ASBH-AMC-Union Graduate College
Conference on the Ethics of Bioethics.

April 7-9, 2005 - Union College Campus, Schenectady, New York
Professional standards guide the conduct of all healthcare professions - except bioethics. All healthcare professions have standards for addressing real or potential conflicts of interest - except bioethics. Critics from within and without the field have recently challenged the ethics and integrity of bioethicists, charging that these self-appointed watchdogs are little more than self-serving lapdogs. This conference invited papers on the integrity of the field of bioethics and related questions such as: Should there be formal standards of conduct for bioethicists - a code of ethics? Should there be formal standards of ethical conduct in ethics consultation? Should ethics committees and IRBs be accredited? Should there be formal mechanisms for disclosing conflicts of interest in bioethics publications and research? - ethics.bioethics.net >