BEI Events
[28 October 2011]
- The Philippine Consulate General in New York hosted a Healthcare Business Professional Outsourcing (BPO) Forum on October 25 at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center. The forum was held in cooperation with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in New York (PTIC-NY), the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce-New York, and the Philippine BPO/IT Council-New York. The theme for the Forum was “How to cope with rising healthcare costs, shrinking profit margins in a volatile global economy.” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. was the Guest of Honor at the event. Breakout Panels were led by Judy Arteche-Carr of the Philippine BPO/IT Council Advisory Board and CEO of the Arteche Global Group; Prof. Falguni Sen, Chair of Management Systems Area and Director for Global Healthcare Innovation of Fordham University; Jennifer Miller, Director for Bioethics International (BEI); and Julius Romero, AVP for Medical Education at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
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[Apr. 1, 2011, NC]- BEI's Director Jennifer Miller speaks at North Carolina Central University School of Law's 5th annual symposium on Intersection of the Biotechnological and Legal Worlds. More info here.
[Oct. 15-16, 2010, Princeton]
[May 6, 2010, Chicago] Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) selects BEI to direct ethics panel for the 2010 BIO International Convention. The convention is the largest global event for the industry. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, will appear for a moderated discussion on domestic and foreign policy. Al Gore will deliver a keynote on climate change and BEI will direct the panel: Ethics and Biopharmaceutical R&D: Who Should Be Responsible for Tomorrow’s Drugs? more info here.
- Chair and moderator: Jennifer Miller, Exec. Director, Bioethics International
- Richard Hubbard, MD, Senior Director, External Medical Affairs, Pfizer
- Mark Feinberg, VP, Medical Affairs and Policy, Merck
- Robert Baughman, PhD,VP, MannKind Corporation
- Stephen Latham, JD, PhD, Deputy Director, Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics
- Ellen Strahlman, MD, MHSc, Senior VP, Chief Medical Officer, GlaxoSmithKline
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[2009 - Present] BEI’s Executive Director, Jennifer Miller, serves as regular commentator for Fox News Live, CBS2 News, and other local and international media on a diverse spectrum of ethical issues.
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[June 5, 2009] Science Magazine features Bioethics International and its Executive Director, Jennifer Miller, full article here.
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[January 29, 2009, NYC] BEI’s Executive Director, Jennifer Miller, serves as expert for Fordham University’s Conference, ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE: TRANSFORMING THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC HEALTH, & OUR ENVIRONMENT. Panelists’ Bios Conference Agenda
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[June 17-19, 2009, Texas] Bioethics International partners with the World Health Care Congress for The World Health Care Congress Leadership Summit on Emergency Medicine Business Management and Planning - Disaster Preparation & Surge Planning Reimbursement & Regulatory Requirements. Jennifer E. Miller, Executive Director, Bioethics International speaks about optimizing and regulating situational standards of care and how to overcome the ethical challenges associated with alternate care sites and situations. More information here.
[May 23, 2008, NYC] BEI cosponsors the United Nations-affiliate 2008 bioethics conference with Appignani Bioethics Center to address current and emerging global healthcare and ethics concerns, including “Procreative Beneficence?”, “Ethics and Pharmaceutical R&D: Who Should Be Responsible for Tomorrow’s Drugs?”, and Saying “No” to Patients: Medical Professionals as Conscientious Objectors. Further information: UN Bioethics Panels & Panelists Photo Gallery CONFERENCE VIDEO HERE.
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BEI joins the AMA’s National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium (NDLSEC) – tasked with developing standardized national disaster preparedness training programs for responders, clinicians and all healthcare providers.




