Time:  12 Noon
Where:  ME 300
Title:  "Re-placing Autonomy in the Clinical Encounter"
Presenter:  Paul Burcher, MD

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Time:  12 Noon
Where:  Huyck Auditorium
Title:  “The Case of Mrs. K: 
Was this Saturday Morning Ethics Consult Successful?”
Presenter:  Joshua E. Perry, J.D., M.T.S.

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AMBI Faculty Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD New Publication

AMBI Faculty Lisa Campo-Engelstein co-authored an article, “Conceiving Wholeness: Women, Motherhood, and Ovarian Transplantation, 1901 and 2004.” Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 54.3 (Summer 2011).  FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty John A. Balint, MD Scheduled To Present At The New York State Bar
AMBI Faculty John A. Balint, MD is scheduled to present at the New York State Bar on August 30th.  FULL STORY

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AMBI Faculty Member Michael Brannigan, PhD, MA Recent Article In Times Union

AMBI Faculty Member Michael Brannigan recently had an article published in the Times Union newspaper.  FULL STORY

New Publication By AMBI Faculty Lisa Campo-Engelstein, MA, PhD

Costa Rica’s ‘White Legend’: How Racial Narratives Undermine Its Health Care System By Lisa Campo-Engelstein and Karen Meagher FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty John Balint, MD Recognized by UAlbany Foundation
Congratulations to Dr. John Balint for being named a Citizen Laureate by The UAlbany Foundation.  FULL STORY

AMBI Graduate Appointed Center for Ethical Solutions Scholar
AMBI graduate Mohammad Ali Naquvi, JD, MS, was appointed a scholar at the Center for Ethical Solutions: Innovative Approaches to Health Care Policy.  FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD New Publication
AMBI Faculty Lisa Campo-Engelstein co-authored an article, “Two Chicks in a Lab with Eggs,” in the May/June issue of the Hastings Center Report describing her post-doctoral fellow at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.  FULL STORY

AMBI Welcomes New Faculty Member Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD
Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, a bioethicist, with a special interest in reproductive ethics recently joined the AMBI faculty. She is the co-editor of a book on the emerging field of oncofertility and has been published in several leading journals in medicine, science, and bioethics including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Science, the Hastings Center Report, and the American Journal of Bioethics.  FULL STORY

AMBI Director Bruce D. White, DO, JD, Appointed As Committee Member of the Federation of State Medical Boards
Dr. Janelle Rhyne, Chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards has appointed AMBI’s Director, Bruce D. White to serve on the FSMB’s Special Committee on Ethics and Professionalism for the 2012 fiscal year.  FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty Member Michael Brannigan, PhD, MA Recent Article In Times Union

Here is the latest article by AMBI Faculty Member, Michael Brannigan for Times Union. It has thus far touched a nerve and he has received all sorts of responses.  FULL STORY

Ethics Grand Rounds - May 18, 2011
Time:  12 Noon
Place:  Huyck Auditorium
Title:  “Ethical Issues in Surgical Innovation: What is the Role for Oversight?”
Presenter:  Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS
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New Publication By AMBI Faculty Sheila Otto & AMBI Fellow Danielle Holley
The Spring 2011 edition of the NYSBA Health Law Journal contains an article by AMBI Assistant Professor Sheila Otto RN, M.A. and AMBI Ethics Fellow, Danielle Holley entitled "Albany Medical Center Family Health Care Decision Act Algorithms." Click here to see the article.

Free Community Forum – May 31, 2011
Albany Guardian Society, in partnership with the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College and The College of St. Rose, invites you to a community forum titled, The Ethics of Health Care Decision-Making in a Future with Fiscal Constraints: Who Gets to Choose?  The forum will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at The Carondelet Hospitality Center, 385 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  FULL STORY

AMBI Graduate Accomplishments & Update
AMBI graduate Ali Naquvi, JD, MS, has his own healthcare consulting firm called Meditors and is currently putting a writing team together to write two textbooks for a client that caters to the community college market, i.e., Intro to Biology and Intro to Anatomy & Physiology.  And they liked his work at Legal Trends in Bioethics so much that when the Editor of the journal left in February, Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere offered him the position and he accepted!  He should be putting out his first issue in the next month or so.  FULL STORY

AMBI’s Blog: Bioethics Today Interview Philip Ball
Philip Ball was interviewed by AMBI’s consultant David Lemberg.  Mr. Ball discussed his new book, "Unnatural: The Heretical Idea of Making People", on AMBI's Blog: Bioethics Today.  FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty Member Michael Brannigan, PhD, MA Recent Article In Times Union
AMBI Faculty Member Michael Brannigan recently had an article published in the Times Union newspaper.  FULL STORY  

