23rd Annual Conference on Bioethics
Holiday Inn, Ann Arbor, MI
Saturday, November 02, 2019
8:45 AM - 3:00 PM
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Eastern Standard Time
Death in America: Current Controversies at the End of Life
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the ethics of physician-assisted suicide
- Understand the ethical issues involved in voluntairly stopping eating and drinking
- Learn about recent controversial end of life cases and the Catholic approach
- Appreciate the socioeconomic determinants/disparities that exist at the end of life
8:45 am - Welcome and Opening Remarks, Lauren B. Smith, MD and Shauna Ryder-Diggs, MD
9:00 – 10:00 am - Keynote Speaker – Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Trends Around the Globe, Scott Kim, MD, PhD
10:00 – 11:00 am - Social Determinants of Health at the End of Life, Phillip Rodgers, MD, FAAHPM
11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Catholic End-of-Life Ethics after Charlie Gard and Alfie Evans, Michael Redinger, MD
12:00 – 1:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm - Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Ethical Framework and Future Challenges, Adam Marks, MD, MPH
2:00 – 3:00 - Case Studies
3:00 pm - Closing Remarks, Lauren B. Smith, MD
Members - $195
Nonmembers - $275
Retired - $105
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 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.