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MARK A. NORDENBERG LECTURE IN LAW,
MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY


November 20, 2008

The Social Consequences of Advances in Neuroscience:
Legal Problems, Legal Perspectives
Henry T. “Hank” Greely, JD
Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law
Stanford University School of Law
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Courtroom - School of Law



 

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

CF Reynolds Medical History Society Lecture Series
“The 200th Anniversary of Abdominal Laparotomy: The Ephraim McDowell Story”
John Raves, MD
Senior Attending General Surgeon, Laparoscopist, and Laparotomist
Allegheny General Hospital
6:00 p.m.
Lecture Room #5, Scaife Hall




February 5, 2009


Bioethics and Health Law Grand Rounds
“Access to Unapproved Therapies: The Leading Edge of Law and Medicine”
Peter Jacobson, JD, MPH
Professor of Health Law and Policy
Director, Center for Law, Ethics and Health
University of Michigan School of Public Health
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Room 113 – School of Law



Friday, February 20, 2009

Medicine Grand Rounds
Visiting Professor Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD
“Evaluating Demands for Life-Prolonging Treatment Based Upon Religious Beliefs”
11:00-12:00
Montefiore University Hospital – Auditorium – 7 Main




Thursday, February 26, 2009

CF Reynolds Medical History Society Lecture Series
“Foundations of Palliative Care: William Osler’s Study of the Act of Dying”
Paul Mueller, Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
6:00 p.m.
Lecture Room #5 Scaife Hall





Thursday, April 2, 2009

CF Reynolds Medical History Society Lecture Series
Twentieth First Annual Mark M. Ravitch History of Medicine Lecture
“Renal Transplantation: Historical Perspectives”
Arnold G. Diethelm, MD
Professor Emeritus, Former Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Alabama School of Medicine
6:00 p.m.
Lecture Room #5, Scaife Hall




Monday, April 6, 2009

18TH ANNUAL MEDICAL ETHICS UPDATE 2009 CONFERENCE
26TH ANNUAL MESSER LECTURE
Day-long Conference
Scaife Hall Auditorium #5


CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION:
https://ccehs.upmc.edu/regSessionEvent.jsp?courseNumber=2033

Obesity: Ethical Issues in Prevention, Treatment, and Research
Daniel Callahan, PhD
Co-founder, The Hastings Center
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
Senior Fellow, Yale University

TV May Cause Obesity: but the Evidence is Thin
Richard Scheines, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Carnegie Mellon University

Using Ideas from Behavioral Economics to Promote Weight Loss
George Loewenstein, PhD
Professor Economics and Psychology
Carnegie Mellon University



Thursday, April 23, 2009

Ground Floor – McCluskey Auditorium
“A Short History of Clinical Medical Ethics Ending in My Being Banned in Canada”
William Meadow, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Section Chief, Department of Pediatrics
University of Chicago Medical Center – Comer Children’s Hospital
8:00 a.m.
Children’s Hospital





If you have any items you wish to have included in the calendar, including national or regional bioethics conferences, please contact Beth Ann Pischke at 412-648-7120.

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