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WEDNESDAY NOON CONFERENCE SERIES

CME Credit is available for these noon conferences

 

Wednesday, November 4 – MEDICAL HUMANITIES CONFERENCE

"Mad Men: Tranquilizers and Masculinity in the Age of Anxiety"presented by David Herzberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Buffalo. Noon - 1 pm, K-207 (2-6408).

You are welcome to bring your lunch.  For further information, contact Andrea Ehmann at 275-5800 or andrea_ehmann@urmc.rochester.edu

Wednesday, November 11 – CLINICAL ETHICS CONFERENCE

“Meeting the Nutritional Needs of Patients with Dementia: Can We Avoid Feeding Tubes? A Panel Discussion” Noon – 1 pm.  K-207 (2-6408).  You are welcome to bring your lunch.

For further information, contact Andrea Ehmann at 275-5800 or andrea_ehmann@urmc.rochester.edu

Wednesday, November 18 – SCHWARTZ CENTER CONFERENCE

A Live Patient Interview:  “What’s it Like to be Only 19 Years Old and Having to Talk About Advance Directives” 

Noon – 1 pm, Whipple Auditorium (2-6424).  Lunch will be provided.

Wednesday, November 25 – PALLIATIVE CARE CONFERENCE

Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care” presented by G. Allen Power, MD, FACP, Eden Mentor at St. John's Home and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, URMC.

Noon – 1 pm, K-207 (2-6408). You are welcome to bring your lunch.

 

The November 2009 Newsletter for the Center for Ethics, Humanities, and Palliative Care lists other interesting and related events.