CDRD is pleased to offer the following training session, in partnership with the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Presenter: Johnna Fisher, Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Arts
Date: Friday, April 23 and April 30, 2010
Time: 1 :00 – 4:00pm (for both sessions)
Location: Cunningham Building, Room 84
Session 1: Principles and Theories of Ethics (3 hours)
1.1. What is morality?
1.2. Why be moral?
1.3. Morality vs ethics
1.4. The role of ethical codes
1.5. Moral theories: Utilitarianism, Deontology, 4 Principles of Biomedical Ethics
Session 2: Integrity, Social Responsibility, Scholarship and Research (3 hours)
2.1. Case studies
2.2. Confidentiality 2.3. The moral status of non-human animals and human fetuses
2.4. Genetic technology