Tag Archives: Marleen Eijkholt

What are the ethical implications of gene-editing human embryos?

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

No Easy Answers in Bioethics Episode 13 What are the ethical implications of gene-editing human embryos? Do we risk stifling scientific advancement by banning such medical research? Guests Dr. Leonard Fleck, Acting Director and Professor in the Center for Ethics … Continue reading →

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Drs. Eijkholt and Fleck present at International Bioethics Retreat in Paris

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Professor Len Fleck and Marleen Eijkholt, former Assistant Professor with the Center, recently presented at the 2018 International Bioethics Retreat, held in Paris, France on June 27-29. The conference has been sponsored by Cambridge University for the past eighteen … Continue reading →

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Drs. Eijkholt and Stahl present at International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center faculty members Marleen Eijkholt and Devan Stahl attended and presented at the 14th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation (ICCEC), held June 21-23 in Oxford, England. Dr. Eijkholt presented as part of a collaborative panel on “Helpfulness in Clinical Ethics … Continue reading →

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Doctors, Technology Puzzles, and the Clinical Ethicist Detective

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series By Marleen Eijkholt, JD, PhD I love puzzle rooms and detective novels. When medicine looks like a puzzle room, I become fascinated as a non-MD aspiring detective. When that … Continue reading →

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Episode 8: Organ Donation Models: Eijkholt and Fleck

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Episode 8 of No Easy Answers in Bioethics is now available! This episode on organ donation models features Center Assistant Professor Dr. Marleen Eijkholt and Center Professor Dr. Len Fleck. Combining their clinical ethics and health policy expertise, they sat down together to discuss ethical … Continue reading →

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March webinar to address pain as a social construct

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Pain But No Gain: Pain as a Problematic and Useless Concept? Event Flyer References to the human experience of “pain” are common, but those references are often ambiguous and vague. Such ambiguity creates conceptual and practical challenges, especially in the … Continue reading →

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Ethics in Surgical Research and Publication

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Marleen Eijkholt co-authored the chapter “Ethics in Surgical Research and Publication” in Ethical Issues in Surgical Care, a fall 2017 publication from the American College of Surgeons Division of Education. Dr. Eijkholt’s co-authors are Lance K. Stell, MA, … Continue reading →

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Dr. Eijkholt and co-authors published in ‘Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics’ winter issue

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Marleen Eijkholt has a new article in the Winter 2017 issue of Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. Authored by Dr. Eijkholt, Jane Jankowski, and Marilyn Fisher, the article is titled “Screen Shots: When Patients and Families Publish Negative … Continue reading →

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Dr. Eijkholt presents at Upper Great Lakes Palliative Care & Hospice Conference

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

Center Assistant Professor Dr. Marleen Eijkholt recently traveled to Marquette, MI to present at the Upper Great Lakes Palliative Care & Hospice Conference, hosted by Lake Superior Life Care & Hospice. The conference brought together a wide variety of providers, including home … Continue reading →

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Center faculty presentations from ASBH 2017

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences

The 19th Annual American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Meeting was held October 19-22 in Kansas City, MO. Center faculty Laura Cabrera, Guobin Cheng, Marleen Eijkholt, Leonard Fleck, Devan Stahl, and Tom Tomlinson attended and presented at the conference. The post below … Continue reading →

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