Cleveland Clinic's commitment to quality patient care includes a deep concern for the ethical aspects of medicine. The Department of Bioethics was established in 1983 and is administratively located in the Chief of Staff's Office. The Department's mission includes clinical consultation, research ethics, institutional ethics support, education, and research.
Featured Events
The Department is pleased to offer standing educational events on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. The first Tuesday of each month will feature Bioethics Grand Rounds, and on the third Tuesday of each month there will be an in-depth Bioethics Case Study.
Bioethics Grand Rounds
December 5, 2008
"Spirituality in the Care of Dying Patients: What Role Should Physicians Play?"
Daniel Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD
Sisters of Charity Chair in Ethics at SVCMC-St. vincent's Manhattan
Professor of Medicine and Director, Bioethics Institute of NYMC
8:00am, R3/002
January 6, 2009
Lisa Parker, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Education
Center for Bioethics and Health Law
University of Pittsburgh
February 3, 2009
Jessica Berg, JD
Professor of Law and Bioethics
Case Western Reserve University
March 3, 2009
Paul Lauritzen, PhD
Director of the Program in Applied Ethics and Professor of Religious Studies
John Carroll University
April 7, 2009
Martin Kohn, PhD
Co-Founder and Senior Associate for Program Development Center for Literature, Medicine and Biomedical Humanities
Hiram College
General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
December 3, 2008
"Clinical-Ethical-Legal Issues arising for Patients without Surrogates"
Panel consisting of representatives from Social Work, the Legal Office, Cuyahoga County Adult Protective Services and Bioethics
12:00-1:00pm
Bioethics/Taussig Cancer Center Grand Rounds
December 5, 2008
"Spirituality in the Care of Dying Patients: What Role Should Physicians Play?"
Daniel Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD
Sisters of Charity Chair in Ethics at SVCMC-St. vincent's Manhattan
Professor of Medicine and Director, Bioethics Institute of NYMC
8:00am, R3/002
Online Donations
Interested in making a gift to the Department of Bioethics at Cleveland Clinic? Please click on the "I Support" link below which will take you directly to an information page to make a donation online. Within the "Designation" drop-down menu, choose "Gift Other" and type Bioethics in the box. Thank you for your support .
