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Ethics Noon Conference

Since 1997, the Center for Healthcare Ethics has proudly presented the Ethics Noon Conference, a monthly event open to all who work within, are affiliated with, or receive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The primary aim of these Conferences is to raise the level of awareness and degree of understanding of fundamental as well as emerging issues and concerns in healthcare ethics. Covering a broad range of ethical considerations associated with healthcare practices, healthcare delivery, and the healthcare system, these Conferences always include time for audience participation and interaction.

Ethics Noon Conferences are held in the Harvey Morse Auditorium, typically on the third Wednesday of the month (please see below for schedule). A light lunch is available on the day of the Conference starting at 11:30 AM. The session begins promptly at 12:00 PM and ends at 1:00PM.

Past speakers include Jeffrey Botkins, Barush Brody, Alexander Capron, Myra Christopher, Felicia Cohn, Elliott Doroff, Nancy Dubler, Ezekiel Emanuel, Jodi Halpern, Al Jonsen, Mary Faith Marshall, Sherwin Nuland, David Orentlicher, Robert Pearlman, Rose Lynn Pinkus, Lanie Friedman Ross, Lawrence Schneiderman, Audrey Shafer, Mark Siegler, Carol Taylor, Susan Tolle, Robert Troug, Paul Wolpe, Matt Wynia, Stuart Youngner, and Lorie Zoloth.

• September 19, 2007: Bruce Bartlow, MD : "To Dialyze or Not to Dialyze? And How?
• October 21, 2007: Robert M. Sade MD, "Inside the AMA 'Is Making Ethics Policy like Making Sausages?"
• November 21, 2007: Stuart G. Finder, PhD, "Ethics in Practice: Past Lessons & Future Aspirations"
• December 19, 2007: Jeffrey Botkins, MD, MPH, "Is Privacy a Threat to Genetics Research?"
• January 16, 2008: John Lantos, MD, "Two Cheers for a Two-Tiered Health System"
• February 20, 2008: Tom Tomlinson, MD, "Caring for Risky Patients: Duty or Virtue?
• March 18, 2008: Eric Cassell, MD, "What is an Autonomous Patients?"
• April 23, 2008: Richard M. Zaner, PhD. " Moments on Life's Moral Edge"
• May 28, 2008: Stanley G. Korenman, MD, "Built in Bias: Systemic Issues with Development and Marketing of New Drugs and Devices"
• June 18, 2008: Anita Catlin, DNSc, "Death at the Beginning of Life: What We Can Learn from Neonatal Palliative Care"