BEI Services

"Practitioners and researchers alike have come to recognize that ethical issues comprise a greater and greater role in crucial decision-making on issues confronting them and the vulnerable populations they serve. Current disasters and triage-management have exposed operational vulnerabilities in ethics and justice that today require immediate, open, and transparent debate that has not been evident, or available, in the recent past. No one organization brings forward ethical questions to a level easily understood on a daily basis by clinicians and managers alike than BEI. Finally, a mechanism that operationalizes ethics for the clinician!"

~ Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH, DTM
Professor, Senior Fellow
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University

"Bioethics International is an excellent resource to clinicians and to anyone with an interest in ethics, providing individuals with expertise, experience, and credibility in the field of medical ethics, as well as outstanding educational programs."

~ Mark R. Mercurio, MD
Director, Yale Pediatric Ethics Program
Co-Chair, Yale Hospital Ethics Committee
Professor, Yale University School of Medicine

"I laud the efforts of the BEI staff in exploring (ethical) issues through the fostering of constructive dialogue, the undertaking of innovative educational efforts, and the provision of invaluable leadership to our academic community. I am confident that the efforts put forth by Bioethics International will prove pivotal in the establishment of ethically-sound policy solutions that will effectively promote equity and advance the welfare of patients, professionals, communities, and responders alike."

~ Nathan A. Bostick
Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response
American Medical Association

"Having searched for expert advice on bioethics as it relates to disaster situations, I came upon this wonderful resource (BEI); a challenge for ethicists, teachers, educators, physicians and scientists to consider these forward thinking and proactive guidelines within the scope of disaster scenarios."

~ Marcia Marsh
Senior Scientist
US Environmental Protection Agency

"BEI addresses one of the most pressing and overlooked needs in society today, ethics education. BEI's educational initiatives and training provide cogent logic and sound principles, so that professionals have the tools to make responsible and competent decisions. BEI is a true gift to those who hold that ethics and professional competence necessarily must go hand in hand. For just as you will not be an ethical professional if you are not a competent professional, you will not be a competent professional if you are not an ethical one. Many thanks to BEI for your vital work."

~ Ginger Gruters
The President's Council on Bioethics

"Thanks to BEI's work, our hospital made great progress preparing for an emergency and the ensuing difficult resource allocations and triage decisions. Also, thanks to BEI I was really able to get my message about living wills, DNR orders and patient safety out to a broader audience and benefit more patients."

~ Dr. Ferdinando Mirarchi
Medical Director
Emergency Department, Hamot Medical Center

"Bioethics is about empowering professionals and organizations in healthcare, life science and biotechnology to make responsible decisions. Ethics holds a key to improving the quality of healthcare, organizations, the environment and lives. It is in adherence to this spirit that BEI intends to pursue an applied ethics vision through tailor-made services directed at educating, training and advising on the diverse spectrum of bioethical issues."

~ Tomas Silber, MD
Director, Office of Ethics, Children's National Medical Center
Professor, George Washington University