3/18 CME Program: Bioethics Education Forum February 13, 2014 CME, Educational Event, Local Events bioethics forum, brain death is death, CME 0 This bioethics forum will explore the history of the definition of death by a noted bioethicist who was a part of the President’s Commission that led to the formulation of the Uniform Determination of Death Act. A neurologist will describe how death is determined using brain criteria and what a physician does upon this determination. The legal perspective will be provided by a judge describing the application of the law to recent brain death cases. Audience members will have ample time for questions and discussion about this and pertinent ethical issues. Brain Death is Death | Determining Death Using Brain Criteria Tuesday, March 18, 2014 6:00pm - 7:30pm California Pacific Medical Center - PAC Campus Program: 6:00 – 6:10 Welcome & Introduction William S. Andereck, MD, FACP 6:10 – 6:20 Ethics Case Presentation Ruchika Mishra, PhD 6:20 – 6:40 History of the Definition of Death Albert Jonsen, PhD 6:40 – 6:55 Determining Brain Death and the Physician's Response Eric Denys, MD, Neurologist 6:55 – 7:10 A Legal Perspective on Recent Brain Death Cases Judge Richard Kramer 7:10 – 7:30 Questions and Discussion Broadcast via video conferencing to assorted Sutter Health locations. CME & Nursing CEU’s pending. RSVP for this event is required. Please contact Antonio at 415-600-1647 or krugera@sutterhealth.org. Comments are closed.
