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1st Annual Phoenix Conference

CONFERENCE March 6-8, 2008
PRECONFERNCE INSTITUTES March 3-6, 2008
LOCATION The Grace Inn Conference Center, Phoenix, Arizona


Presented by:
The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
Exploring the nexus of biomedicine, biotechnology, and our common humanity


In Partnership With:


With Support From:

Christian Medical & Dental Associations

Americans United for Life

Center for Bioethics & Culture Network

Tennessee Center for Bioethics & Culture

Center for Bioethics & Culture Missouri

Christian Legal Society

Nurses Christian Fellowship

Phoenix Seminary

Center for Arizona Policy



Speakers and Instructors include:

S. Jay Olshansky, PhD

University of Illinois

Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, PhD

Arizona State University

John F. Kilner, PhD

Trinity International University

Joyce Shelton, PhD

Trinity International University

John Keown, DPhil

Georgetown University

Gina Mohr, MD

Loma Linda University

Dennis Hollinger, PhD

Evangelical School of Theology

William Cheshire, MD

Mayo Clinic

C. Christopher Hook, MD

Mayo Clinic

C. Ben Mitchell, PhD

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

Robert Orr, MD

University of Vermont

Michael Sleasman, PhD

The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

 

Pre-conference Institutes (Conference Included)
March 3-6, 2008

Intensive Bioethics Institute
A thorough orientation to the field of bioethics, comparing Christian and non-Christian perspectives. Topics include: cultural context, competing approaches, case studies, genetic intervention, managed care, abortion, end-of-life care, assisted procreation, stem cell research, cloning, emerging technologies, and other bioethical challenges. Directed by C. Ben Mitchell, PhD.

Advanced Bioethics Institute
Considers various approaches to bioethics in greater depth, with special reference to end-of-life issues. Approaches include: biblical revelation, rational principles, postmodern perspectives, case analysis, liberation ethics, economic analysis, and virtue ethics. Directed by Michael J. Sleasman, PhD.

Wrap-Around Conference Courses (March 7-8, 2008)
A Wrap-Around Conference Course can be taken in addition to an Institute. Graduate-level (2 or 3 semester hours) and undergraduate-level (3 semester hours) wrap-around courses provide an additional academic perspective on the conference. Dennis Hollinger, PhD (graduate level) and Joyce Shelton, PhD (undergraduate level) will lead the courses. Courses include additional class meetings in conjunction with the conference, but the bulk of the content will be the conference itself. Readings prior to the conference and a project following will be required.

Who Should Attend?
Physicians, Nurses, Lawyers, Physician Assistants, Chaplains, Congregational Clergy, Public Policymakers, Educators, Media Professionals, Students, and anyone interested in bioethical challenges.


Featuring:
Plenary Speakers
Informal Networking
Public Debate
Special Keynote Dinner
 

Conference Will Equip Participants to:

  • Understand the clinical and social experience of aging, especially in the American context.

  • Anticipate developments in the near future of healthcare, science, biotechnology, medical law, and the impact on our common humanity.

  • Appreciate the medical, social and cultural context in which death is experienced.

  • Prepare to address the current and future challenges of aging and the quest for immortality.

  • Identify the assumptions behind various strategies for immortality, including transhumanism.

  • Learn ways that palliative care, hospice, and other modalities can reframe the crises associated with the experience of dying.

  • Gain an awareness of national, state, and international developments in the legal status of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

  • Develop effective strategies for facing the ethical, legal, and social implications of aging and the pursuit of immortality.


For more information or to register:
PHONE   +1.888.246.3844     EMAIL   info@cbhd.org