NOVEMBER 2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009; 10:00-11:00 A.M.,NC5.704-North Campus (Invitation Only)
Works in Progress - Division of Ethics and Health Policy
E-mail: aida.ramirez-boyce@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009; 12:00-1:00 p.m., D1.602-McDermott Plaza Lecture Hall,South Campus
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Ethics Grand Rounds
THE DANIEL W. FOSTER, MD VISITING LECTURESHIP IN MEDICAL ETHICS
The Celestial Fire of Conscience: Is There a "Right" to Refuse Medical Services?
R. Alta Charo, J.D., Senior Adviser, Office of the Commissioner, The Food and Drug Administration; Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin Law School, and Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
E-mail: linda.muncy@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009;12:00 Noon, Library-110, UNTHSC, Ft. Worth, Texas
University of North Texas, Health Science Center-Ethics Grand Rounds Series
“End-of-Life Decisions After the Schiavo Case”
Rebecca Dresser, JD, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law, Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis.
Location: Library-110, University of North Texas, Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Ft. Worth, Texas.
E-mail: mailto:rmartin@hsc.unt.edu for further information.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009; 12:00-1:00 P.M., St. Paul Auditorium
End of Life Care in the Real World - A Forum on U.S. Health Care Policy
Speakers and Topics:
"What do people want in the last year of life and what do they usually get? Major deficiencies of treatment and care in America.".
Robert Fine, MD, FACP, Director, Office of Clinical Ethics and Palliative Care, Baylor Health Care System.
"Racial differences in end-of-life care: Identifying barriers and opportunities for improvement.
Ramona Rhodes, MD, MPH, Department of Internal Medicine-Section of Geriatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Host: Raul Caetano, MD., MPH, PhD, Regional Dean, UT School of Public Health, Dallas Regional Campus, Dean, School of Health Professions, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Co-Sponsors: UT Southwestern Library-UT School of Public Health/Dallas Regional Campus-UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, UT Southwestern Department of Clinical Sciences-Division of Ethics and Public Policy-DFW Area Health Education Center, UT Southwestern Department of Family and Community Medicine, Division of Community Medicine, American Medical Women's Association-American Medical Student Association-Parkland Department of Pastoral Care, UT Southwestern Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics
Lunch: Provided for first 100 attendees.
E-mail: john.fullinwider@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

Monday, November 30, 2009; 12:00 Noon, D1.502, South Campus
UT Southwestern Medical Humanities Interest Group
“Science without religion is lame;religion without science is blind” ?
Fred Grinnell, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Biology
E-mail: aida.ramirez-boyce@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

DECEMBER 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009; 10:00-11:00 A.M., NC5.704-North Campus (Invitation Only)
Works in Progress - Division of Ethics and Health Policy
E-mail: aida.ramirez-boyce@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009; 10:30-11:30 A.M., D1.104-South Campus (Invitation Only)
Clinical Research Ethics Seminar (CRES)- Division of Ethics and Health Policy
E-mail: aida.ramirez-boyce@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009; 12:00-1:00 p.m., 1.602-McDermott Plaza Lecture Hall,South Campus
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Ethics Grand Rounds
“Abandoning the Dead Donor Rule?”
Franklin G. Miller, Ph.D., Department of Bioethics, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health
E-mail: linda.muncy@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009; 10:00-11:00 A.M., NC5.704-North Campus (Invitation Only)
Works in Progress - Division of Ethics and Health Policy
E-mail: aida.ramirez-boyce@utsouthwestern.edu for further information.