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Critical Care Ethics

Wednesday, February 1

TimeTopic
7:00 a.m. Course Registration & Continental Breakfast
Leighton Auditorium
8:00 a.m. Introduction to Day & Welcome to course
Michael P. Bannon, M.D.
  Ethics Primer
8:15 a.m. Introduce Case
Michael P. Bannon, M.D.
8:30 a.m. Deontology
Jon C. Tilburt, M.D.
9:00 a.m. Utilitarianism
C. Christopher Hook, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Principlism
Kevin I. Reid, D.M.D.
10:35 a.m. Communitarianism, Feminist, and Narrative Approaches
Joan M. Henriksen Hellyer, Ph.D.
11:00 a.m. Virtue Ethics
Joan M. Henriksen Hellyer, Ph.D.
11:25 a.m. What is Palliative Care and Its Issues in ICU  
Michael P. Bannon, M.D. and Keith M. Swetz, M.D.
11:50 a.m. Break/Pick Up Box Lunches
  Grand Rounds Presentation
12:15 p.m. Intensive Care, Palliative Care, and Performance Improvement: The Nexus
Judith E. Nelson, M.D., J.D.
1:15 p.m. Break  
1:30 p.m. Question & Answer
Judith E. Nelson, M.D., J.D.
  Angst in the ICU
1:45 p.m. Futility – Is Unilateral Withdrawal of Support Ethically Justified?
No – Michael P. Bannon, M.D.
Yes – Steve G. Peters, M.D.
Legal Perspective – Kathleen A. Meyerle, J.D.
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Preventing Futility – Communication, Communication, Communication!
Craig E. Daniels, M.D.
3:25 p.m. Moral Distress of Care Givers
Lucia D. Wocial, R.N., Ph.D.
4:05 p.m. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Difficult Issues in the ICU– How Can Your Teammates Help You Out?
Chaplain Services – Fr. John L. Evans
Palliative Care – Kevin J. Whitford, M.D.
Cultural Brokers/Interpreters – Graciela D. Porraz Capetillo
Ethics Consult – Janis J. Miller, L.I.C.S.W.
4:50 p.m. Wrap-up
5:00 p.m. Light Reception
Marriott Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Marriott Hotel