Clinical Ethics Conference - Albany, NY (Nov. 18, 2011)

I will be speaking at the 2011 AMBI Clinical Ethics Conference on November 18, 2011.  It will focus on the role and function of hospital ethics committees.  Here is the agenda:

7:45-8:25am     Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:25-8:30am     Welcome, Introductions  Bruce D. White, DO, JD

8:30-9:30am     Ethics Committee Operation and Function: Current Challenges  

                           Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD

9:30-9:45am     Break

9:45-10:40am    Exceptional Families and How Ethics Committee and Nursing Champions Can  

                             Make a Difference Charlene Grove, RN, BSN, MS  Stephanie Strickland, RN,  

                             BSN, MS, CNRN

10:40-11:35am    Ethics Committee Liability Issues   Bruce D. White, DO, JD

11:35-12:30pm    Lunch

12:30-1:20pm      Breakout Session I      

                               Ethics Committee Function and Responsibilities    Steve R. Offord, MD

                               MOLST Education Module: The AMC Experience     Michael W. Dailey, MD

                               Ethical Issues in Discharge Planning     Jane Jankowski, LMSW, MSB

                               Difficult Conversations at the Bedside     Rev. Harlan Raymayer

1:20-2:05pm      Breakout Session II

2:15-3:15pm      “A Mock Ethics Consultation”

                            Heather Frenz; Sheila Otto, RN, MA    Wayne N. Shelton, MSW, PhD   

                            Bruce D. White, DO, JD        Jane Jankowski, LMSW, MSB

3:15-3:30pm      Concluding Remarks, Evaluation     Bruce D. White, DO, JD