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"Clinical Bioethics: Theories and Methods," Erasmus Mundus European Master of Bioethics, University of Padua, April 16, 2007

"Ethical Issues in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine," Sentinel Workshop, European Commission, Mercer Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 27th – 28th October 2006

"Bioethics and Human Reproductive Cloning," Symposium on Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (with Siobhan O’Sullivan, Emmanuel Agius, and Maureen Junker-Kenny), Faculty of Philosophy, Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland, October 26th, 2006

"The Ethics of Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis," A Discussion with the International Forum of Catholic Bioethicists, Bruxelles (Belgium), December 9-12, 2006

"God, the Embryo, and the Ends of Medicine: The Case of Stem Cell Research," LMU President’s Day, Loyola Marymount University, March 18, 2006

"Orientamenti e tendenze della bioetica americana," A Public Lecture at the University of Padua, January 27, 2006

"The Ethics of Reproductive Cloning," A Discussion with the International Forum of Catholic Bioethicists, Bruxelles (Belgium), December 11-13, 2005

"Methods in Bioethics," Georgetown International Health Care Ethics Colloquium, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., October 17, 2005

"Where Is Bioethics Going? Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia," A Response to Paul Schotsmans, The 2005 Annual Bioethics Institute Lecture, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, September 21, 2005

"La Contribucion de la Religion a la Bioetica," 5 Congreso de Bioetica de America Latina y del Caribe, August 10, 2005, Panama

"Bioetica y Pobreza," [panel discussion with Nancy Andrade Castro (UNICEF Panama) and Francesc Abel (Spain)] 5 Congreso de Bioetica de America Latina y del Caribe, August 10, 2005, Panama

"Los Comites de Bioetica Asistenciales y su incidencia en la configuracion de una nueva cultura en las practicas hospitalarias," [panel discussion with Leila Malave (Portorico) and Jose Torres Mejia (Mexico)] 5 Congreso de Bioetica de America Latina y del Caribe, August 12, 2005, Panama

"Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultations: An American Experience," 2nd International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultations, University of Basel (Switzerland), March 17-20, 2005 [panel presentation]

"L’etica medica tra curare e prendersi cura", Lanza Foundation, Padua (Italy), December 16, 2004

"The Ethics of Stem Cell Research," A Discussion with the International Forum of Catholic Bioethicists, Bruxelles (Belgium), December 12-13, 2004

"The Ethics of Stem Cell Research: Thoughts on Proposition 71" a Panel Discussion with Prof. Brietta Clark and Rabbi Jaim Abadia, Loyola Law School, November 18, 2004

"Questions at the Boundary: Theological Anthropology and Bioethics," a paper for the symposium on Health and Human Flourishing: Religion, Medicine, and Moral Anthropology, Georgetown University, November 5-6, 2004

"Bioethics: A Place of Creativity in Medicine," A paper read on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Centre d’Éthique Médicale, Université Catholique de Lille, France, October 16, 2004

"Divine Shadows in the Nursery: Bioethics and the Suffering of Children," The Annual Bioethics Institute Lecture, Loyola Marymount University, October 7, 2004

"To Clone or Not to Clone: Bioethics on the Threshold of a Brave New World," Loyola Marymount University Donors Retreat, St. Helena, CA, September 25, 2004

"Nature and Function of Ethics Committees in the United States: A Bioethical Analysis," Workshop on "Ethics Committees in Medical Research and Practice," Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Rome (Italy), June 18-19, 2004

"Life in the Laboratory, Marriage and Family: A Bioethical Analysis," Public Lecture at the International Academy of Marital Spirituality, Bruxelles, Belgium, December 16, 2003

"The New Genetics: Therapeutic Promise and Ethical Responsibilities," University of Cagliari (Italy), May 29, 2003

"The Goals of Medicine and the Physician-Patient Relation," Ospedale Policlinico, Messina (Italy), January 25, 2003

"The Bioethicist as a Mediator: The Ethics Consultation Service in Health Care Institutions," Istituto Teologico San Tommaso, Messina, January 24, 2003

"Bioethics: History, Concepts and Current Challenges," State University of Messina, January 24, 2003

"The Climate of Western Bioethics: Between Liberal Individualism and Social Solidarity," International Conference: "Bioethics in Multicultural Space: Locating Values, Translating Lessons," Changsha, Republic of China, December 1-4, 2002

