Deputy Counsel
Thursday: March 29, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:30 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
‘Till Death Do Us Part: Marriage in the U.S.
Panel Discussion
Thursday: April 5, 2012
Pleasants Room, Wilson Library, 12:30 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
The Psychiatrist and the Marketplace or the Madness in Treating Madness
Dr. Iskra Fileva, UNC-CH Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Fellow at the Parr Center for Ethics
Tuesday: April 17, 2012
Hyde Hall, 12:30 p.m.

NC TraCs Institute and UNC Center for Bioethics
Reframing the Ethics of Biobanks
Dr. Gail Henderson, Professor and Chair, UNC-CH Social Medicine
Thursday: April 19, 2012
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, Noon

A seven session, online research ethics course (designed and offered by Douglas MacLean, UNC-CH Professor of Philosophy) is available online (http://openseminar.org/ethics/courses/73/index/screen.do) as an alternative for self-directed study.
An eight session, online public health focused research ethics course (designed and offered by James Thomas, UNC-CH Associate Professor of Epidemiology) is available online (http://oce.sph.unc.edu/phethics/) as an alternative for self-directed study.

For those choosing one of the self-directed options, one CPC RE workshop = one module. Please provide evidence of module completion (1-2 page evaluation of the material).

NC TraCS Institute Town Hall Meeting
Proposed Reforms for Human Subjects Research
Tuesday: September 6, 2011
Fox Auditorium, Carrington Hall, 1:00 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics Lunch & Learn Workshop
Examining the NCAA’s Collegiate Model: The Line between Professionalism and Amateurism in Intercollegiate Athletics
Dr. Richard Southall UNC-CH Associate Professor of Sport Administration
Wednesday: September 7, 2011
Hyde Hall, Noon

NC TraCS Institute Town Hall Meeting
Proposed Reforms for Human Subjects Research
Tuesday: September 14, 2011
Pleasants Assembly Room, Wilson Library, 9:30 a.m.

NC TraCS Institute
Proposed Changes to the Oversight of Human Subjects Research: Your Chance to Design a New IRB System
Dr. Daniel Nelson UNC-CH Professor of Social Medicine & Director Office of Human Research Ethics
Tuesday: September 14, 2011
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, 9:30 a.m.

Duke University Kenan Institute for Ethics
Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
Dr. Paul Ekman
Friday: September 26, 2011
Nasher Museum of Art Auditorium, 5:00 p.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics: Lunch & Learn Workshop
Ethics and the Food Industry
Gene Bauer
Tuesday: October 18, 2011
Hyde Hall, Noon

NC TraCS Institute
Ethical Issues Concerning Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research
Dr. Jill Fisher Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
Thursday: October 20, 2011
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, Noon

The Parr Center for Ethics: Lunch & Learn Workshop
The Emotional Labor of Parking Lot Attendants, Dishwashers and Maids -- On Some of the Hidden Moral Costs of Service Industry Work
Dr. Daniel Moseley Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Tuesday: October 25, 2011
Hyde Hall, Noon

UNC-CH Center for Bioethics and the Hospital Ethics Committee
Title TBA
Dr. Douglas Diekema Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics and University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Thursday: November 3, 2011
UNC Hospital 4th Floor Clinic Auditorium, 8:00 a.m.

The Parr Center for Ethics: Lunch & Learn Workshop
New Questions for the Fourth Estate: Ethical Implications of the Growth of Digital Media
Penny Muse Abernathy UNC-CH Knight Chair in Journalism and Dr. Rhonda Gibson UNC-CH Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
Wednesday: November 9, 2011
Hyde Hall, Noon

NC TraCS Institute
Ethical and Medical Issues Involved in Research Consent During Pregnancy
Dr. Anna Brandon UNC-CH Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Thursday: November 17, 2011
219 Brinkhous-Bullitt, Noon