Center Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Cabrera recently spoke at the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual conference, held April 26-27 in Bay City, MI. Dr. Cabrera spoke on “Dietetics and Ethics: What is your Professional Role?” Her talk aimed to provide guidance on understanding and identifying ethical issues that registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) and nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered (NDTRs) may face in their practices. Her session was well attended and interactive.
Dr. Cabrera also traveled to New Jersey to speak at the Ethics of Enhancement Workshop at Rutgers University-Camden, held April 27. There she spoke on “Neuroenhancement: Rethinking Human Values.” Her talk aimed to explore the way values affect and are affected by enhancing cognitive, affective and social abilities, and argued that a social responsibility framework could help us bridge the tensions underlying the interplay of values and neuroenhancement practices.
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