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18th Annual Rosemary Flanigan Lecture


Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What is Right for You

The 18th Annual Rosemary Flanigan Lecture is scheduled for June 11th at 7 pm at St. Joseph Medical Center. Keynote speakers for this year’s event are Jerome Groopman, MD & Pamela Hartzband, MD, authors of Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What is Right for You.

A reception at 6 pm precedes the lecture, which will be held in the Alex George Auditorium at St. Joseph Medical Center. For more information and to register for this free lecture click here.

 

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Ethics of Transitions of Care


The Joan Berkley Bioethics Symposium

Numerous recent health research studies point to poorly managed care transitions interfering with positive outcomes for many patients living with chronic conditions and advanced disease. These issues were examined during the Joan Berkley Bioethics Symposium April 20, 2012.

Over the next few weeks, Ethics EAlert will share audio links to presentations by the experts who participated in the symposium.

Research and Data – David Schulke, Vice President for Research Programs, Health Research and Educational Trust, American Hospital Association 

• Ira Byock, MD

Q & A, Dr. Byock with David Schulke and Penny Feldman

Note: the audio quality is a bit garbled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 

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The Legacy of Father Kevin O'Rourke


The wit and wisdom of Father Kevin O'Rourke influenced a generation of medical ethicists and others who struggled with the thorny questions posed by the American healthcare system. In this edition of The Bioethics Channel host Lorell LaBoube takes a look back on the work of Father O'Rourke with Rosemary Flanigan and Bill Colby.

 

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