1st Annual Phoenix Conference

Extending Life
Setting the Agenda for the Ethics of Aging, Death, and Immortality

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

Either of the Institutes and the conference may be taken for academic credit and/or continuing education credit.

Taught by a national faculty of leading Christians in bioethics:
William Cheshire MD; C. Ben Mitchell PhD; Robert Orr MD; Joyce Shelton PhD; and Michael J. Sleasman, PhD.

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

Institutes will meet primarily from 9:00 am-5:30 pm at The Grace Inn Conference Center the week of the conference and will include the conference. There is a $30 discount for members of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (does not apply to academic credit tuition).

To obtain Institute syllabi, call 888.246.3844, click here, or return the registration form with the desired Institute marked.

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.