BIOETHICS SEMINAR March 25, 2015, 4:10-5:30 pm 155 College St., Room 108 (main floor, to the right of the elevators) This event will be webcast: https://jcb.adobeconnect.com/bioethicsseminars/ Consideration of Beliefs, Values and Progress in the Quest for Improved Global Health Solomon R. Benatar, MBChB, DSC (Med) Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town Abstract: Multiple complex global crises that increasingly threaten health and well-being, define a distinctive turning point in human and world history. Reflections on trends in belief systems and values associated with ‘progress’ set the scene for contemplating future prospects for global and planetary health. Where do we come from, who are we, what do we value and where are we going, are perennial questions that must be diligently asked and addressed if we are to understand the limits of short term, selfish, anthropocentric endeavours. We have the ingenuity to improve future prospects. 155 College Street, Ste. 754, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1P8 Canada Tel.: [416] 978-2709 Fax: [416] 978-1911 jcb.utoronto.ca A partnership among the University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Centre for Clinical Ethics, a joint venture of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, and St. Michael’s Hospital; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab; The Hospital for Sick Children; Humber River Hospital; Mount Sinai Hospital; North York General Hospital; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto Community Care Access Centre; Trillium Health Partners; and University Health Network (Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and Toronto Western Hospital).