Lectures

Summer School Schedule 2018: Lectures and Seminars

Monday, July 23

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Ethics and Reprogenetic Technologies                                          Inmaculada de Melo Martin, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine, Professor of Medical Ethics in Reproductive Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Global Palliative Care                                                                                   Lindsay A. Dow, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tuesday, July 24

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Nursing, Ethics, and Day to Day Care Issues                                          Marie Claire Roberts, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor at Pace University College of Health Professions, Lienhard School of Nursing

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM:  Discussing Futility with Patients and Their Families                                    Ira Bedzow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of the Medical Ethics Program, New York Medical College  (NYMC)

Wednesday, July 25

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: When We Cannot Cure: Thoughts on the Ultimate Challenge to the Bond of Patient                                                                                                                                Michael R. Berman, M.D., M.B.I., Professor, Associate Dean for Quality and Patient Safety in Graduate Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM:  Human Subjects Protection Regulation in the United States: How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Going?                                                                                              Ilene F. Wilets, Ph.D., IRB Chair Program for the Protection of Human Subjects, Senior Faculty, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Thursday, July 26

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Mental Illness and Ethical Implications for a Special Needs Population  Nina B.L. Urban, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Medical Center

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: A Historical Perspective on Medical Ethics                                                Cheryl L. Kunis, M.D. M.Sc., Clinical Professor of Medicine Emerita, Columbia University Medical Center

Friday, July 27

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Ethics of Organ Transplantation                                                                Bruce Elliot Gelb, M.D., F.A.C.S,  Assistant Professor and Associate Medical Director, NYU School of Medicine, Patient Placement and Progression Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant Program, NYU Langone Medical Center

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM:  Ethics of CRISPR and Embryos: Should We Genetically Modify Children?Sheldon Krimsky, Ph.D., Professor of Humanities & Social Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine

Monday, July 30

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Understanding Autonomy and Dependency in Aging                        Russell Woodruff, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, St. Bonaventure University

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Medical Aid in Dying Should be a Last Resort Option for the Dying    David Leven, J.D., Executive Director Emeritus, End of Life Choices New York (EOLCNY)

Tuesday, July 31

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: End of Life and Palliative Care                                                                  Joseph Lowy, M.D., Clinical Professor in Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, Director of Palliative Care Service, NYU Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care

Wednesday, August 1

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Clinical Care and Research: Are There Global Bioethical Standards?  Barry Smith, M.D.,CEO Rogosin Institute, Professor of Surgery, Weil Cornell Medicine, Attending Surgeon, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Responsible Conduct in Research                                                                Henry Silverman, M.D., M.A., Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Chair of the Clinical Ethics Committee, University of Maryland Medical Center

Thursday, August 2

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Data Ethics                                                                                                      Phaik Yeong Cheah, B.Pharm, M.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Oxford University, Head of the Department of Bioethics and Engagement, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Ethics and Healthcare Reform in the U.S                                                    Cheryl L. Kunis, M.D. M.Sc., Clinical Professor of Medicine Emerita, Columbia University Medical Center

Friday, August 3

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Research                                                  Phaik Yeong Cheah, B.Pharm, M.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Oxford University, Head of the Department of Bioethics and Engagement, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Participants Conference and Graduation Ceremony