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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central
Live Webinar on ZoomJoin national experts from multiple disciplines and perspectives to consider what the current state of research ethics is, how to strengthen research oversight, what steps will best support research integrity and trustworthy science, what strategies will advance ethics in community-engaged research, and how research ethics should evolve to manage emerging technologies including artificial intelligence.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Noon-1:30pm Central
ZoomWhat are the ethical, legal, and medical implications of the rise in the use of AI for health insurance coverage decisions? What regulations or other safeguards are needed? And what is the future of AI in controlling what health care patients receive? Join three experts to explore this difficult conflict between law, ethics, and medicine.
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Conference on Zoom: Friday, November 14, 2025 — 9am-4pm Central time
This conference will bring together national leaders from a range of disciplines to address the issues faced by complex research networks and offer new tools for these networks to conduct their work ethically and responsibly.
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Webinar: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - 9am-3pm
The annual conference brought together leading experts from a range of disciplines, from biomedical sciences to the humanities, to confront the challenge of ethical use of AI in research.
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Webinar: Friday, November 1, 2024 - Noon-1:30pm Central
Three expert panelists brought different perspectives and disciplines to the important debate related to the law, ethics, and clinical realities of physician duties when law restricts reproductive health care.
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Webinar: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Three expert panelists brought different perspectives and disciplines to the important debate related to the law, ethics, and clinical realities of medical aid in dying, in both the U.S. and Canada. It was an informative and thought-provoking conversation!
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Webinar: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Interdisciplinary experts for a unique conference explored how to build partnerships with investigators, communities, clinical research professionals, and companies to promote the ethical conduct and translation of research.
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Webinar: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Emerging highly portable MRI technology is revolutionizing neuroscience research. Presentations included recommendations developed in an NIH BRAIN Initiative grant and explorations of access issues, equity, privacy, data control, the role of the IRB, safety, and artificial intelligence.
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