About Us

This is the 21st annual conference of the UK Clinical Ethics Network (UKCEN). UKCEN is a charity that supports and promotes clinical ethics services in the UK.  

The conference is being organised on behalf of UKCEN by colleagues in the Centre for Ethics in Medicine (in the Medical School at the University of Bristol) and the UHBW Bristol Clinical Ethics Advisory Group. The conference organisers are:

Richard Huxtable | Co-Chair | Professor of Medical Ethics and Law & Director, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol | Vice Chair, Bristol Clinical Ethics Advisory Group | Chair, UKCEN

Pam Cairns | Co-Chair | Consultant Neonatologist, University Hospitals Bristol | PhD Candidate, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol | Chair, Bristol Clinical Ethics Advisory Group

Zuzana Deans | Teaching Fellow, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol | Member, Bath Clinical Ethics Committee

Karen Forbes | Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Bristol | Member, Bristol Clinical Ethics Advisory Group

Nicky Henderson | Member, Bristol Clinical Ethics Advisory Group

Harleen Kaur Johal | Junior doctor | PhD Candidate, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol | Member, Swindon Clinical Ethics Committee

Melanie Tomlin | Administrator, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol

You can contact the organisers at ukcen-conference2023@bristol.ac.uk

We are also very grateful to UKCEN’s partner organisation, the Institute of Medical Ethics (IME), and in particular Phil Greenwood, for their assistance with the organisation of this conference.