Annual Ethics Lectureship

This unique lectureship is an annual tradition by NWSCRS and is funded by Mr. Parviz Kamangar, a grateful patient, to remind physicians and surgeons to place an emphasis on providing compassionate care. Mr. Kamangar holds a special regard for instilling ethical fundamentals among surgical trainees, so the symposium specifically recruits presenters from all stages of training -- from pre-medical student to surgical fellow.

2023 Meeting
July 21, 2023 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA

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TRAINEES SURGICAL ETHICS PANEL

​“Decisional Capacity: Positive and Negative Autonomy”
Vadim Chesnokov, MS4
Washington State University - Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Vancouver, WA

“Intrinsic and Extrinsic Biases in Medical Decision Making”
Taylor Kennedy, MS4
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

“Syndemics and the Biosocial Conception of Health”
Kristin Lipe, DO
PGY2 General Surgery Resident
Samaritan Health Services, Corvallis, OR
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“Gallows Humor in Medicine”
Matthew Jacobsson, DO
PGY4 General Surgery Resident
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Tacoma, WA

“Dual Agency”
Rebecca Gologorsky, MD
CRS Resident, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

​PANEL DISCUSSION

Past Meetings
2022 Meeting 
HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES: HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE GET OUT
T. Salewa Oseni, MD FACS
Commonwealth Fund Fellow- Health Policy | Harvard University
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School

​RESIDENT ETHICS DEBATE: BIAS
TOPIC 1: IMPLICIT BIAS
Moderator: Karleigh Curfman, MD
Pro: Felix Lee, MD
Con: Chris Taylor, MD

TOPIC 2: EXPLICIT BIAS
Moderator: Jill Clark, MD
Pro: Garrett Shackleton, MD
Con: Jessica Gowing, MD/Stephanie Carr, MD

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