ASBH 26th Annual Conference
What Does It Mean to be Human?
As we watch the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence technology, we are confronted with increasingly complex moral dilemmas happening at home and abroad. Reflecting on these moral and technological revolutions forces us to reconsider what it means to be human on an individual and societal level. How can technology supplement human instinct or offer a new perspective? How do we compassionately acknowledge the humanity of healthcare staff and patients? What role should the human condition play within the greater environment? The 2024 ASBH Annual Conference invites the community to reconsider long-held notions and think critically about the nature of humanity within our shifting landscape as it addresses the central question: What does it mean to be human?
Schedule
The 2024 conference schedule will be available in early July. Explore our schedule-at-a-glance below or check back soon for more information!
Schedule at a Glance
- Wednesday, September 18: Preconference Workshops
- Thursday, September 19: Opening Plenary Session, President's Welcome, Opening Luncheon, Concurrent Sessions, and Affinity Group Meetings
- Friday, September 20: Plenary Session, Concurrent Sessions, Members’ Meeting, Affinity Group Meetings, and Newcomers’ Social
- Saturday, September 21: Closing Plenary Session, Concurrent Sessions, and Affinity Group Meetings
Who Should Attend
The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Annual Conference is designed for physicians, nurses, attorneys, historians, philosophers, professors of literature and the humanities, members of the clergy, hospital chaplains, social workers, and others engaged in endeavors related to clinical and academic bioethics and the health-related humanities.
Exhibits/Advertising/Support
Registration
Travel Information
Plenary Sessions
Preconference Sessions
Past/Future Conferences
Productive Engagement
ASBH supports an environment of productive engagement, where the free expression of diverse points of view occurs in an atmosphere of scholarly exchange and mutual respect. Conference attendees, participants, and vendors are expected to observe commonsense norms for public behavior, personal interaction, and common courtesy. Abusive, harassing, or threatening behavior is not acceptable.
Respect
Respect common sense norms for public behavior, personal interaction, and common courtesy. Abusive, harassing, or threatening behavior is not acceptable.
Real Conversation
ASBH encourages an environment of free expression, diverse points of view, scholarly exchange, and mutual respect.
2024 Program Committee
Shilpa Shashidhara, PhD, Chair
Sutter Health
Kimbell Kornu, MD PhD HEC-C
Belmont University
Nicole Martinez-Martin, JD PhD
Stanford University
Valerie Satkoske, PhD MSW HEC-C
UPMC Health System
Andrew Shuman, MD HEC-C, Chair
University of Michigan
Elise Smith, PhD
University of Texas Medical Branch
Board Liaisons
Toby Schonfeld, PhD
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Patrick Smith, PhD
Duke University
Thank You to Our 2024 Supporters