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Translating "ELSI": Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genomics - Conference - USA

Date: 01.05.2008, 08:00h to 03.05.2008, 17:00h
Location: Renaissance Hotel 24 Public Square Downtown Cleveland, Ohio USA
Cleveland, Ohio
USA
Keywords: Stem cell research - Ethics committees - Theory of ethics - Eugenics/Enhancement - Research ethics - Research ethics committees - Reproduction medicine/IVF - Genetic testing/counselling - Genetic research/engineering - Genome analysis - Gene therapy - Health care system/Health policy - Human genetics - Reproduction medicine/IVF - Germline therapy - Cloning - Intellectual property/Patenting - Nursing ethics - Pharmaceutics/drugs - Technology ethics - Ethics of science - Theory of science
Details: This conference will provide a critical, comparative analysis of world-wide research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genomic science and technology, and promote communication between ELSI researchers, genomic scientists, policy-makers and the public, in order to improve the translation of ELSI research into practices and policies and the anticipation of emerging genomics issues.
Organizer: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Contact: Mrs. Deborah Hawkins
Address:
Translating ELSI Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Bioethics Department 10900 Euclid Avenue TA-210 Cleveland, OH 44106-8713 USA
Tel: +1 - 216 - 3 68 06 32
Fax: +1 - 216 - 3 68 87 13
Email: deborah.hawkins@case.edu
Webpage: http://www.case.edu/med/bioethics/cgreal/elsi/

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