Prof. Timothy Caulfield testified at Presidential bioethics commission: Addressing the Scientific "Hype Pipeline:.."

Katherine Thompson - 14 February 2014

University of Alberta Faculty of Law Professor Timothy Caulfield recently testified at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues: Addressing the Scientific “Hype Pipeline:” Communicating Neuroscience Accurately. The focus of his testimony was on the ethics of communication about neuroscience research

The meeting, that Professor Timothy Caulfield spoke at, focused on U.S. President Obama’s request that the "Bioethics Commission examine the ethical implications of neuroscience research and the application of neuroscience research findings, as part of the federal government’s new Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative".1

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues seeks to "identify and promote policies and practices that ensure that scientific research, health care delivery, and technological innovation are conducted by the U.S. in a socially and ethically responsible manner. The Commission is an independent, deliberative panel of thoughtful experts that advises the President and the Administration, and, in so doing, educates the nation on bioethical issues."2


Further information, reviews, and archived webcasts from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues Mtg. 16:


Citations:
1. Bioethics Commission: Citing Sources: [http://www.bioethics.gov/node/3323]: para. 1: [Feb 14, 2014]
2. Bioethics Commission: Citing Sources: [http://www.bioethics.gov/node/3323]: para. 4: [Feb 14, 2014]