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2022

Headshot of Katherine Mathews

The Bander Center congratulates Katherine Mathews M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. on her appointment to serve as the inaugural Associate Dean of Health Systems Science.  In this role, Dr. Mathews will further develop the third pillar of medical education, health systems science, which will complement the other two established pillars, basic science and clinical science.  Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mathews as Associate Dean of Health Systems Science.  


Dr. Alderson sitting and presenting at the Bander Center

The Bander Center thanks the incredible Dr. Philip Alderson for his service as a highly valued member of our Executive Board. We wish him well on his retirement.


"COVID: States of Exception and the Common Good," A discussion with Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D., director of the Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics.

The conversation will be moderated by bioethicist, philosopher and physician Jeffrey Bishop.  

Signature Event Program (PDF) 

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2021

"Preventive Care as a Robust Business Model in Healthcare" A discussion with Li Ern Chen, M.D., MSCS, Vice President, Clinical Strategy, Efficiency and Reporting at ChenMed
July 28, 7 p.m. CST

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"Doctors Are People Too! Being a Doctor and Cultivating Values-Driven Decisions" A discussion with Ira Bedzow, M.A. Ph.D., Moderated by Katherine Mathews, M.D., M.P.H., MBA
March 11, 2021

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Webinar Event Archives

2020
  • "A New Model for American Innovation in Healthcare: Physician-Industry Relationships of Integrity" A Discussion with Bruce Gingles, Richard Gunderman and Eric Leuthardt Dec. 3, 2020
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  • "The Narratives are Out There… Now What? #MeToo in Surgery " A discussion with Pringl Miller, M.D. and Sarah Temkin, M.D. Oct. 22, 2020 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlpUOrKdURQ&t=143s
  • "Medical Business Ethics in the Curriculum"
    Katherine Mathews, M.D., Steve Bander, M.D., and Chad Miller, M.D., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA.
    Sept. 9, 2020

Signature Event Archives

2020
  • "The Cult of Competency: Are Professional Certifications Missing the Mark?"
    Zubin Austin, Ph.D., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA.
    Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis | March 5, 2020 | Read More
2019
  • "Physician Activism in Today’s America"
    Claudia Fegan, M.D., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D. , MBA.
    Saint Louis University Museum of Art | Sept. 26, 2019 | Read More
  • "Social Entrepreneurship and Urban Healthcare"
    Sonny Saggar, M.D., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
    Saint Louis University, Pere Marquette Gallery | April 30, 2019 | Read More
  • "The Revised Common Rule and Oversight of Human Subjects Research"
    Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., Moderated by Elizabeth Pendo, J.D.
    Contemporary Art Museum | March 7, 2019 | Read More
  • "Valuing Drugs: Biopharma, Profit, and Patients"
    Steve Miller, M.D., Moderated by Anthony Mikulec, M.D. MBA
    The Cortex Innovation Hall | Feb. 21, 2019 | Read More
2018
  • "Healthcare Financing and the Levers of Power"
    Wendell Potter, Moderated by Harold Braswell, Ph.D.
    Saint Louis University, Busch Student Center | Dec. 7, 2018 | Read More
  • "The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Beyond"
    Philip Alderson, M.D. , Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
    Saint Louis University, Sinquefield Stateroom, DuBourg Hall | Nov, 8, 2018 | Read More
  • "You are Unique! The Future of Personal Genomics"
    Spencer Wells, Ph.D., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
    Saint Louis University, Il Monastero | Sept. 29, 2018 | Read More
  • "The Business of Social Transformation: Driving Value in the American Health Care System."
    Gloria Wilder, M.D., M.P.H. ,Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Learning Resource Center | March 9, 2018 | Read More
2017
  • "The Trillion Dollar Industry"
    Elisabeth Rosenthal, M.D., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Health Sciences Education Union Auditorium | Nov. 17, 2017 | Read More


Endowed Lecture Series

2022

"Ethics as Usual? Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D., director of the Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics.

