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Center for Bioethics and Health Law
Grand Rounds

A series dealing with ethical issues in medicine
Spring 2008 Schedule

Except as otherwise noted, all lectures are at the School of Law,
3900 Forbes Avenue

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February 7, 2008 Noon – 1:00 Room 113	Caring for Organs or for Patients? Ethical Concerns about the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006)* Michael A. DeVita, MD Professor of Critical Care and Internal Medicine Associate Medical Director, University of Pittsburgh
February 28, 2008 Noon – 1:00 GSPH - Parran Hall Room G23 130 DeSoto Street	The Controversy Over Complicity of Health Professionals in Abusive Post-9/11 Interrogation Tactics* M. Gregg Bloche, MD, JD Professor of Law, Georgetown University Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute
March 6, 2008 Noon – 1:00 Room 113	The Ethics of Allocating Scarce Health Care Resources: A New View Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD Chair, Department of Clinical Bioethics National Institutes of Health
March 31, 2008 Scaife Hall Auditorium 5 3550 Terrace Street 9:00 – 4:00 Website: http://ccehs.upmc.edu	MEDICAL ETHICS UPDATE 2008 CONFERENCE Featuring 25th ANNUAL MESSER LECTURE How Financial Conflicts of Interest Endanger our Profession Jerome P. Kassirer, MD Distinguished Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Visiting Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, New England Journal of Medicine A Psychological Perspective on Conflicts of Interest in Medicine George Loewenstein, PhD Herbert A. Simon Professor of Economics and Psychology Carnegie Mellon University
April 17, 2008 Noon - 1:00 Room 113	Making Medical Decisions for Children: Is the Best Interest Standard Really Best? Douglas S. Diekema, MD, MPH* Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics Department of Pediatrics Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center - Seattle

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SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR BIOETHICS AND HEALTH LAW,
THE CENTER FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES, AND THE SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH.

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Physicians may claim AMA Category 2 continuing medical education credits for participation in learning experiences that enhance professional effectiveness. Physicians should maintain records of attendance, claiming one hour of credit for each hour of course participation. The AMA Physician’s Recognition Award permits up to 30 hours of the 50 hours required annually to be earned in Category 2 activities. This activity has been developed in accordance with the American Medical Association ethical opinions on Gifts to Physicians from Industry and on Ethical Issues in CME.

*This course is presented in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. It has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hour of substantive CLE credit. Participants register and pay $25 at the door. Checks should be made payable to the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. For further information, please contact Lila Steffy (412) 648-1305 or steffy@pitt.edu.

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