10th Annual Summer Conference
July 17-19, 2003
Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL
Plenary Speakers
Thursday, July 17
- Why Every Person Should Care About Biotechnology - Erwin W. Lutzer, ThM, LLD
- Biotech and Conflicting Worldviews - Scott B. Rae, PhD
Friday, July 18
- Biotech and Human Dignity - John F. Kilner, PhD
- Biotech and Human Community - Jean Bethke Elshtain, PhD
- Biotech and the Purposes of Technology - C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
- Biotech and The Goals of Medicine - Edmund Pellegrino, MD, MACP
Saturday, July 19
- Enhancing Human Beings Through Drugs - Jarrett Richardson, MD
- Enhancing Human Beings Through Genetics - David A. Prentice, PhD and Henk Jochemsen, PhD
- Enhancing Human Beings Through Mechanical Devices - C. Christopher Hook, MD and David B. Fletcher PhD (Respondent)
- A Code of Ethics for Bioscience - Nancy L. Jones, PhD
- A Crucial Role for Non-Scientists - Joni Erickson Tada
Parallel Papers
- Beyond Homo Hybridus - How the Emergence of Chimeras and Cyborgs Will Challenge Our Understanding of What it Means to Be Human - William Cheshire, MD, Nancy Jones, PhD and Linda McDonald Glenn, JD
- Ethical Method in Christian Bioethics: Mapping the Terrain - David Gushee, PhD
- The Biotech Debacle: Ethical Concerns in Human Gene Therapy - Cindy Province, RN, MSN
- Introducing Neurophilosophy: A Postmodern Answer to Morality and Ethics - Daniel Beals, MD
- Overcoming Barriers to the Delivery of Genetic Services - Ronald Crock, MD
- Biotechnology, Genetic Disease, and Disability: Divergent Perspectives and Ethical Considerations - Linda Treloar, PhD, RN
- Eugenics as a Religious Ideology: Past and Present Manifestations - Dennis Durst, PhD
- Bioethical Considerations Related to the Use of Technology to Enhance Capabilities and Performance in Humans - Sharon Falkenheimer, MD
- Ethical Issues in Human Experimentation - Dale Erickson, MD
- Biotech and the Status of the Human Embryo: Is Dialogue Possible? - Thomas Berg, L.C., PhD
- A Neglected Solution to the Problem of the Metaphysical Status of the Human/Animal Chimera - Russell DiSilvestro, PhD
- Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide - Joe Sayers, MD
- Influencing the Development of Biotechnology Through Media and Public Policy - Daniel McConchie, MA and Michelle Powers
- The Challenges and Opportunities of Genetic Intervention - E. David Cook, PhD
Courses
- Intensive Bioethics Institute - Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD
- Advanced Bioethics Institute - John F. Kilner, PhD and David B. Fletcher, PhD
- Whole-Person Palliative Care Bioethics Institute - Martha Twaddle, MD and C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
- Pre-Med/Undergraduate Bioethics Institute - Joyce Shelton, PhD
- Wrap-Around Conference Graduate Course - Dennis Hollinger, PhD
- Wrap-Around Conference Undergraduate Course - Joyce Shelton, PhD
- Post-Conference Bioethics Seminar: Cultural Pluralism and Bioethics - Harold Netland, PhD and C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
