Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics

The annual Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics brings distinguished scholars in medical ethics to the UT Southwestern Medical Center campus to present and discuss the challenging moral issues in biomedicine. Established in 2007 in honor of UT Southwestern’s Daniel W. Foster (see side bar, at right), the Lectureship also offers opportunities for faculty, staff, and trainees to discuss medical ethics in an intimate setting.

The 2012 Daniel W. Foster, M.D.,
Visiting Lectureship In Medical Ethics

Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2012
D1.602 South Campus
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"Politics and the Ethics of Health Care Reform"

Troyen A. Brennan, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, CVS Caremark
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy & Management, Harvard School of Public Health
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Sponsored by the Program for Ethics in Science & Medicine and the Office of Continuing Medical Education. Credit in Continuing Education in Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility Available.

Past Lecturers

The 2011 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer: Christine K. Cassel, M.D.

"Professionalism, Bioethics, and a New Definition of Palliative Care"

The 2010 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer: Leon R. Kass, M.D., Ph.D.

"Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society"

The 2009 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer: R. Alta Charo, JD

"The Celestial Fire of Conscience: Is There a ‘Right’ to Refuse Medical Services?"

The 2008 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer: Ruth R. Faden, Ph.D., MPH

"Ethics of Health Care Reform"

The 2007 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer: Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.

"The Doctor's Ethics: What Has Changed, What Cannot Change"