Expanding the Policymaking Impact of Your Bioethics Expertise

This roundtable is a follow-up from our 2023 plenary "Policymakers’ Unmet Desire for Ethicists," and it is for anyone who wants to become more engaged in the policymaking process, yet is uncertain how to start. We will discuss why collaborative relationship-building, not just information dissemination, is important at these moments. We will also present new data on decision-makers’ unmet desire to engage with bioethicists. Participants will be encouraged to share their own experience and vision for impacting policy. Attendees will walk away with practical guidance and tools on how to proceed — what questions to ask yourself and others, what concrete steps to take, and what challenges may arise.