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Bioethics & Healthcare @ Saint Alphonsus Boise -- March 15-17, 2016

Mar 15- TUESDAY Introduction to Medical and Clinical Ethics @ Saint Alphonsus

 7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

  8:00 am Welcome to Bioethics & Healthcare Tuesday – Pam Thomas, VP Mission

  8:30 am What does Ethics have to do with Mission & Values? Jennifer Palagi, Ethics Chair, Boise

  9:00 am What does Ethics have to do with me? Denise Ewing, Ethics Chair, Ontario

 9:30 am – Break

  10:00 10:50 pm Introduction to Moral and BioEthics Problem Solving in Heath Care

(A Historical Review) – Dr. L Bryan Williams, Bioethicist

  11:00 Small Groups: How are we handling moral/bioethics problems in our clinical and administrative settings?

 12:00  LUNCH BREAK –

  1:15 Presentation of Small Groups by Facilitators- Bryan MC

2:15 Introduction to Bioethics Analysis and the USC model - Bryan

  3:00 Expert Panel: Development/Best Practices of Bioethics Ethics Committees – 4 Hospitals

 4:30  Adjourn A Challenging Case for Home Review: Topic: Hippocrates and His Oath - Bryan

Mar 16 - WEDNESDAY Bioethics Basics

 7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

  8:00 am Welcome to BioEthics & Healthcare Wednesday – Pam

  8:15 am Bioethics Basics – Bryan.

 9:30 am Break

  10:00  Introduction to Clinical Ethics & Bioethics Action Teams (A Historical Review) – Alex Chamberlain, Director of Clinical Ethics, St. Luke’s Boise

  11:00  - Professional Group Discussions – How can we facilitate and augment Bioethics Action Teams in our specific professional community? Practitioners, Nursing, Social Work, Support, Admin.

 12:00 - Lunch

  1:15 Integrated Group Tables:  Integration of Disciplines in Bioethics Action Teams – 4 professions per table.

2:15 Group Conversation on Bioethics Action teams - Jennifer/Bryan

 3:00 Break

  3:15 Principle of Care & Autonomy and their Complements: Rethinking Health Care Principles- Bryan

  4:00 A Challenging Case for Home Review: Topic: When Autonomy Might Kill you.

Mar 17 - THURSDAY – Applying the Principles of Bioethics

 7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

  8:00 am Welcome to Bioethics & Healthcare Thursday – Pam

  8:15 am Analysis of When Autonomy Might Kill you – Alex.

  9:00 am Update on Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Medical Systems – Jennifer/Ruth

 9:45 am – Break

  10:00  - Application of the Principle of Nonmaleficence & Beneficence - Bryan

  11:00 Discussion: How do we Talk about Dying Well? – Alex

 12:00 - Lunch

  1:15 Expert Panel: Integration of the Spirituality of Dying in Bioethics Cases

 3:00 Break

  3:15 Application of the Principles of Justice and the Right to Health Care: Why should we care? – Bryan

  4:15 Discussion: Advancing BioEthics & Healthcare at Saint Alphonsus –Pam, Jennifer, Denise

  5:15 Assessment

 5:30 Adjourn & Thanks - Pam