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Case Studies in Bioethics and Practical Philosophy: When Clinical Trials Go Wrong

Wednesday, 22 October, 2025 -
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Integrated Sciences Building
190

Data safety monitoring boards (DSMBs) meet on a regular basis to ensure that the expected benefits of a clinical trial continue to outweigh its risk and that side effects are monitored. They are empowered to recommend to study sponsors that studies by halted if ethical protections fail. Deborah Barnbaum, PhD will discuss multiple DSMB case studies and the ethical quandaries and considerations that guide their decisions.

Dr. Barnbaum is a bioethicist and professor in the Department of Philosophy at 5X社区 and has served as a clinical ethicist and patient advocate on several DSMBs for the National Institutes of Health since 2006.