The Ethics of Organ Transplantation
cosponsored by The Center for Thomistic Studies and St. Joseph Medical Center
March 27 - 29, 2009
The Ethics of Organ Transplantation, an interdisciplinary conference on medical and philosophical issues surrounding organ transplantation, will bring together experts from a variety of fields, such as philosophy, theology, and medicine. The conference seeks a coherent vision that promotes healing united with a respect for the dignity of each individual.
Keynote speakers:
D. Alan Shewmon, M.D., Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
topic: Brain Death
Janet Smith, Ph.D., Fr. Michael J. McGivney Chair of Life Issues, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI
topic: The Ethics of Ova Donation for Stem Cell Research
A.A. Howsepian, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Central California Health Care System, Fresno, CA
topic: Organ Transplantation and Anencephalic Infants
Christopher Kaczor, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
topic: Organ Donations after Cardiac Death
Location: the University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, in the Scanlan Room, Jerabeck Center.
CME credit application (PRA category 1 credits)
through St. Joseph Medical Center
Contact: Steven J. Jensen,
jensensj@stthom.edu
(713) 831-7864
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