Alumna appointed to American Society for Healthcare Risk Management Professional Ethics Committee
Lisa Hammon, RN, BSN, MA, a recent graduate from the MA Program in Bioethics, has accepted an invitation to join the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Professional Ethics Committee for a two year term starting in January 2013.
The ASHRM Professional Ethics Committee is charged with the following: To investigate and make recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning issues of compliance with the Conflict of Interest policies of the Society as well as compliance with the Society’s Code of Professional Responsibility.
The Fellows Council consists of eight Hastings Center Fellows, elected for two year terms, renewable once, and the Center’s President. The Fellows Council is responsible for facilitating Hastings Center Fellows’ involvement with the work of the Center and many other duties. Read more about the 
Master of Arts in Bioethics graduate, Michael Tennison, published this essay in collaboration with 
Mark A. Hall, JD, Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Bioethics program, observed in person the extended Supreme Court deliberations of the Affordable Care Act and offered his reflections to the New England Journal of Medicine. You can read Mark’s comments 
Ana Iltis, PhD, Director of the WFU Center for Bioethics, Health & Society, comments in a WFMY story on the case of Amelia Rivera, whose mother claims that Amelia is being denied a kidney transplant because of Amelia’s mental disability. You can see the WFMY story 
John Moskop, PhD, Wu Professor of Biomedical Ethics, discusses the ethics of industry gifts to physicians in “Gifts to Physicians from Industry: The Debate Evolves”, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Read the full article