Press the print button on your browser.
Click here to return to the previous page.
Upcoming ethics events bulletin board
Welcome to the upcoming ethics events bulletin board, designed to share information about ethics-related activities across the country. If you or your organization would like to announce an event, please complete the form.
Listing on the bulletin board does not imply an AMA endorsement of the event.
The links below will take you off the AMA Web site. The AMA is not responsible for the content of other Web sites.
September
DeVos Medical Ethics Colloquy: "Patient Rights vs. Doctor Conscience"
Date: Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, 6:00–8:10 p.m.
Location: Grand Valley State University
Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences
Hager Auditorium—Room 119
301 Michigan Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Event description
Farr A. Curlin, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Faculty, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics and
R. Alta Charo, JD, Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin Law School
The Bi-Annual DeVos Medical Ethics Colloquy Series was started at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by a generous endowment from the "Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation." Richard and Helen DeVos saw the need for a forum where subjects of medical and ethical significance could be discussed under the guidance of learned national and international speakers, with opportunity for participation by the public in general. The Colloquy is addressed to professionals, MDs, medical students and nursing students, basic science researchers and community leaders, and its publications are widely distributed across the United States and abroad.
Free admission. Free parking provided.
To register for this event, please contact:
Sandi Norton at (616) 643-4768 or SandiN@rdvcorp.com
17th International Congress on Palliative Care
Date: Tuesday-Friday, Sept. 23-26, 2008
Location: Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada
Event sponsor: Palliative Care Division, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, McGill University
Event description
Founded in 1976 under the leadership of palliative care pioneer Dr. Balfour Mount and presented by the Palliative Care Division of the Departments of Medicine and Oncology of McGill University, this biennial Congress has grown to become one of the premier international events in palliative care. Bringing together over 1500 participants from around the world, the Congress provides an opportunity to review and share the latest developments in research as well as perspectives on end-of-life care from different cultures, spiritual traditions, and professions.
This year's outstanding programme features five plenary sessions, four all-day Concurrent Seminars, research fora, 160 workshops, proffered papers and symposia, and over 200 posters.
Among the highlights:
- the opening plenary by world-renowned philosopher Professor Charles Taylor, Winner of the 2008 Kyoto Prize for Arts and Philosophy and the 2007 Templeton Prize;
- an all-day seminar on International Issues—Palliative Care as a Basic Human Right;
- a special focus on Pediatric Palliative Care, including an all-day seminar and at least one workshop or proffered paper session on pediatric palliative care in every time slot;
- a full-day Clinical Master Class, given by international leaders in clinical palliative medicine;
- in-depth seminars on Healing and Whole-Person Care, Family Caregivers, and Volunteer Training.
CME is available for the event.
Cotnact: April O'Donoughue
Contact e-mail: info@pal2008.com
From Memoir to Ethical Wills—Passing Your Values to the Next Generation
Date: Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Location: St. Bartholomew's Church
109 East 50th Street
NYC
Event description
"From Memoir to Ethical Wills—Passing Your Values to the Next Generation," presented by Beverly LeBov Sloane—author, writing consultant and instructor of memoir writing at Bard College Institute for Lifelong Learning in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. For further information, contact New York Citizens' Committee on Health Care Decisions (212) 586-4638 or e-mail NYCCHCD@aol.com.
Free to the public.
Content provided by: Institute for Ethics