| August 24, 2001 — Three of the country's most distinguished
experts on bioethics will address the 4th annual Bioethics
Conference at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
in Brookville, NY. On Wednesday, October 24, 2001, The Long
Island Center for Ethics will provide an opportunity for reflection
about the many challenging questions facing society concerning
the fair allocation of health care and medical resources.
The conference, "Justice in Health Care," will take
place from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Tilles Center on the C.W.
Post Campus.
Speakers will include:
Greg Koski, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Federal Office
for Human Research Protections, who will discuss the
role of Federal research initiatives designed to improve access
and eliminate health disparities experienced by sexual, racial
and ethnic minorities
Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D., M.A.C. P., the John Carroll
Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the Center for
Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University Medical Center,
and the former director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics,
who will consider the requirements for the health care of
the community and the role of managed care in a just system
of care;
Patricia H. Werhane, Ph.D., the Ruffin Professor of
Business Ethics and Senior Fellow at the Olsson Center for
Applied Ethics at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration,
University of Virginia, who will clarify how justice relates
to organizational ethics and compliance standards.
The event is designed to help physicians, nurses, social
workers, administrators, managed-care providers, board members
of organizations involved in health care, clinical and institutional
review board ethics committee members, and researchers understand
how to achieve the ethical goals of justice.
Registration is $45 on or before Oct 8; $55 after Oct 8.
The fee includes tuition, continental breakfast, refreshment
break, and parking. Space is limited and early registration
is advised.
Conference sponsors include Catholic Health Systems, North
Shore —Long Island Jewish Health System, and the John
P. McGrath Fund of Long Island University.
The Long Island Center for Ethics is an interdisciplinary
initiative dedicated to fostering the study of applied and
professional ethics. It sponsors seminars and workshops led
by experts and scholars, and is a forum where Long Islanders
— from students to corporate leaders — can tackle
ethical issues in a variety of arenas. The Center is based
within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the C.W.
Post Campus.
The Justice in Health Care Bioethics Conference will take
place at Tilles Center, on the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island
University, 720 Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) in Brookville,
between Route 107 and Glen Cove Road. Directions and details
can be found at www.liu.edu/ethics.
For additional information, please call 516-299-2341.
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