Friday, April 1, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. (CT) / 8:30 a.m. (ET)

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2021

How to do Well and Good in Medicine - Developing Skills for Values-Driven Leadership
Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D.
UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, New York Medical College
7:30 a.m. CST/8:30 a.m. EST, Friday, March 12

Guest Speaker Archives

2019-2020

The Cult of Competency: Are Professional Certifications Missing the Mark?
Zubin Austin, Ph.D.
Professor and Koffler Chair in Management at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and the Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation-Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto

2018-2019

Some Observations about Conflicts of Interest in Research
Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D.
Director, Office for Human Research Protections

2017-2018

The Business of Social Transformation: Driving Value in the American Health Care System
Gloria Wilder, M.D., MPH
Vice President, Innovation and Preventive Health
Centene Corporation

2016-2017

Catalyzing Transformation in Residency Education Through and Towards Professionalism
David J. Doukas, M.D.
William Ray Moore Endowed Chair, Family Medicine and Medical Humanism
Professor and Director, Division of Medical Humanism and Ethics
Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine
Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities
University of Louisville

2015-2016

Giving Thanks: The Law and Ethics of Grateful Patient Fundraising
Stacey A. Tovino, J.D., Ph.D.
Lehman Professor of Law
Director, Health Law Program
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law

2014-2015

Is the Business of Medicine Different? For-Profit Hospice as Case Study
Joshua E. Perry, J.D., MTS
Assistant Professor, Business Law and Ethics
Research Coordinator, Center for the Business of Life Sciences at Indiana University

2013-2014

Reforming Medical Business Ethics: A Personalistic Approach
Ashley K. Fernandes, M.D., Ph.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton Children's Hospital

2012-2013

Medical Decision-Making and the Web of Influence: Physician Narratives on Conflicts of Interest
James DuBois Ph.D., D.Sc.
Hubert Maeder Professor of Health Care Ethics
Director, Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics
Saint Louis University Center for Health Care Ethics

2011-2012

Partnerships Between Academic Health Centers and Industry: Opportunities, Challenges, and Pitfalls
Bernard Lo, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Medical Ethics Program
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

2010-2011

Conflicts of Interest in Medicine
Marcia Angell, M.D.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School

2009-2010

Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We Might Be Headed
William Sage, M.D., J.D.
Vice Provost, Health Affairs
James R. Dougherty Chair, Faculty Excellence in Law
The University of Texas at Austin

2008-2009

Health Care Band-Aids: How to Fix America's Ailing Health Care System
Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Bioethics
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

2008 Inaugural Lecture

Ethics and Pay for Performance (P4P): What is Known of the Effects of P4P on Physician Ethics and the Patient-Physician Relationship?
Matthew Wynia, M.D., MPH
Director, Institute of Ethics
American Medical Association


Presentation Archives

2018
  • Gunner O'Brien. "Who Selects Quality Measures in the 21st Century?" American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) 2018 Annual Conference; Anaheim, CA | Oct. 20, 2018
2017
  • Tyler Zahrli, M.D., Ph.D. Trainee, 26th Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Annual Conference; Dallas, TX | Feb. 25, 2017
2016
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "Ethics." Session Director, New Housestaff Orientation. SSM Health-Saint Louis University Hospital | June 21, 2016
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "Professional Decision Making in Medicine." Facilitator, Senior Medical Student Capstone, Saint Louis University School of Medicine | April 27 and 29, 2016
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "Blessing of the Hands." Facilitator, Ceremony for 3rd year Medical Students, Saint Louis University School of Medicine | April 6, 2016
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "Who's Buying Lunch?---Physician Interactions with Industry." Facilitator, Primary Care Capstone, Saint Louis University School of Medicine | March 23, 2016
2015
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "How Does Jesuit Identity Inform Health Professional Education in 2015." Panel Participant, Lilly Speaker Series, Saint Louis University School of Medicine | Nov. 17, 2015
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "Death and Dying." Course Co-Director, 2nd year Medical Students, Saint Louis University School of Medicine | August 2015
  • Erin Bakanas, M.D., M.A. "The Purpose and Function of Ethics Committees." Facilitator, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Students, Saint Louis University Hospital | July 15, 2015
  • Bander Center Casebook Presentations, "Exploring Integrity in Medicine"
  • Kelly only-A Case Based Approach to Teaching Medical Business Ethics. Annual Health Law Professors Conference; St. Louis, MO | June 2015
  • Rebecca Volpe, Tyler Zahrli. Exploring Integrity in Medicine: A Case Based Approach to Teaching Business Ethics and Professionalism. International Conference on Clinical Ethics & Consultation; New York, NY | May 2015
  • Erin Bakanas, Rebecca Volpe, Tyler Zahrli. Exploring Integrity in Medicine: A Case Based Approach to Teaching Business Ethics and Professionalism. Academy for Professionalism in Health Care Annual Meeting; Louisville, KY | May 2015
2014
  • Bander Center Publishes Casebook: "Exploring Integrity in Medicine. " Casebook to foster medical business ethics education with medical students and residents | 2014