Center News and Announcements

At the 2000 American Anthropological Association meetings in San Francisco, Libby Bogdan-Lovis presented "The Evolution of Evidence-based Medicine: A Critical Analysis."

Howard Brody will be taking a six-
month sabbatical between January and June, 2001, when he will be serving as a visiting professor at the Center for Ideas and Society, University of California-Riverside.

Judith Andre spoke on "Ethical Issues in the Use of Placebos," at Grand Rounds, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI.

Tom Tomlinson has been appointed to the Patient Safety Subcommittee of the Michigan Hospital Association. The subcommittee is evaluating proposals for reducing adverse events in Michigan hospitals.

Len Fleck presented "Genetics, Reproduction,and Public Policy: Emerging Ethical and Political Challenges," at Washtenaw Community College in Ypsilanti, MI, November 2000.

Libby Bogdan-Lovis presented "Evidence-based Medicine, Childbirth, and Morality" to the College of Human Medicine Medical Scholars, as part of their fall thematic program.

Howard Brody served as a visiting professor and consultant to the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University, Alabama, January 22-26, 2001.

Clayton Thomason spoke on "Spiritual Needs and Pastoral Care of Physicians in Training: Workshop for Pastoral Care Providers and Medical Faculty," at Kettering Hospital, Dayton, OH, December 16, 2000.

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