Ethics Grand Rounds – April 28, 2011
Title:  Should the “Slow Code” be Resuscitated?
Presenter:  John Lantos, MD
Where:  Huyck Auditorium, Albany Medical Center
When:  April 28, 2011, 12 NOON
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Ethics Grand Rounds - Thursday, April 14, 2011
Time:  12 Noon
Where:  Huyck Auditorium
Title:  The Spanish Flu 1918: The Epidemiology of the Deadliest Plague in History
Presenter:  David Pratt, MD
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AMBI Faculty Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM, Presented At The Sixth International Conference On Ethical Issues In Biomedical Engineering

Faculty member, Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM,  gave a talk on Legal and Ethical Issues in Regenerative Nanomedicine at the NY Academy of Sciences, the Sixth International Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering, which was held from April 1-3, 2011, in Brooklyn, NY.  FULL STORY

Albany Guardian Society Sponsors Free Forum
On April 13, 2011, join the Albany Guardian Society for a free half-day, community forum titled, Preparing for the Future: Policies for Today's and Tomorrow's Seniors.  Richard Jackson, PhD, Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, will present his Global Aging Preparedness Index.  Robert Scardamalia, former NYS Demographer, will help attendees understand the demands and services required in coming years.  Location: The Desmond, Albany, NY.  For more information, call Albany Guardian Society at 518-434-2140.  FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty Kathryn Hinsch, MS, Book Review In JAMA
The latest version of JAMA (March 9, 2011—Vol 305, No. 10) includes a review of the book AMBI Faculty Kathryn Hinsch, MS, wrote a chapter in.  The name of the book is Progress in Bioethics:  Science, Policy and Politics – MIT Press 2010.  FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty Robert Swidler, JD, MA Accomplishments & Publication Update
In November, AMBI Faculty Robert Swidler was appointed by the Governor to be a member of the NYS Task Force on Life and the Law.   FULL STORY

AMBI Faculty Wayne Shelton, PhD Health Link Guest
AMBI Faculty Wayne Shelton was a guest on Health Link with AMBI graduate Benita Zahn on February 10th.  The topic was organ donation.  Dr. Shelton addressed the ethical issues relating to organ donation.

AMBI Faculty Ricki Lewis, Phd To Speak In Africa & Publication Updates
AMBI Faculty Ricki Lewis, will be giving a lecture entitled, "Stem Cells Update: Diseases-in-a-Dish," at the University of Cape Town Medical School on March 8th. She will be there to attend the African Society of Human Genetics and Southern African Society Joint Congress of Human Genetics.   She will be contributing a chapter for "Genomics Applications and the Developing World" (to be published by Springer Science & Business Media LLC) based on what she learns at this meeting.  FULL STORY

AMBI Student has Paper Accepted
Current AMBI student, Cynthia Geppert, MD, PhD, MPH, has had a paper accepted by the Internet Journal of Law, Healthcare and Ethics. Her paper, "Saving Life or Respecting Autonomy: The Ethical Dilemma of DNR Orders in Patients Who Attempt Suicide" presents arguments for and against honoring DNR orders in patients who attempt suicide.   FULL STORY

Drs. Liva Jacoby and John Balint New Publication 
An article entitled "The Impact of a Clinical Rotation in Hospice: Medical Students' Perspectives" by Dr. Liva Jacoby and Dr. John Balint, in collaboration with Dr. Connie Beehler was published in the January issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine. 
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AMBI Faculty Presented At Northeastern University Law School
AMBI Faculty, Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM presented in Boston on January 22nd at Northeastern University Law School. 
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Ethics Grand Rounds
Date:  Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Time:  Noon
Location:  Huyck Auditorium
Topic:  "Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research”
Presented by:  Glenn Monastersky, PhD
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Wayne Shelton, PhD selected to ASBH CECA Committee
AMBI faculty member, Wayne Shelton, PhD, was recently given the honor of becoming a new member of the ASBH Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs (CECA) Standing Committee for 2011.  FULL STORY

AMBI Student has Paper Accepted
Jacob Appel, MD, has had a paper accepted at Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. His paper, "Privacy vs. History: How far should the dead hand reach?" explores the question of determining the ethical limitations of scientific research on the remains of long-dead subjects. He began work on this paper in AMBI 507 "Classic Cases in Bioethics" taught by Professor Wayne Shelton during the fall 2010 term.

