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American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) 2005 Annual Meeting: Suffering and Justice - Conference - USA

Date: 20.10.2005, 08:00h to 23.10.2005, 12:00h
Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, Washington, DC 20008
Washington D.C.
USA
Keywords: Health care system/Health policy - Medical ethics - Pharmaceutics/drugs
Details: The theme of the annual meeting is ?Suffering and Justice? and will feature sessions on deadly medicine, social determinants of health, and a variety of topics examining the relationship between suffering and justice. Pre-conference Sessions include: 1. The Future and the Past: Celebrating the Contributions of the Nursing Profession in Bioethics, 2. Clinical Ethics Consultation, 3. Preventive Ethics, 4. Designing a Course on Ethics and Public Health in an Age of Terrorism, 5. Creative and Reflective Writing in Medical Training, 6. Talking the Talk: A Workshop in How to Give Speeches Both Rigorous and True. Featured Plenary Session Topics include: 1. A panel discussion on Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo: Medical Professionalism, Dual Loyalty, and Human Rights, 2. Jews and Alcohol (Again): Race and Medicine (Again), presented by Dr. Sander Gilman, 3. Ethics, Quality, and Health Policy, presented by Dr. Carolyn Clancy. Look for more information about these sessions in the conference brochure (http://www.asbh.org/annual_meeting/ASBH_2005.pdf).
Contact: Terrie McKissack
Address:
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, 4700 W. Lake, Glenview, IL 60025-1485
Tel: +1 - (0)847 - 3 75 47 84
Fax: +1 - (0)877 - 7 34 93 85
Email: tmckissack@amctec.com
Webpage: http://www.asbh.org/annual_meeting/

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