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On November 6 and 7, 2009, the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics held its 30th Anniversary Symposium. Over 200 people - including students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the local community - participated in symposium events. Below is an archive of the program.

 

11/06/09-
11/07/09

30 Years of Health Care Ethics—An Anniversary Symposium of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics At Saint Louis University
   
  Friday, November 6
  For visitors attending the morning events held on the Medical Center Campus, parking is available in the Hickory East Garage. For afternoon events held on the Main Campus, parking is available in the Laclede Garage. Both cost $1.50 an hour, or $5.00 for the day.
  Admission to all symposium events is free and open to the public.
   
  7:30 a.m.
  2009 Bander Endowed Lecture: William Sage, MD, JD, The University of Texas at Austin Vice Provost for Health Affairs and James R. Dougherty Chair for Faculty Excellence in Law
 

"Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We Might Be Headed."

  LRC Auditorium, Saint Louis University Medical Center

   
  8:30 a.m.
  Student, Alumni and Faculty Poster Session
 

LRC 1st Floor Hallway, Saint Louis University Medical Center

   
  9:15 a.m.
  Paper Presentations by Department Alumni:
  Michael Panicola, PhD: "From Values to Action: Adding Depth to Organizational Values in Catholic Health Care"
  Kevin Valadares, PhD: "Ethical Issues Interwoven into Board Level Discussions in Health Care"
 

Emily Anderson PhD, MPH: "Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Direct-to-Consumer Genomic Testing"

  Mark Repenshek, PhD and Ron Hamel, PhD: "Developing Empirically Driven Ethics Consultation Programs: A Beta Project with the Catholic Health Association"
  John Paul Slosar, PhD: "Reflections of the Role of a System Ethicist"
  LRC Classroom #103A, Saint Louis University Medical Center
   
 
11:00 a.m.
  Break
   
  3:30 p.m.
 

Paper Presentations by Department Faculty:

  Donald Brennan, PhD: Welcome
  James M. DuBois, PhD, DSc: "A Departmental Retrospective: 30 Years of Health Care Ethics"
  Sandra Johnson, JD, LLM: "Quinlan and Cruzan: Beyond the Symbols"
  Ana Iltis, PhD: "Justice in Biomedical Research: Benefits, Burdens, and Class"
  Daniel Bustillos, JD, PhD: "The Importance of Cultural Competence to Patient Care"
  Michele Langowski, JD, MA: "Health Care Ethics and Medical Missions: El Salvador"
  DuBourg 409 Grand Hall, Saint Louis University Main Campus
   
 

5:30 p.m.

  Wine and Cheese Reception
  DuBourg 409 Grand Hall, Saint Louis University Main Campus
   
 

Saturday, November 7

  Day 2 of our Symposium will continue in the context of the fall meeting of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society. The event is open to the public. It will be held in the Auditorium of St. Luke’s Hospital, 232 South Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017
   
  "Ethics in End-of-Life Care"
   
  9:00 a.m.-9:05 a.m.
  Elie Azrak, MD, FACC, FSCAI: Introductory Remarks
   
  9:05 a.m.- 9:10 a.m.
  James DuBois, PhD, DSc: Program Overview
   
  9:10 a.m.- 9:45 a.m.
  Griffin Trotter, MD, PhD: "Medical Futility and the Annihilation of the Earth: Engaging Debates in End-of-Life Decision-making"
   
  9:45 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.
  James M. DuBois, PhD, DSc: "Addressing Ethical and Psychological Issues in Donation after Cardiac Death: Recommendations for Hospital Ethics Committees"
   
  10:30 a.m-11:00 a.m.
  Erin Bakanas, MD, MA and Miguel Paniagua, MD: "Helping Patients Complete Advanced Directives: What is the Physician's Role?"
   
  11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
  Edward Burns, MD: "Ethics and Palliative Care at the End of Life"
   
  11:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
  Roundtable discussion, Q&A Session
   
   


Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics
Mailing Address: Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics
221 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103-2006
Campus address: O'Brien Hall, Frost Campus
Telephone: (314) 977-6661
Fax: (314) 977-5150

 

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