Law
school to host 2nd annual bioethics symposium
Day-long
event to focus on opening dialogue between medical, legal professions
SEPT. 11, 2006 -- Students at the Charleston
School of Law will host major speakers for a symposium on bioethics
on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006, to discuss ethical decisions faced
by medical and legal professionals on a daily basis.
The symposium, organized and hosted by students with the school's
Student Health Law and Bioethics Society, will feature five presentations,
according to student Kristin LeBlanc.
"We are very excited to have the opportunity to host our
second annual Bioethics Symposium after the overwhelming success
of last year's event," LeBlanc said. "It is our goal
to open dialogue between the legal and medical professions and
to foster a better understand of and appreciation for the multifaceted
natures of medicine, health law and bioethics."
Among the topics for discussion:
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"Approaching Ethical Decision-Making in
Children: Best Interest for Whom?" with Dr. Sally A. Webb,
clinical associate professor of Pediatrics Emergency/Critical
Care Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
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"Which Comes First, Law or Ethics?"
with Stuart R. Sprague, associate professor of Family Medicine,
AnMed Family Medicine Residency Program
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"Journey From the Island of Cos; Public
Articulation of a Code of Professional Ethics" with Ponce
DeLeon Bullard, M.D., chairman, Bioethics Committee, South Carolina
Medical Association
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"Testifying with Immunity or Impunity:
How Far Should the Health Care Quality Improvement Act Go To
Protect the Confidentiality of Peer Review?" with Nancy
Zisk, assistant professor of law, Charleston School of Law
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"Ethics in Patient Referrals: Federal Laws
Regulating Physician Referrals and Business Arrangements"
- Elizabeth T. Thomas, partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
The symposium, which will start at 8:30 a.m. and continue through
4:15 p.m., will be held at the school's campus at 81 Mary Street
in Charleston. The symposium has been approved for 5.0 Continuing
Legal Education credits by South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina.
The cost of the symposium is $90. The fee will be waived for
Charleston School of Law personnel and will be $15 for MUSC students.
To register, contact Kristin LeBlanc at 843.329.1000 or kleblanc@charlestonlaw.org.
