Event: Harvard Bioethics Course

January 31, 2010

Event: Harvard Bioethics Course
June 16-18, 2010

Sponsored by the Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA.

This three day course is designed for members of ethics committees and others interested in ethical aspects of clinical practice, including ethics consultants, physicians, nurses, chaplains, social workers, health care administrators, respiratory and other therapists, human rights officers and patient representatives, psychologists, risk managers, moral philosophers, hospital attorneys and trustees. The combination of lectures, case discussions and panels cover core information about ethical theories, principles, and methods, key bioethics cases from US courts, evolving standards for ethics consultation, and areas of clinical ethical controversy and consensus. Faculty for the course are drawn from the Division of Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School and from the Harvard-affiliated hospitals and institutions who are experts published in the specialty areas in which they teach, including bioethics, moral philosophy, medicine and health care.

Contact Information: 617-432-2570 [email protected]