SUMMER SEMINAR IN CLINICAL ETHICS

The 2008 Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics will be held on August 4th-8th, 2008. This annual one-week seminar provides an intensive, interactive introduction to the anaylsis of ethical problems in clinical care. The seminar is directed to physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, attorneys, teachers and other professionals involved in the care of patients or the education of providers. If you would like to be notified when registration is open or would like any information about the Seminar, please click here and send a brief message with your request. The finalized 2008 program and brochure will be available in late spring, after which registration will open.

The schedule for last summer's seminar is below. We anticipate that the 2008 program will be similar in scope.

Summer Seminar 2007 Schedule

MONDAY, August 6, 2007, Medical Indications
7:30	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00	Clinical Decision-Making: the Four Boxes Albert Jonsen, PhD
9:00	Break
9:15	The Principle of Beneficence Albert Jonsen, PhD Assessing Risks & Benefits in the Clinical Setting Mark Tonelli, MD MA
10:30	Break
10:45	The Principle of Non-Maleficence Al Jonsen, PhD Avoiding Harm in the Clinical Setting Thomas H. Gallagher, MD
12:00	Lunch (provided)
1:30	The Concepts of Quantitative & Qualitative Futility Al Jonsen, PhD Futility & DNAR Orders Mark Tonelli, MD MA
3:00	Break
3:15	Case Discussions – Small groups
4:45	Adjourn
TUESDAY, August 7, 2007, Patient Preferences

7:30	Continental Breakfast
8:00	Case Analysis – Faculty & Participants
9:00	Break
9:15	The Principle of Autonomy Albert Jonsen, PhD The Practice of Informed Consent Wylie Burke, MD PhD
10:30	Break
10:45	How to Evaluate Compromised Autonomy Mark D. Sullivan, MD PhD
12:00	Lunch (provided)
1:30	Essentials of Clinical Ethics Consultation Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD MTS
2:45	Break
3:00	Case Discussion – Small groups
4:30	Reception for participants & faculty
WEDNESDAY, August 8, 2007, Quality of Life
7:30	Continental Breakfast
8:00	Case Analysis – Faculty & participants
9:00	Break
9:15	Principles & Values Related to Quality of Life Thomas R. McCormick, D. Min. Caring for Patients at the End of Life Stuart Farber, MD
10:30	Break
10:45	Decision-Making for Children Douglas Diekema, MD MPH
12:00	Lunch (provided)
1:30	Quality of Life Decisions at the Beginning of Life Thomas R. McCormick, D. Min. Disparate Views on Quality of Life: Right to Live Cases Sarah E. Shannon, PhD
2:45	Break
3:00	Case Discussions – small groups
4:30	Adjourn
THURSDAY, August 9, 2007, Contextual Features
7:30	Continental Breakfast
8:00	Case Analysis – Faculty & participants
9:00	Break
9:15	The Principle of Justice Albert Jonsen, PhD
9:45	How the Law Affects Clinical Decisions Pat Kuszler, MD, JD
10:45	Break
11:00	Organizational Ethics in Case Analysis Robert Pearlman, MD, MPH
12:00	Lunch (provided)
1:30	Implicit & Explicit Rationing Nancy S. Jecker, PhD When Rationing Falls to the Clinician Sarah E. Shannon, PhD
2:45	Break
3:00	Case Discussions – small groups
4:30	Adjourn
FRIDAY, August 10, 2007, Tutorials
7:30	Continental Breakfast
8:00	Case Analysis – Faculty & participants
9:00	Break
9:15	Choose one Cultural Sensitivity & Ethical Relativism (Al Jonsen, PhD) Ethics Consultation (Douglas Diekema, MD MPH) Basics of Ethics Committees (Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD MTS)
10:30	Break
10:45	Choose one Religious Issues in Clinical Ethics (Thomas R. McCormick, D.Min.) Ethics Consultation (Douglas Diekema, MD MPH) Mediation in Ethics Consultation (Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD MTS)
12:00	Lunch (pick up lunch to eat during final tutorial)
12:15	Choose one Cultural Sensitivity & Ethical Relativism (Al Jonsen, PhD) Religious Issues in Clinical Ethics (Thomas R. McCormick, D. Min.) Mediation in Ethics Consultation (Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD MTS)
1:45	Wrap up & Evaluation
2:15	Adjourn