Title: Participating (Or Not) in Cancer Clinical Trials: Difficult Ethical Decisions for Patients and Families
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast will be provided
Location: NUR 1.112 (MPR) | UT Austin School of Nursing | 1710 Red River, Austin, TX
*CNE: Attendees may earn up to 1 CNE
Presented by: Connie Ulrich, PhD, RN, FAAN
Lillian S. Brunner Chair in Medical and Surgical Nursing
Professor of Nursing
Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
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Dr. Connie Ulrich is a nurse bioethicist and the Lillian S. Brunner Endowed Chair at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, where she is a Professor of Nursing and Medical Ethics and Health Policy. She also holds a secondary appointment in Penn’s School of Medicine. A pioneer in nursing ethics, she was the first nurse postdoctoral fellow in bioethics at the NIH. Her research explores the ethical dimensions of clinical and research practice, focusing on professional agency, informed consent, and outcomes of care. She has received NIH and AHRQ funding to study ethical challenges, including moral distress in nurses and cancer clinical trial participation. Internationally, she leads bioethics initiatives in Tanzania. Her book Moral Distress in the Professions highlights ethical challenges in healthcare. A fellow of AAN, Hastings Center, and Sigma Theta Tau, she continues to shape bioethics scholarship for future clinicians and the public.
This event is made possible by The Jack & Laura Lee Blanton Lectureship in Nursing.
Parking: Parking for this event is available for a fee in Trinity Garage (TRG) at the corner of MLK and Trinity, or at the Health Center Garage (HCG). If you need an accommodation to participate in this event or you are a faculty member who would like to bring a class, please contact Amber Shah at ashah@nursing.utexas.edu or 512-471-7964.
*Accreditation: This activity is accredited by UT Austin School of Nursing to provide 1.0 CNE. The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.