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May 5

Trust and ethics in public health

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

Location

The Studio & Online

Time

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

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 will examine 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

Allan Brandt

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

David Augustin Hodge

Interim Director & Associate Professor, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University

Evelynn M. Hammonds

Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Moderator

Rebecca Weintraub Brendel

Director, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School

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