"The Beginning of Personhood: Philosophical and Ethical Implications," The Dean’s Biomedical Lecture Series, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, November 14, 2002

"Challenges for Bioethics in the XXI Century," XV Conferencia Boyd B. Palmer, Universidad Interamericana de Puertorico, Recinto de San German, October 19, 2002

"Bioethics and Humanities Research: Genetics and Worldview Workshop," National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Health, July 2, 2002

"Just Health Care: Moral Critique, Outrage and Response," [with Dan Callahan, Jack Glaser and Laurie Zoloth], Center for Clinical Bioethics Conference on Justice in Health Care, Georgetown University, April 12, 2002

"The Status of the Human Embryo: Scientific Data and Ethical Interpretation," Theology and Embryology Conference, Santa Clara University, February 14-16, 2002

"Ethical Issues in Research with Human Subjects," Regulator Compliance Training Sessions for Georgetown University Investigators, November 12, 2001

"Stem Cell Research: Science, Religion and Ethics in Dialogue," Georgetown University Bioethics Colloquium [with Kevin FitzGerald and Leroy Walters], October 29, 2001

"Market Ethos and the Integrity of Health Care," German and American Health Care Systems, A Symposium Organized by the Catholic University Of America Law School, the School of Philosophy and the German Embassy, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2001

"Moral Absolutes and Bioethics," University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, April 6, 2001

"Integrity and Compliance: The Moral Divide," Organizational Ethics Workshop for Health Care Professionals, Georgetown University, March 15, 2001

"Clinical Ethics in the United States: An Assessment," Cycle de formation en deux journées pour le Diplome d’Université d’Éthique de la Santé, Centre d’Éthique Medicale, Université Catholique de Lille (France), March 11-13, 2001

"Rethinking Hippocratic Ethics," National Portuguese Conference of Bioethics, Azores (Portugal), January 27, 2001

"Clinical Ethics as Applied Ethics: The Case of Ethics Consultations," International Conference on Clinical Bioethics, Universita’ dell’Insubria, Varese (Italy), January 22, 2001

"Ethics of Genetics," Advanced European Bioethics Course, University of Nijmegen (Holland), November 17-19, 2000

"Aristotle Retrieved: The Changing Faces of American Principlism," Center for Bioethics and Law, University of Leuven (Belgium), November 16. 2000

"Hospital Ethics Committees: History and Evolution," Clinical Ethics Workshop, Georgetown University, November 9-11, 2000

"Research with Human Tissues: Regulatory and Ethical Aspects," Van Andel Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, September 29, 2000

"Ethical Issues in Research with Human Subjects," Regulatory Compliance Training Sessions for Investigators, Georgetown University Medical Center, September 12, 2000

"The Center for Clinical Bioethics: Philosophy and Activities," International Meeting of Catholic Bioethics Centers, Vatican City, February 14-17, 2000

"Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: An Overview of the International Debate," [with Thomas Kopfensteiner, William Buckley, and Lars Reuter], Society for Christian Ethics Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 8, 2000

"Rethinking the Goals of Medicine," International Conference of Clinical Bioethics, Padua (Italy), October 19-23, 1999

"From Medical Ethics to Bioethics," International Symposium on the History of Medical Ethics, Catholic University of Rome (Italy), May 29-30, 1999

"Institutional Review Boards: A Context for Ethical Discourse," [with Jeff Collmann] Workshop on IRBs: Member Responsibilities and Related Competences, Georgetown University, March 23-24, 1999

"Anthropology of Intimacy and Medical Confidentiality," University Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid (Spain), January 28-29, 1999

"Bioethics in the United States: An Assessment from a European Perspective," Lanza Foundation, Padua (Italy), May 22, 1998

"International Perspectives on the History of Bioethics," [with James Drane, Warren Reich, John Collins Harvey and Corrado Viafora], National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, June 6, 1996

"Environmental Crisis and Ethical Awareness," The Cultural Center of Varese (Italy), March 8, 1989

"Moral Theology and Reproductive Technologies," Public Lecture, Centro Culturale di Varese (Italy), November 18, 1988

"The Tradition of Catholic Social Ethics," Symposium on Social Ethics, Catholic University of Milan, February 15, 1998