Bioethics Grand Rounds

The Program for Bioethics presents Bioethics Grand Rounds monthly. Presentations are archived and can be accessed by request.

Spring 2012 season

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 — "The Bench to The Bedside" Lecture

 Noon-1 p.m., Chandler Hospital Auditorium (HG 611)
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court: What's at Stake?
Nicole Huberfeld, JD
Gallion & Baker Associate Professor of Law, UK College of Law
Associate, UK Program for Bioethics 

Abstract:

In Spring 2012, the US Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), President Obama's signature healthcare reform legislation. Professor Huberfeld, who has widely spoken and published about this debate, boils down the ethical and legal issues for clinicians. Don't miss this BREAKING NEWS Bioethics Grand Rounds!

Objectives:

1. Explain the structure of the law for achieving its goal of universal medical coverage.
2. Convey the constitutional implications of the arguments before the Supreme Court.
3. Postulate the possible outcomes and their impact on medicine.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

 Noon-1 p.m., Chandler Hospital Auditorium (HG 611)
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The Ethics of Donation After Cardiac Death
Rebecca B. Yarrison, PhD
Assistant Professor, UK Program for Bioethics

Abstract:

 Donation after cardiac death (DCD) has become a widespread practice in the last decade but remains controversial. In this presentation, Dr. Yarrison will explore the ethical challenges DCD presents by exploring such questions as “Are DCD donors really dead?” and “Can conflicts of commitment between the best interests of the donor and the best interests of the recipient be managed ethically?” Possible solutions to those ethical challenges will also be discussed.

Objectives:

1. Discuss problems related to the dead-donor rule in DCD.
2. Discuss possible problems related to procurement procedures in DCD.
3. Assess potential solutions to these problems.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 

 Noon-1 p.m., Chandler Hospital Auditorium (HG 611)
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Ethical Issues in Patients with Addiction
David C Maynard, MA, LPCC, NCC
Brief Interventionist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and National Certified Counselor, UK Emergency and Trauma Services
Associate, UK Program for Bioethics

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

 Noon-1 p.m., Chandler Hospital Auditorium (HG 611)
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Ethical Issues in the Management of Puberty and Fertility in Mentally Challenged Children
Douglas S Diekema, MD, MPH
Professor, Division of Bioethics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
Director of Education, Truman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's

Mark these dates on your calendar for our Fall 2012 season!

Tuesday, Sept. 11
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Tuesday, November 13

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