Bioethics has mainly addressed ethical issues at the individual level, particularly involving the patient-doctor relationship. The ethical issues arising in regard to health at the population level are equally vexing and often involve higher stakes. This conference maps a new departure for bioethics and initiates its exploration.

Dates:
Thursday, November 17, 2005 - Friday, November 18, 2005

Location:
The New Research Building at Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts

Registration
Registration for this event is free. To sign up, simply fill out the event registration form at http://peh.harvard.edu/Event-BioEthics/registration.html

Day One, Nov. 17:
Schedule for Thursday, November 17, 2005

Breakfast is at 8:00 AM, and the conference runs from 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

What is Distinctive in a Population Focus? A Bird's-eye Perspective on Bioethics
Daniel Wikler, PHD
Harvard University
Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Population Ethics in the Faculty of Public Health; Professor of Ethics and Population Health

Society's Responsibility for Health
Christopher Murray, DPHIL, MD
Harvard University
Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Policy in the Faculty of Public Health; Professor of Social Medicine; Director, Harvard Center for Global Health

Commentator:
Daniel M. Hausman, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Herbert A. Simon Professor, Department of Philosophy

Personal Responsibility and Population Health
Allan M. Brandt, PhD
Harvard University
Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chair, Department of the History of Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Commentator:
Bertil Tungodden, PhD
Norwegian School of Economics
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Contact: Leah Gourley
public_affairs@hms.harvard.edu
617-432-0442
Harvard Medical School
14-Nov-2005

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