AMBI Student to Speak on Panel at the Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
AMBI Student Lisa Lee, PhD, MA, has been invited to speak on a panel at the 20th Anniversary Conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in Cincinnati March 3-6, 2011.
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Liva Jacoby, PhD, MPH, Poster Presentation
AMBI Faculty, Liva Jacoby, PhD, MPH, presented a poster entitled "The impact of a clinical hospice rotation - perspectives of 3rd year medical students" at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C.
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AMBI Graduate - Speaker at the Conference on Communicating Science

David Lemberg, MS, a graduate of the Alden March Bioethics Institute spoke at the Conference on Communicating Science on November 4th in Greenville, SC.
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Albany Law School Announces Health Law Week

Please VIEW THE FLYER to see the flyer for more information.

AMBI Student to Facilitate at Webinar for the Arizona Bioethics Network

AMBI student James Bowen, JD, will be facilitating a webinar for the Arizona Bioethics Network on December 1, 2010 at the Hospice of the Valley from 4:30-6pm.  He will be the facilitator for “Who Gets To Decide.”  They will be reviewing Arizona law regarding surrogacy and discuss a case, again with difficult choices.

Ethics Grand Rounds - November 10, 2010

Date and Time: Noon, November 10, 2010

Location: Huyck Auditorium

Title:  Race, Racism and Health Disparities:  Considering the Role of Ethics

Presenters: Alex L. Pieterse, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, SUNY Albany and
Ingrid M. Allard, M.D., MSEd, Associate Dean for Community Outreach and Education, AMC

AMBI Graduate Moderates Panel of Experts on Childhood Obesity
AMBI graduate and NewsChannel 13 anchor and health reporter Benita Zahn, MS, will lead a panel of experts to discuss the nationwide issue of Childhood Obesity: How Parents Can Stop the Epidemic.  This discussion is scheduled to be held at The College of Saint Rose on Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00pm.

AMBI Graduate Literary Contribution
AMBI graduate, Kathryn Hinsch, MS, is a contributing chapter author to the recently released book "Progress in Bioethics: Science, Politics, and Policy."   The book is currently #8 on the best sellers in medicine list published by LibraryJournal.com.
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Ricki Lewis Publishes New Book
Ricki Lewis published a new book entitled “Human Genetics:  The Basics.”  Human genetics has blossomed from an obscure branch of biological science and occasional explanation for exceedingly rare disorders to a field all its own that affects us all.
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AMBI Graduate Invited to Speak at the Conference on Communicating Science
David Lemberg, MS, a graduate of the Alden March Bioethics Institute has been invited to be a speaker at the Conference on Communicating Science on November 4th.
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AMBI Student Appointed Assistant Clinical Dean at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
We have learned that AMBI student, Joseph R. Maldonado, Jr, MD, MBA, DipEBHC, has been named Assistant Clinical Dean at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York.  In three weeks he will lecture the MSc students with an Introduction to Bioethics.  After that, he will finish his bioethics paper for the MS in Bioethics from Albany Medical College.
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October 22, 2010 Accreditation Meeting At ASBH Annual Meeting
AMBI Director Bruce D. White – along with Drs. Robert Baker (Union Graduate College/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine), Jeffrey P. Bishop (St. Louis University), Colleen M. Gallagher (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), and Gerald Magill (Duquesne University), and others – have finalized plans for a meeting on October 22, 2010, during the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities annual meeting in San Diego, to discuss the possibility of creating a council for the accreditation of graduate clinical ethics education. Information about the meeting and handout materials for participants are being distributed in an Adobe Acrobat PDF.
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Ethics Grand Rounds
When:           October 13, 2010
Time:            12 Noon 

Where:         Huyck Auditorium
Title:              "Parental Authority and Decision-Making in the Neonatal ICU"

Presenter:   Mark Mercurio, MD

Dr. Mercurio is the Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale School of Medicine, and Director of the Pediatric Ethics Program at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, and an attending neonatologist there as well.
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New Publication by Liva Jacoby, PhD
Liva Jacoby, Ph.D. is the lead author on a recent publication in the American Journal of Critical Care. The article describes a study that examined and compared perceived support among donor and nondonor next of kin deciding about organ donation for their loved ones while in the hospital.
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Former M.S. in Bioethics Student, Susannah Rose, Completes PhD at Harvard
We are pleased to announce that our former bioethics graduate student, Susannah Rose, has completed her PhD at Harvard University in Health Policy and Ethics.
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Open Position for Associate Professor/Professor
The Alden March Bioethics Institute (AMBI) at Albany Medical College, Albany New York invites applications for a tenure track associate professor or professor level position. The successful candidate will join multidisciplinary colleagues from several fields, including medicine, nursing, ethics, law, policy, and biomedical and social sciences who engage in empirical research, in teaching bioethics to medical students and health care professionals, in providing clinical ethics consultation services, and in teaching in a growing online graduate bioethics program with a focus on clinical ethics.

