| These lectures address diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Speakers are MH&B faculty or special guests we've invited to present. The lectures run every Thursday from noon to 12:45pm in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie building, during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. Due to public interest, we've made these lectures open to all, inside and outside the Northwestern community. Please feel free to bring a lunch. |
| by | Kelly Ormond, MS, CGC | | Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Center of Genetic Medicine and MH&B
Director of Graduate Programs in Genetic Counseling |
Wednesday, February 21, 2007 Genetics is of increasing importance in medical care. This lecture will review some of the basic ethical issues that arise in the practice of clinical genetics using a case discussion format.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Genetic testing has traditionally utilized genetic counselors to obtain informed consent, often including a highly comprehensive approach to the provision of information. As genetic tests increase and are frequently offered in “panels” testing for diverse conditions, it is neither feasible nor useful to patients to continue to offer informed consent in this manner. We will present information from focus groups and a quantitative study that assess what patients want from the informed consent process for genetic carrier testing.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Does genetic information deserve more privacy protections than other health information? If so, how should genetic studies be conducted to protect such information? What about public health testing programs that may be developed in the future? | | |
