Lectures and Events
The events below include our biweekly Montgomery Lectures, other events we host, and relevant events hosted by other groups at Northwestern University and its affiliated clinical partners.
The Montgomery Lectures Series is presented biweekly on Thursdays from noon to 12:45pm, and is open to all. Presenters are faculty in the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities & Bioethics program, CBMH members, and special guests. This series was named in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.
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Apr
30
Over, Under, Around and Around: Navigating High-Stakes Medical Decisions for People with Serious Mental Illness - Sarah Russe
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Sarah J Russe, DBe, MA, HEC-C
Program Manager, Clinical Consult Service
Clinical Ethicist
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Over, Under, Around and Around:
Navigating High-Stakes Medical Decisions for People with Serious Mental Illness
This talk will explore the ethically, medically, socially, and emotionally complex calculus at play in determining appropriate care plans for people with acute medical illness and serious mental illness. We will evaluate situations that call into question the boundaries between autonomy and paternalism, and challenge ourselves to consider what we owe to patients who cannot fit neatly into the frameworks that structure our best practices.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Only Zoom attendees are required to register
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May
14
The 5th Annual Carlos Montezuma Native Health Lecture - Thresholds: The Politics of Environmental Regulation and Exposure on the Navajo Nation - Teresa Montoya
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents in Co-Sponsorships
with
Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)
Northwestern University
Teresa Montoya, PhD
Din (Navajo Nation)
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Chicago
Thresholds: The Politics of Environmental Regulation and
Exposure on the Navajo Nation
This talk examines uranium contamination and its enduring legacies on the Navajo Nation and broader Din homelands. I analyze how federal environmental standards such as Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) as well as toxicological comparison values produce uneven and often contradictory determinations of risk, exposure, and harm. Through ethnographic engagement with Din communities downstream from the 1979 Church Rock uranium mill tailings spill, I trace how these regulatory frameworks render certain forms of chronic exposure simultaneously visible and dismissible, categorizing contaminated water as both unsafe and safe depending on shifting scientific criteria and limited datasets. By interrogating the epistemological and political limits of environmental regulation, this talk contributes to discussions about how risk is defined, by whom, and the challenges of remediation for Din communities today.
This annual lecture is named in honor of Carlos Montezuma, the first Native American graduate of Northwestern University s medical school.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Only Zoom attendees are required to register
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May
28
Consequences of the End of Roe - Diana Greene Foster
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Presents
A Montgomery Lecture
With
Diana Greene Foster, PhD
Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Consequences of the End of Roe
This talk examines the landscape of abortion access in the United States following the fall of Roe v. Wade. It will explore why initial dire predictions regarding the impact of state bans on abortion care did not capture the complexities of the abortion after Roe. We will also discuss barriers faced by those who remain unable to access abortion services, particularly individuals experiencing emergency pregnancy complications. Additionally, Professor Foster will delve into the evolving field of abortion research, addressing how past studies shape our understanding of abortion access today and what has changed in the research landscape.
This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.
Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
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