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  • Erika Blacksher, PhD, Named Fourth John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics 

    Erika Blacksher, PhD, Named Fourth John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics The Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City has named Erika Blacksher, PhD, as the new John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics. Dr. Blacksher will formally assume her position on September 1, 2020. She succeeds the esteemed Richard Payne, MD, who worked tirelessly throughout…
    October 28, 2021

  • KCP&L Offers New Employee Benefit

    KCP&L Offers New Employee Benefit Now, a group of KCP&L employees have somewhere to turn for consultation and advocacy when they or a loved one experiences advanced illness. And, they have opportunities to learn about advance care planning and why it is critical to name someone to speak for them if they cannot speak for…
    October 28, 2021

  • Rosemary Flanigan Named to Starr Women’s Hall of Fame

    Rosemary Flanigan Named to Starr Women’s Hall of Fame The Center is honored that Rosemary Flanigan, PhD, as well as two longtime supporters of the Center's work – Mary Kay McPhee and SuEllen Fried – were named to the Starr Women's Hall of Fame class of 2017. View More
    October 28, 2021

  • Former DHHS Assistant Secretary Joins the Center Staff

    Former DHHS Assistant Secretary Joins the Center Staff A major boost to its three-decade commitment to serving Americans facing the challenges of aging, serious illness and decision making at the end of life will arrive at the Center for Practical Bioethics when Kathy Greenlee joins its staff as Vice President of Aging and Health Policy.…
    October 28, 2021

  • Lifetime Achievement in Bioethics

    Lifetime Achievement in Bioethics Center for Practical Bioethics Founding Executive Myra Christopher Honored by American Society for Bioethics and Humanities with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Bioethics View More
    October 28, 2021

  • Sunflower Foundation awards $200,000 grant to better understand elder abuse in Kansas

    Sunflower Foundation awards $200,000 grant to better understand elder abuse in Kansas The Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Center for Practical Bioethics to identify strategies aimed at detecting, addressing and preventing elder abuse in Kansas. Kathy Greenlee, Vice President of Aging and Health Policy at the Center, will…
    October 28, 2021

  • Death and dying: An emerging conversation

    Death and dying: An emerging conversation   Experts at KU Med Center and Center for Practical Bioethics among those helping to lead end-of-life discussion View More
    October 28, 2021

  • Myra Christopher Named to Starr Hall of Fame

    Myra Christopher Named to Starr Hall of Fame Myra Christopher, the Center’s founding director and current Kathleen Foley Chair in Pain and Palliative Care at the Center for Practical Bioethic joined the ranks of seven of Kansas City’s best citizens on March 13, 2015, when she will be inducted into the inaugural class of the Starr…
    October 28, 2021

  • 5 Things to Know About Death and Dying Debates

    5 Things to Know About Death and Dying Debates Cathy Lynn Grossman, senior national correspondent for Religion News Service, identified 5 things about death and dying debates recently provoked by Brittany Maynard’s choice to end her life and suggests “neutral sources,” such as the Center’s Caring Conversations Workbook, that “are designed to get people thinking,…
    October 28, 2021

  • Brittany Maynard’s Choice to End Her Life Raises Profound Questions

    Brittany Maynard’s Choice to End Her Life Raises Profound Questions John Carney, President & CEO of the Center for Practical Bioethics, responds to the struggle of a young woman suffering from a fatal brain tumor who ended her life after moving to Oregon where physician-assisted suicide is legal. View More
    October 28, 2021