Dr. Ruth Faden

The Law & Health Care Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law invites you to join us as we welcome Ruth R. Faden, PhD, MPH, Berman Institute of Bioethics founder and inaugural Andreas C. Dracopoulos director, and Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Johns Hopkins, on Structural Injustice at 4 p.m. March 31.

Faden is the founder of the Berman Institute of Bioethics and was its director from 1995 until 2016. She was the inaugural Andreas C. Dracopoulos director (2014-2016) and has been the inaugural Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of Biomedical Ethics since 1995.

Faden’s research focuses on structural justice theory and on national and global challenges in food and agriculture, learning health care systems, women’s health, the rights and interests of pregnant women, health systems design and priority setting, and advances in science and technology. Her latest book, with Madison Powers, is "Structural Injustice: Power, Advantage, and Human Rights" (September 2019; Oxford University Press).

This event is free, but registration is required. Register here.

You will receive information on how to access the event in a separate email 48 hours before the webinar begins. If you have questions, please contact Gehan Girguis at ggirguis@law.umaryland.edu. This event will be recorded.

 

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