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Trust and ethics in public health 

A representation of The Belmont Report, a document regarding the ethical treatment of human subjects in scientific studies

The landmark Belmont Report articulated key principles to protect humans in scientific studies. Nearly 50 years after the report’s publication, this distinguished panel of bioethics experts examined the impacts of those guidelines, particularly on communities of color. What are the successes? Where are the shortcomings? And what are the actionable solutions to create a more inclusive, just, and trustworthy healthcare system for everyone? 

SPEAKERS

David Augustin Hodge Sr., Interim Director and Associate Professor, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University

Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

Allan Brandt, Professor of the History of Science and Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard University

MODERATOR

Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, Director, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School

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