27th Annual Conference on Bioethics
Capacity and Consciousness:
Ethical Dilemmas Involving Death, Brain Injury and Neurological Disabilities
November 10, 2023
8:45 am – 4:15 pm ET
Hybrid Conference
(In-Person and Virtual Options)
Sheraton Ann Arbor
3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Three ways for those registered to attend the conference virtually join -
- Click on the blue “Join” button within your MSMS Registration Reminder email. Then login using the same credentials as the MSMS website.
- Go to www.msms.org/LMS and login using the same credentials as the MSMS website. Scroll to the My Activity section and select the session title. Click the "Join Live Web Event" button which will be available 30 minutes prior to the event start time.
- Use the Zoom link provided to access today’s course:
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If you are not registered and you do not have time to register, click on the Zoom link below. Please contact MSMS after the event to finalize your registration and payment. You will not be able to access the survey and receive your CME until registration and payment is complete.
- Use the Zoom link below to access today’s course:
https://us02web.zoom.us/w/82347103554?tk=UqeTLwAyE_CM4YVak--OgdFJPdJ0HmZWrIxxZ_VRpyc.DQUAAAATLEUVQhZlUTNLY3J2Y1FOaTBGTnBLQmNBMm53AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&pwd=VzdjanJLd1lkd0RIaVRuSHp6RzA2QT09&uuid=WN_hmIz9csiS5y1tU58XYdqFQ
Passcode: CAq7gfFZ3Q
For additional access or registration assistance, contact the Education Department at 517-336-5790 or educationdept@msms.org
Supported by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
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When registering be sure to select in-person or virtual attendance.
9:00 - 10:00 am
Brain Death and Medical Futility: Practical Solutions for Conflict Resolution
Keynote: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
10:00 - 11:00 am
Navigating the Ethical Dilemma of Medical Retirement for Adolescent Athletes with Repetitive TBI: Protecting the Right to an Open Future
Kathryn Redinger, MD, Assistant Dean, Clinical Affairs, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Conscientious Objection and Refusing Interventions to Patients with Profound Neurological Injury
Abram Brummett, PhD, HEC-C, Assistant Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Cessation of Function: When Clinicians and Families Disagree about Death by Neurologic Criteria
Erica Andrist, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan
2:00 - 3:00 pm
The Persisting Problem of Precedent Autonomy Among Persons in a Minimally Conscious State
Devan Stahl, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Religion, Baylor University
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Student Rapid Fire Paper Session
Registration Fees:
Members - $50
Non-members - $100
Students and residents - Free
Statement of Accreditation
The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The MSMS designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.