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The landmark Belmont Report articulated key principles to protect humans in scientific studies. Nearly 50 years after the report's publication, this distinguished panel of bioethics experts will examine the impacts of those guidelines, particularly on communities of color. What are the successes? Where are the shortcomings? And what are the actionable solutions to create a more inclusive, just, and trustworthy healthcare system for everyone?
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SPEAKERS
■ David Augustin Hodge Sr., Interim Director and Associate Professor, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University
■ Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
■ Allan Brandt, Professor of the History of Science and Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard University
MODERATOR
■ Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, Director, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Opening
00:24 Introduction
01:17 The Belmont Report and the Legacy of Tuskegee
13:59 Trust and trustworthiness
22:24 COVID-19 Pandemic
30:39 Public Health vs Bioethics
41:03 Audience Q&A
49:15 Closing
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Sharing diverse perspectives on public health.
Speakers do not speak for Harvard.
The landmark Belmont Report articulated key principles to protect humans in scientific studies. Nearly 50 years after the report's publication, this distinguished panel of bioethics experts will examine the impacts of those guidelines, particularly on communities of color. What are the successes? Where are the shortcomings? And what are the actionable solutions to create a more inclusive, just, and trustworthy healthcare system for everyone?
#HarvardChanStudio
SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter:
hsph.me/Studiosignup
SPEAKERS
■ David Augustin Hodge Sr., Interim Director and Associate Professor, National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care, Tuskegee University
■ Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
■ Allan Brandt, Professor of the History of Science and Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard University
MODERATOR
■ Rebecca Weintraub Brendel, Director, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Opening
00:24 Introduction
01:17 The Belmont Report and the Legacy of Tuskegee
13:59 Trust and trustworthiness
22:24 COVID-19 Pandemic
30:39 Public Health vs Bioethics
41:03 Audience Q&A
49:15 Closing
─────────────────────
Sharing diverse perspectives on public health.
Speakers do not speak for Harvard.

