Resource Links
These links are provided as a convenience to ASBH members and visitors to our Web site. Listing of links on these pages does not imply endorsement or sponsorship of those sites. If you would like to suggest a link to be added to this list, please email us.
Organizations and Networks
Alpha-1 Foundation
www.alphaone.org
The Alpha-1 Foundation is dedicated to providing the leadership and resources that will result in increased research, improved heath, worldwide detection, and a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
American Association of Medical Colleges
http://www.aamc.org
The AAMC site includes links to issues in ethics and medical education.
American Philosophical Association
http://www.udel.edu/apa/
The APA is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline.
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
http://www.aslme.org/
The mission of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought to the community of professionals at the intersection of law, health care, policy, and ethics.
Bioethics Discussion Pages
http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~mbernste/
Moderated by Maurice Bernstein, M.D. "These pages are where the questions and responses to bioethical issues are located. EVERYONE is invited to write to me about what YOU think about these issues. Bioethical questions may have significance for all of society and therefore the general public as well as ethicists should get involved and express what they think. Participants may write about any of the topics or invite discussion with a new topic. I post these responses here and update the responses frequently."
Bioethics Network of Ohio
http://www.beno-ethics.org/
The Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO) is a non-profit organization founded to provide information, promote knowledge and improve practice among persons concerned with bioethics.
Canadian Bioethics Society
http://www.bioethics.ca/
The Canadian Bioethics Society was founded in 1988 by the amalgamation of the Canadian Society of Bioethics and the Canadian Society for Medical Bioethics.
Center for Applied Ethics and Professional Practice
http://www.edc.org/CAE/
This center designs, implements and evaluates solutions to health and community problems, accomplishing change in ways that respect the often conflicting values of our pluralistic society. Ongoing projects include: "Decisions Near the End of Life."
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
http://www.cbhd.org
The Center is an international educational center whose purpose is to bring Christian perspectives to bear on contemporary bioethical challenges facing individuals, families, communities, and societies.
Center for Healthcare Ethics
http://www.chce.org/
The Center for Healthcare Ethics provides leadership and support for St. Joseph Health System’s ethics committees and programs in Orange, CA.
Center for the Advancement of Science Education
http://www.psych.neu.edu/Programs/NUCASE/index.html
Northeastern University Center for the Advancement of Science Education (NUCASE) was established to investigate and respond to ethical concerns through a combination of reflection and more active research and problem solving.
Chicago Clinical Ethics Program
http://www.ccepchicago.org
The Chicago Clinical Ethics Program (CCEP) is a forum in the community for examining specific bioethical issues and for the development of bioethics policies affecting the delivery of health care services. Quarterly meetings are held at medical schools, hospitals and other health care organizations on a rotating basis. CCEP conducts an annual two day conference in the Chicago area on "Ethics in Healthcare Institutions."
CCEP was founded in 1988 to establish ongoing dialogue and collaborative activities among clinical ethics educational and research programs at the seven medical schools and many medical centers in the Chicago area.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
http://www.ccf.org/ed/bioethic/biohome.htm
The Department of Bioethics provides ethics information and consultation services for CCF employees, patients and families.
Clinical Trials Research Group
http://www.mcgill.ca/CTRG/
CTRG at McGill University was founded by the late Benjamin Freedman PhD. The group focuses upon ethical issues in biomedical research.
Danish Council of Ethics
http://www.etiskraad.dk/english/english.htm
The Council's task is to provide the Danish Parliament, official authorities and the public with ongoing advice and information about ethical problems raised by developments within the national health service and the field of biomedicine.
DeathNET
http://www.islandnet.com/~deathnet/
DeathNET is an international archive specializing in all aspects of death and dying. It contains a wide range of materials related to the legal, moral, medical, historical and cultural aspects of human mortality.
Enhancement Technologies Group
http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/bioethics/index.html
The project examines new medical treatments and technologies that can be used not simply for treating illness and disability, but also for enhancing human capacities and characteristics.
Eubios Ethics Institute
http://www.biol.tsukuba.ac.jp/~macer/index.html
The Eubios Ethics Institute is a nonprofit group that aims to stimulate the international discussion of ethical issues, and how we may use technology in ways consistent with "good life" (eu-bios). It is based in Christchurch, New Zealand and in Tsukuba Science City, Japan.
