Event: Harvard Bioethics Course

February 24, 2009

June 17-19, 2009

Harvard Bioethics Course

Description Harvard Bioethics Course, June 17-19, 2009. Sponsored by the Division of Medical Ethics, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA. http://medethics.med.harvard.edu/education/bioethics/

This course is designed for members of ethics committees and others interested in ethical aspects of clinical practice, including ethicists, physicians, nurses, chaplains, social workers, health care administrators, respiratory and other therapists, patients’ rights officers and 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 HMS 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.

Cost: $500 for 3-day Course; Friday only (6.19.09) $180 Daily breakfasts and lunches are included.

Location: Boston, MA

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