Bioethics is a composite term derived from the Greek words bios (life) and ethikē (ethics). It can be defined as the systematic study of the moral dimensions – including moral vision, decisions, conduct, and policies – of the life sciences and health care, employing a variety of ethical methodologies in an interdisciplinary setting.
Welcome to
The Bioethics Institute
of Loyola Marymount University.
Here, you will find:
- Faculty who bring years of academic and clinical experience, and
- A learning environment where you will Engage in the critical analysis of bioethical questions to Create positive change and to Promote social justice.
The Bioethics Institute Announces:
The new course descriptions for Spring 2010 are uploaded! Click here.
Congratulations to the 2009 Graduates!
The Graduate Certificate in Bioethics Program
Applications Now Being Accepted for Fall 2009 Admission
Upcoming Event:
The 2010 Bioethics Roundtables:
Presenter: Howard A. Kahn, C.E.O., L.A. Care Health Plan
Topic: ethical Approaches to Health Issues: Leading with a Clear View
When: Thursday, January, 21 2010, 4:45-5:45pm
Presenter: Sok Lee, M.D., MA, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, South Bay Medical Center
Topic: East Asian Attitudes toward Death: A Search for the Ways to Help East Asian Elderly Dying in Contemporary America
When: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 4:45 to 5:45pm
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The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Announces Annual Meeting in Washington DC:
The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities promotes the exchange of ideas and fosters multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and inter-professional scholarship, research, teaching, policy development, professional development, and collegiality among people engaged in clinical and academic bioethics (especially students studying Bioethics) and the medical humanities.
ASBH 11th Annual Meeting
October 15-18, 2009
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Early Career Scholar Application
The Early Career Scholar Award is a travel grant available to meeting attendees not more than 3 years beyond their postgraduate studies. Travel grants are usually awarded in the amounts of $200-$500 each. Recipients will be notified in September and will receive the grants at the ASBH Annual Meeting. Please see the Early Career Scholar application on the ASBH website.
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Publishing Announcement: Dr. James J. Walter, Austin & Ann O'Malley Chair in Bioethics:
"Undue Burden? The Vatican & Artificial Hydration & Nutrition"