Euroethics
http://www.gwdg.de/~uelsner/euroeth.htm
European Data Base Network in the fields of ethics in medicine, health care and health professions. Joint project of France, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden, supported by the European Commission.
Hastings Center
http://www.hastingscenter.org/
The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research institute that addresses fundamental ethical issues in the areas of health, medicine, and the environment as they affect individual, communities and societies.
Humanities Texas
http://www.humanitiestexas.org/
The state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, conducts and supports public programs in history, literature, philosophy, and other humanities disciplines. These programs strengthen Texas communities and ultimately help sustain representative democracy by cultivating informed, educated citizens.
IPOS/ASPBOA
http://www.ipos-aspboa.org/index.htm
The mission of the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) and American Society for Psychosocial and Behavioral Oncology/AIDS (ASPBOA) is to promote the psychological, social, and physical well being of patients with cancer, AIDS and allied diseases and their families at all stages of disease and survivorship through clinical care, education, research, and advocacy.
Institute for Jewish Medical Ethics
http://www.ijme.org/
The Institute for Jewish Medical Ethics of the Hebrew Academy of San Francisco is the sponsor of the Annual International Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics.
Interfaculty Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/zew/index_e.htm
The interfaculty Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities is located at the University of Tübingen (Germany). Research projects include the ethical problems of genetic engineering in agriculture, and genome analysis.
Islamic Medical Association of North America
http://www.imana.org/
The "Islamic Medicine and Science" section of this website contains authoritative summaries of Islamic views of euthanasia, organ donation and transplantation, genetic engineering and reproductive issues.
Medbioworld: Bioethics Associations
http://www.medbioworld.com/both/assocdb/bioethics.html
Midwest Bioethics Center
http://www.midbio.org/
MBC is a nonprofit, community-based ethics, dedicated to helping communities integrate ethics into health care policy and clinical decision making.
New York City Long-Term Care Ethics Network
http://www.angelfire.com/on/NYCLTCethicsnetwork/index.html
Since 1994 this non-profit organization has existed to assist long-term professionals in ethics and ethical decision making in long-term care.
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
www.nuffieldbioethics.org
A UK body that examines ethical issues raised by new developments in biology and medicine. Established by the Nuffield Foundation in 1991, the Council is an independent body, funded jointly by the Foundation, the UK Medical Research Council and the Welcome Trust.
Nursing Ethics Network
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/son/ethics/nen.html
NEN is an organization of professional nurses committed to the advancement of nursing ethics in clinical practice through research, education and consultation.
The Park Ridge Center
http://www.prchfe.org/
The Park Ridge Center is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that conducts research, clinical consultation, and educational programs on issues of health, faith, and ethics.
Project on Death in America
http://www.soros.org/death.html
The Project on Death in America seeks to transform the culture of dying by supporting initiatives in research, scholarship, the humanities, and the arts, and by fostering innovation in the provision of care, public and professional education, and public policy.
Public Health and Social Justice
http://www.publichealthandsocialjustice.org
Contains articles, slide shows, syllabi, and other documents relevant to topics in public health and social justice.
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)
http://www.primr.org/
PRIM&R is committed to the advancement of strong research programs and to the consistent application of ethical precepts in both medicine and research. Through national conferences and published reports, it has addressed a broad range of issues in research, clinical practice, ethics, and the law.
Southern Cross Bioethics Institute
http://www.bio-ethics.com/
The Southern Cross Bioethics Institute, is an independent and non-denominational academic institute established in 1987 in the South Australian capital, Adelaide.
Swedish Society of Medicine
http://come.to/doctorweb
Medical Ethics at The Swedish Society of Medicine
Veterans Affairs National Center for Clinical Ethics
http://wrjval.hitchcock.org/
NCCE was established as the national ethics center to serve the Department of Veterans Affairs, including all VA Ethics Advisory Committees, nationally.
World Health Organization
http://www.who.org/
International public health information including Human Genome Project, xeno-transplantation, and AIDS. Also includes Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) information about human subject research.
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