DIVISION OF MEDICAL HUMANITIES and
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
May 2
- 3
Intensive Workshop in Health
Care Ethics
Special topic
RELATING TO CANCER
Purpose:
The annual UAMS workshop offers an updated introduction
to the basic concepts and issues in medical ethics on the first day, and
special attention to a pressing topic in medicine and humanities on the
second day. The course will provide participants with the tools and
recommendations necessary to confront ethical dilemmas in the health
care setting.
Day Two
Keynote Speakers
Rebecca
Dresser, JD Daniel
Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and Professor of Ethics in
Medicine Washington University in St. Louis
Professor Dresser has taught
medical and law students about legal and ethical issues
in end-of-life care, biomedical research, genetics,
assisted reproduction, and related topics since 1983 .
She has written extensively in her field and has served
on the President’s Council on Bioethics. Her latest book
is MALIGNANT: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer.
Larry Churchill, PhD Ann Geddes Stahlman, Chair Medical
Ethics Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine
Professor Churchill has published widely in such
areas as research with human subjects, end-of-life
decision-making, and social justice and the ethics
of U.S. health policy. He was elected to the
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences,
in 1991. His most recent book is Healers:
Extraordinary Cliniciansat Work, with David Schenck
(Oxford, 2012). His book What Patients Teach: The
Everyday Ethics of Healthcare he hopes is nearing
completion.
This course is for, physicians, nurses, social workers, members
of the religious community and other health care professionals
who seek to achieve greater expertise in identifying, analyzing
and resolving ethical dilemmas in the health care setting. This
includes (but is not limited to):
·health care professionals who serve or expect to serve on
institutional ethics committees
·
social workers, health care managers, administrators and
professionals who find themselves challenged by moral problems
in health care
·
clinical faculty in schools of medicine nursing, or allied
health who plan to incorporate the discussion and analysis of
ethical issues in their clinical teaching
·
lawyers who practice or are interested in practicing health law
·
Chaplains, Rabbis, clergy, lay spiritual leaders and other
members of the religious community involved in a health care
environment
Accreditation
The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of
Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians
The UAMS College of Medicine designates this live activity for a
maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim
only the credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine to ensure balance,
independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all sponsored
or jointly sponsored educational activities. All individuals who
are in a position to control the content of the educational
activity (course/activity directors, planning committee members,
staff, teachers, or authors of CME) must disclose all relevant
financial relationships they have with any commercial
interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship. Financial
relationships of the individual spouse or partner must also
be disclosed, if the nature of the relationship could influence
the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the
content of the CME. The ACCME describes relevant financial
relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past
12 months that create a conflict of interest. Individuals who
refuse to disclose will be disqualified from participation in
the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the
CME activity.
Time
Check in begins at 8:00 on May 2, The Basics
Workshop begins at 8:30
Check in begins at 8:00 on May 3, Relating to Cancer
Workshop begins at 8:30
Location
The I. D. Wilson Education Building ( located on the west
side of Hooper Drive off W. Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas.)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205
Parking
The campus parking nearest the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building
is Parking Lot 2 Level A located on the north side of the
hospital building near W. Markham Street. Parking will be
validated.
Lodging
Every type of hotel accommodation from economical to luxurious
is available in Little Rock. The most conveniently located hotel
is probably the Clarion Medical Center on South University St., but
there are many other hotels that are comfortable and
affordable. Downtown offers the Doubletree, the Peabody, the
Capitol Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott, and Hampton Inn. West
Little Rock has many choices from the Embassy Suites to the
Crowne Plaza, Spring Hill Suites, and Best Western Governor's
Inn. You are encouraged to make your reservations early and ask
for the UAMS rate. If necessary, we can arrange transport to the
workshop from many hotel locations. Please contact the Division
office at 501.661.7970 when you arrive to schedule a pick-up.
Special Needs
We are committed to making the Intensive Workshop in Health Care
Ethics accessible to all individuals. If you need auxiliary
aid(s) or service(s) as identified in the Americans with
Disabilities Act, or dietary restriction, please describe it on
the registration form. Most requests can be accommodated if
notification is received by April 19.
Sponsored by
The Division of Medical Humanities, UAMS College of Medicine
