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Peter Ubel, M.D., is the Madge and Dennis T. McLawhorn University Professor of Business, Public Policy and Medicine at Duke University. Dr. Ubel explores controversial issues about the role of values and preferences in health care decision-making, from decisions at the bedside to policy decisions. He uses the tools of decision psychology and behavior economics to explore topics like informed consent, shared decision-making, and healthcare cost containment.

Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Ph.D., is the Cullen Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Associate Director for Medical Ethics with the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Blumenthal-Barby explores ethical issues raised by research on human judgement and decision-making and the development of moral guidelines for the use of principles of behavior economics and decisional psychology to shape people's decisions and behaviors.

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This seminar is brough to you by the UF Center for Behavioral Economic Health Research (CBEHR) as part of their monthly seminar series.