Ellen Perry is an activist and consultant who fights for the rights ofindividuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. Born with cerebral palsy in Raleigh, NC, Ellen has become one of North Carolina's most prominent advocates for independent living among people with disabilities. She is the organizer of several state-level campaigns including Real Advocates Emerging … Read more
Kevin Weinfurt’s research addresses controversies raised by the SUPPORT study which compared two standard oxygen treatments for NICU babies, and raised concerns about whether parents had been adequately consented. His talk will present data on consent for pragmatic trials/Comparative effectiveness research studies: “Patient Perspectives on Research on Standard Medical Practices: Implications for Consent." Kevin is … Read more
Duke Global Health Film Festival will be held Feb. 22-26, 2016. This year’s theme is “Infectious Disease and Visual Representation in Africa” and the Festival aims to bring together a global network of filmmakers, health professionals, academics, and students to discuss global health ethics and the narrative representation of infectious diseases in film in Africa. … Read more
Dear Colleagues,Please join us for a two day workshop on February 25-26. Its theme is Medicine, Society, and Value. A distinguished team of researchers from the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University is visiting Duke to explore questions at the intersection of the ethical evaluation of medical interventions, the role of medicine in … Read more
Lecture presented by Jigna Desai, Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Gallery Talk by Mandy Cooper, PhD Candidate in the History Department, Duke University
Gallery Talk by Mandy Cooper, PhD Candidate in the History Department, Duke University
Dr. Ed Halperin, “This is a Christian institution and we will tolerate no Jews here": The Brooklyn Interns Hazing Episodes
Physician Assistants: A Social Innovation in the Delivery of Health Care Services Dr. Reginald D. Carter Historian Emeritus, Physician Assistant History Society, Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP is a tenured Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics at The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. She is a leader in the field of women’s health, specifically in the context of aging, cancer, and urban issues. Dr. Lindau’s scientific efforts are dedicated to bringing visibility to … Read more
