Jun 25
Better Together Event
Better Together Dialogue on Justice with Rebecca Weintraub Brendel and Kelsey
Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Location: Minot Conference Room (Room 506), Countway Library (10 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA)
Register for the Better Together Dialogue.
This session will be an interactive activity and a discussion about justice led by:
- Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, MD, JD, Director of the Center for Bioethics and the Master of Bioethics Program
- Kelsey Berry, PhD, Associate Faculty Director of the Master of Bioethics Degree Program and Co-Director of the Master of Bioethics Degree Virtual Program
In this session, we will explore questions such as:
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How might we think about justice within a biomedical community or within the HMS community?
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What is the relevance of the work we do?
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How do we bring justice considerations into our community?
All are welcome to attend.
Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, MD, JD, practices clinical and forensic psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she is Director of Law and Ethics at the Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior. She is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health and Social Medicine at HMS. She previously served as Medical Director of the One Fund Center for Boston Marathon bombing survivors at MGH and Clinical Director of the Red Sox Foundation and MGH Home Base Program for returning veterans and their families.
Kelsey N. Berry, PhD, is faculty at the Center for Bioethics and Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where she is also Associate
Faculty Director of the Master of Bioethics Degree Program and Co-Director of the Master of Bioethics Degree Virtual Program. As a health policy researcher and ethicist, Berry employs empirical and normative methods to analyze health policy and support progress toward ethical systems of health and health care.
Faculty Director of the Master of Bioethics Degree Program and Co-Director of the Master of Bioethics Degree Virtual Program. As a health policy researcher and ethicist, Berry employs empirical and normative methods to analyze health policy and support progress toward ethical systems of health and health care.
