Professor Daniel Wikler, Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health, Emeritus, from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will deliver a seminar entitled “Population-level Bioethics: 35 Years of Contributions to the Public’s Health” in the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, on 30 July 2025 (Wednesday).
At the seminar, Prof. Wikler will lead the audience into the less well-known inquiry of “population-level bioethics” that has addressed issues arising in the study and amelioration of the health of populations, including but transcending issues of justice in health care systems. “Population-level bioethics” has been in dialogue with developments in global and population health for several decades and now must address the challenges of an era marked by politicized anti-science and disinformation.
As a foundational figure in the field of bioethics, Prof. Wikler served as the first Staff Ethicist for the World Health Organization and served as Staff Philosopher for the President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Prof. Wikler was co-founder and second president of the International Association of Bioethics. Please visit here to learn more about the speaker.
This seminar is co-organized by JCSPHPC and CUHK Centre for Bioethics, and will be moderated by Professor Roger Chung, Associate Professor of JCSPHPC and Co-Director of CBIOE.
Please find the event details below:
| Date | 30 June 2025 (Thursday) |
| Time | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (HKT) |
| Venue | Kai Chong Tong G/F, School of Public Health Building Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin |
| Mode | In-person |
| Topic | Population-level Bioethics: 35 Years of Contributions to the Public’s Health |
| Speaker | Professor Daniel Wikler Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health, Emeritus Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Moderator | Professor Roger Chung Associate Professor JC School of Public Health and Primary Care Co-Director CUHK Centre for Bioethics The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Registration deadline | 12:00 noon (HKT), 29 July 2025 (Tuesday) |