The annual Daniel W. Foster, M.D. Visiting Lectureship in Medical Ethics brings the most distinguished scholars in medical ethics to the UT Southwestern campus to present and discuss the most challenging moral issues in biomedicine today. Established in 2007 in honor of UT Southwestern’s Daniel W. Foster, the Lectureship also offers opportunities for faculty, staff, and trainees to discuss medical ethics in an intimate setting.
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- The 2007 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer: Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - Noon D1.602
“The Doctor's Ethics: What Has Changed, What Cannot Change"
The physician’s ethic remained stable for some 2500 years. In the last half century, it has undergone serious disassembly with every one of its ancient precepts challenged. What has changed and why? What should change? What cannot and must change? The questions are of critical importance to present and future physician-patient relationships and the nature of healing and helping the sick.
Click on link to view streaming presentation: "Does Medicine Need a New Ethic? "
http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/pellegrino/video/pellegrino.html
- The 2008 Daniel W. Foster, M.D., Lecturer; Ruth R. Faden, Ph.D., M.P.H.
This seminar is a timely analysis of the moral considerations that underlie the recent Republican and Democrat platforms on health-care reform. Media, policy analysis and academic discussion have largely focused on describing the technical components, political viability and financial feasibility of the alternative reform strategies. What is missing from this discussion is a deeper examination of the moral assumptions and fundamental values associated with the different approaches. Assuming that justice requires universal and continuous access to a reasonably comprehensive level of medical care, what moral challenges do both approaches face?
