November 3 and 4, 2005: The Eleventh Annual Conference on Bioethical Issues
Co-sponsored by Cedarville University and Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Guest Speaker: Robert Orr, MD,CM, Director of Ethics, Fletcher Allen Health Care / UVM College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
Plenary Sessions:
Thursday 7:30 Public Session:
"Decision-Making at the Bedside"
Friday 9:00 a.m. Keynote Address I:
"When Should Religious/Cultural Beliefs Influence Treatment Decisions?"
Friday 3:45 p.m. Keynote Address II:
"Decision-Making at the End of Life"
The all-day conference on Friday also included small-group case study discussions, Q&A with our speaker, lunch, and a poster session. There were 140 registered attendees, counting students and faculty, primarily from the two sponsoring institutions. The Q&A and poster sessions were very lively, since the focus was on practical issues, primarily in medical ethics.
