Futility Highlighted at Bioethics Conference

Welcome to the 21st Annual Ethics Symposium Registration Site! 

Sponsored by the TPMG Department of Medical Ethics (DOME)

Kaiser Permanente Northern California 

ETHICAL CURRENTS

THE 21ST ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE KP NCAL DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ETHICS

Saturday, March 3, 2012

7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The San Ramon Valley Conference Center

San Ramon, California 94583 

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Medical Futility - Howard Brody, MD; Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

WORKSHOP TOPICS . . .

When Doctors Say “Yes”: The Other Side of Medical Futility - Lorraine Bonner, MD; Hospitalist at Alameda Hospital; she has used hypnosis, guided imagery and meditation in her medical practice, and currently enjoys a second career as a sculptor; with Susan Rubin, PhD. . . .