Candidates should have an MD (or comparable professional degree), a JD, or a doctorate in a field related to bioethics such as philosophy, nursing, law, the social sciences, health services research, or public health as well as substantial training and experience in clinical ethics, or in bioethics and medical humanities education for health care professionals and medical students.
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Ethics in Medicine--Lessons from Mengele's Lab
A special Ethics Grand Rounds will take place on September 21st at noon in ME 700 with a presentation by Ms. Eva Kor. Ms Kor, who is a survivor of the Mengele twin experiments, will speak about "Ethics in Medicine--Lessons from Mengele's Lab."
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Ethics Grand Rounds - Thursday, September 16th
A panel discussion will be offered of the ethical dilemma presented to the health care team when a family, based on a religious persuasion, adamantly refuses to accept the diagnosis of “Brain Death” as death and professes that their faith only recognizes “Cardio-respiratory Failure” as death.  The special statues in N.Y. and N.J. honoring this persuasion will also be discussed.
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Fall 2010 Term Is Underway
Our AMBI Fall 2010 term is underway!  The term began on Monday, August 16th.  We have a great new class of Certificate and Masters students, as well as wonderful returning students participating this term.
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AMBI Director Calls for Clinical Ethics Training Program Accreditation
Bruce D. White, DO, JD, has called for a meeting of clinical ethics program directors on October 22, 2010, during the annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) to discuss the notion of establishing accreditation council for graduate bioethics education.
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2010 AMBI Clinical Ethics Conference – November 19, 2010
This year the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical College will be hosting its first Clinical Ethics Conference on Friday, November 19, 2010.  The 2010 AMBI Clinical Ethics Conference is a conference in which keynote speakers, guest faculty and conference participants gather at the Alden March Bioethics Institute for a full day of engaging discussions and breakout sessions revolving around a single theme.
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AMBI Announces Faculty Enrichment Seminar Series
The Sosa Academy and the hospital medical staff in cooperation with the Alden March Bioethics Institute are planning a new faculty enrichment seminar series for the fall and winter.
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AMBI Announces Fellowship Recipient
The Alden March Bioethics Institute has announced its first recipient of a fellowship in Clinical Bioethics, Danielle Holley, JD, MS.
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Wayne Shelton, PhD, New Publication
Wayne Shelton, PhD, was lead author on a recent paper published in Critical Care Medicine. The study examined the effect of adding a full-time family support coordinator to the surgical intensive care unit team on family satisfaction, length-of-stay, and cost in the surgical intensive care unit.
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AMBI Graduate Places 3rd Place In The American College Of Legal Medicine’s 2010 Hoffman Bioethics Writing Competition
David Lemberg, MS, a graduate of the Alden March Bioethics Institute entered and placed in the top three in the American College of Legal Medicine’s 2010 Hoffman Bioethics Writing Competition.
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AMBI Welcomes New Faculty
D. Micah Hester is Associate Professor of Medical Humanities and Pediatrics at UAMS, as well as clinical ethicist at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH).  Dr. Hester has published eight books and dozens of journal articles.
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Liva Jacoby, PhD, MPH, Literary Contribution
Liva Jacoby, PhD, MPH, contributed a chapter to a recently published anthology entitled "Osler's Bedside Library--Great Writers who Inspired a Great Physician."
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Bioethics Scholar Chosen In National Competition
Catherine Frenkel, a 3rd year medical student and Scholar in Bioethics, was 1 of 11 medical students and residents chosen in a national competition to design, develop, and edit a monthly issue of Virtual Mentor, American Medical Association journal of medical ethics.
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Dr. White Named Director of Albany Med’s Alden March Bioethics Institute
ALBANY, N.Y., February 10, 2010— Bruce D. White, D.O., J.D., has been named director of the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College. Dr. White also holds the John A. Balint, M.D., Chair of Medical Ethics and is a professor of pediatrics at the medical school. He comes to Albany from Phoenix where he served as chairman of the department of pediatrics at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and directed the clinical ethics fellowship.
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