News and Events
2022
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.
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.
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
"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
- "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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- "Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare - Is There Really No Regulatory Framework?" A discussion with Dan Simpson Nov. 5, 2020 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obbdJK2xrSo&t=29s
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "Taking Catholic Health Care into the 21st Century: A Conversation with Patrick McCruden"
Patrick McCruden, D. Bioethics, MTS, BCC., Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
St. Louis Union Station, Regency Ballroom | April 13, 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
- "Chronic Pain and the Opioid Crisis"
Heidi Miller, M.D., Patrice Pye, Ph.D. , Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
Saint Louis University, Cupples House | Feb. 22, 2018 | Read More
- "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
- "A New Urban Hospital in St. Louis: Sustainability, Accessibility, Parity"
Catalina Freixas, LEED AP BD+C and Harold Braswell, Ph.D. , Moderated by Jason Keune, M.D., MBA
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Health Sciences Education Union Auditorium | Nov. 2, 2017 | Read More
- "Is Healthcare a Human Right, or Just Good for Business"
Ed Weisbart, M.D. Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Health Sciences Education Union Auditorium | Sept. 7, 2017
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)
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
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
Some Observations about Conflicts of Interest in Research
Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D.
Director, Office for Human Research Protections
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Conflicts of Interest in Medicine
Marcia Angell, M.D.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
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
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
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
- 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
- Tyler Zahrli, M.D., Ph.D. Trainee, 26th Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Annual Conference; Dallas, TX | Feb. 25, 2017
- 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
- Bander Center Publishes Casebook: "Exploring Integrity in Medicine. " Casebook to foster medical business ethics education with medical students and residents | 2014