City-Wide Ethics/Palliative Grand Rounds

2008-2009

The City-Wide Grand Rounds program is a monthly lecture series devoted to issues in bioethics, palliative care and philosophy of medicine. It is a distance-learning program with 2-way network support between UB and major hospital affiliates in the region. It is also available via live internet streaming. It has been held the third Monday of each month, but will switch to the second Monday in November 2008. There are no sessions held in July and August.

Video recordings of 2007-08 lectures are available in links for each conference below:
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You can also view the conference online in real time: Live Stream Link . Call in questions to 716-829-3070.

Conference Schedule

9/15/08.David J. Doukas, MD (University of Louisville)The Role of 'Family' in Advance Care Planning
GET CME FORM -- CLICK HERE then FAX to 716-887-4382.
GET SLIDES -- CLICK HERE.
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
10/20/08.Jack Freer MD, Dan Miori PA Relationship Between Ethics and Palliative Consult Services
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GET SLIDES -- CLICK HERE.
GET REFERENCES -- CLICK HERE.
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
11/10/08.NO GRAND ROUNDS: DAY LONG MOLST CONFERENCE
12/8/08.Robert Arp PhD Biomedical Ethics Ontology
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GET SLIDES -- CLICK HERE.
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
1/12/09.Dan Miori PA, Jack Freer MD CPR Survival Data: Decision Making Implications
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GET SLIDES -- CLICK HERE.
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
2/9/09. Jennifer Gibson PhD, Jonathan Breslin PhD (UofT) The Burning Platform for Ethics in Healthcare GET CME FORM -- CLICK HERE then FAX to 716-887-4382.
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SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
3/9/09. Nancy Rourke PhD (Canisius) The Principle of Double Effect in Medical Ethics
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SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
4/13/09. Lance Stell PhD Diagnosing Death: What's Trust Got to Do with It?
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GET SLIDES -- CLICK HERE.
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
5/11/09. Jack Freer (UB)
Managing Death: Diagnosing Dying and Setting Goals
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GET SLIDES -- CLICK HERE.
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
6/5/09.(NOTE: THE LIVE LECTURE WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 6/5/09)
Margaret Campbell, PhD, RN
Assessing respiratory distress when the patient cannot self-report dyspnea [Hospice Buffalo Campus]
SEE VIDEO -- CLICK HERE.
Recognizing patients who can benefit from palliative care consultation [Buffalo General Hospital Swift Auditorium, Noon]
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See the full schedule of her visit at: http://bioethics.buffalo.edu/meg.html

Comments or Suggestions to Jack Freer jfreer@buffalo.edu
Technical questions to David Shurtleff dls29@buffalo.edu

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Last Revised: 09/13/09