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Going Viral An interdisciplinary symposium to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed ~50 million people worldwide

Register now! Space is limited – reserve your place with online registration. Symposium speakers will include leading experts in epidemiology, virology, medicine, communications, literature, history, ethics, policy and more. Keynote speaker Gina Kolata, The New York Times science and medicine reporter, will deliver the 50th annual Fred T. Foard Jr. Memorial Lecture on April 5 … Read more

Clinical Ethics: What Does “Respect for Autonomy” Really Mean?

MacNider Hall, Room 321

A Panel Presentation Respect for patient autonomy is a key principle of health care ethics, but what does it require? In this panel presentation, we examine the ethical importance of respect for autonomy beyond simply abiding by the preferences of competent patients. We first address the conceptual nuances of autonomy that are critical for patient care. We … Read more

The Experiential Caribbean Creating Knowledge and Healing in the Early Modern Atlantic

Bull's Head Bookshop Lounge (3rd floor) UNC Student Stores 207

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Presents: Spring 2018 Writer's Discussion Series Pablo F. Gómez, Assistant Professor, History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin at Madison Opening a window on a dynamic realm far beyond imperial courts, anatomical theaters, and learned societies, Pablo F. Gómez examines the strategies that Caribbean people used to create authoritative, experientially based … Read more

Imagination is not Imaginary: What does Art Do and Why Does it Matter in Medicine?

Gerrard Hall, UNC

The Institute for Arts and Humanities, The Departments of Social Medicine, Anthropology, English and Comparative Literature, and Carolina Performing Arts Present a Workshop-Dialogue: Imagination is not Imaginary: What does Art Do and Why Does it Matter in Medicine? A response by an artist and person with chronic illness to the recent announcement by the American Association of Medical … Read more