The Science of Aging and Life Extension - S. Jay Olshansky, PhD
The Ethics of Aging - John Kilner, PhD
Human Embodiment and Dignified Death: A Critique of Transhumanism - Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, PhD
Dying with Dignity - John Keown, DPhil, PhD
The American Way of Death - Gina Mohr, MD
Case Study and Panel Discussion - Moderator: Robert Orr, MD (Panelists: Jacques Chadwick, MD; Colleen McCormirck, CRNA, MA; Sue Alice Erickson, RN, PhD)
The Challenge of Disposable Elders: A Thought Experiment - C. Christopher Hook, MD
Breakout Sessions
Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Vermont Experience - Robert Orr, MD
Aging: Legal Issues - Nikolas Nikas, JD
Neo-Natal Life Extension - Ferdinand D. Yates, Jr., MD
Quality of Life at the End of Life - Maria Quimba, RN, MA
Valuing Personhood in Dementia: Considerations for Humane and Dignified Care - Maribeth Gallagher, RN, MS
Extending Life through Genetic Testing and Prophylactic Intervention - Christine Stephenson, PhD
Extending the Brain: A Neuroethical Inquiry - William P. Cheshire, MD
Special Events
Debate: Would You Like to Live Forever? - S. Jay Olshansky and Aubrey de Grey
Keynote Dinner: Stephen P. Kiernan, author of Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System
Courses
Intensive Bioethics Institute - C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
Advanced Bioethics Institute - Michael J. Sleasman, PhD
Graduate Conference Wrap-Around Course - Dennis Hollinger, PhD
