Henry Hardy Lecture

The Henry Hardy Lecture in Bioethics & Public Policy was held annually at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). It brought together experts in bioethics, health care, science, business, law, and/or policy, to discuss current issues of interest to physicians, nurses, administrators, and other health care providers and trainees.

The lectureship was founded in 1989 by Regis A. de Silva, MD, MPA, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in Cardiology at BIDMC, in collaboration with the then newly-formed Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, now the Center for Bioethics. Funding was provided by an international businessman and former patient, Henry Hardy. The purpose of the lecture was to address an ongoing question: how to correlate clinical practice with a particular social, legal, cultural, economic issue or problem in how care is delivered and to suggest remedies. The lectureship became part of the hospital's medical grand rounds, attended by professional staff, faculty, and trainees from BIDMC, the Center for Bioethics, and Harvard Medical School.

Organizing Committee

• Regis A. de Silva, MD, MPA, Chair
• Peter Macaulay
• Ronald Silvestri, MD
• Lachlan Forrow, MD
• Mark L. Zeidel, MD
• Robert D. Truog, MD, Ex-officio
• Christine Mitchell, RN, MS, MTS, HEC-C, Ex-officio