| Smithsonian Ethics Education Conference: "The Tuskegee Experience" -- April 19, 2012; Washington, DC |
Author: Jon Merz
Date: 01-08-12 22:01
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that registration for the first of the 2012 Smithsonian Ethics Education Conferences is now open. The conference is entitled, "The Tuskegee Experience." The conference will be held on April 19th.
As you may realize, 2012 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the infamous syphilis experiments at Tuskegee. Given the revelations in 2011 by the President's Bioethics Commission regarding related tragedies undertaken in 1946-48 in Guatemala, the anniversary provides an importantly mature moment concerning ethics in research and healthcare.
The agenda is found at the registration site.
Short registration URL is found at:
http://bit.ly/ueoxz0 .
Longer registration URL is found at:
http://angleproof.com/conference/smithsonian/index.php?c_id=21 .
Of major importance, I have arranged for our opening keynote speaker to be Dr. Rueben Warren, Director of the Ethics Center at Tuskegee University. Along with other members of the Tuskegee Legacy Committee, Dr. Warren was instrumental in energizing President Clinton to issue the 1997 Presidential Apology. He is a former CDC employee, is a licensed dentist and an expert in dental health, holds master's and doctoral degrees in public health, also holds a master of divinity specializing in ethics, and is an ordained minister. An extremely gifted and greatly acclaimed international figure. It was an honor and privilege to secure his agreement to be the keynote speaker.
The conference has already energized extraordinary interest at the highest levels. I strongly encourage registration ASAP. Once capacity is reached at the National Museum of Natural History, registration must be closed. As always, the conference is free and open to the public.
We are hopeful that this event will include CME/CNE/CEU credit hours. This is not finalized, but it is in process.
To repeat from past announcements, this conference is part of an annual ethics education conference series that I co-direct. The annual series is sponsored by the Smithsonian itself in partnership with the Navy Medicine Institute, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the Navy Medicine Veterans and Alumni Association, and others.
For technical problems with registration, contact: conference@angleproof.com.
In anticipation,
Dr. Edward Gabriele
Special Assistant to the Navy Surgeon General
for Ethics and Professional Integrity
Executive Research Integrity Officer
USN Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Code M00E
2300 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20372
Email: Edward.Gabriele@med.navy.mil
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