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Description
This webinar focuses on ethical and policy issues about xenotransplantation, which involves transplanting animal organs into humans. It examines ethical issues about informed consent and eligibility criteria for first-in-human xenotransplant trials with kidneys from genetically modified pigs. It also addresses ethical and policy issues that may arise if xenotransplantation is eventually approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for routine clinical care.
Audience
Postdocs, Research Personnel, Researchers, Students
Meet the Presenters
Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH is Professor in the Department of Surgery, and the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Dr. Gordon is a medical anthropologist, and trained in clinical medical ethics. Her scholarship focuses on transplant ethics, health disparities, and treatment decision-making.
Michael K. Gusmano, PhD – Lehigh University
Michael K. Gusmano is a Professor of Health Policy in the College of Health at Lehigh University. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Lehigh. His scholarship focuses on health and social policy in the United States and internationally.
Karen J. Maschke, PhD – The Hastings Center
Karen J. Maschke, PhD, is a Senior Research Scholar at The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY, and editor of the journal, Ethics & Human Research. Dr. Maschke has a PhD in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s in bioethics from Case Western Reserve University.
