Ethics for an Aging World-3

International Conference:

Dementia, Quality of Life and Moral Duties

The City of New York, USA, Columbia University

September 7-8, 2013

 

 
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Text Box: The population of our planet is aging. The anticipated growth of those greater than 65 years of age over the next five decades will be unprecedented, pervasive, enduring, and present society with profound implications. Our attitudes towards the aged engage us all in a far-reaching discourse regarding questions of ethics and social justice and health care. Particular questions concerning moral and ethical aspects of health care as well as general questions that belong to bioethics need to be asked. Many physicians, philosophers, ethicists, nurses, ancillary health personnel, and social and biomedical scientists have already seriously considered this theme. Nonetheless, there is remarkably little written about the topic. The time is ripe for all concerned professionals to address this topic.  Based on the success of last years’ international conferences, Ethics for an Ageing World, held in Greifswald, Germany, and in Columbus, Ohio, Department of -(please put) -and The Teacher’s College at the Columbia University in the City of New York, are hosting a two-day conference on September 7 - 8, 2013 in the New York City, USA at The Teacher’s College.  Organizing Committee Michael Schwartz, MD, Texas AMHSC School of Medicine Mark Nathanson, MD Teacher’s College, Columbia University Barry Gurland, MD, Director of the Stroud Center on Quality of Life at Columbia Dragan Pavlovic, MD, The University of Greifswald, Germany Michael Wendt, MD, The University of Greifswald, Germany George J. Agich, PhD, Bowling Green State University PROGRAM Saturday September 7, 2013 8.00-8.15 Opening 8.15-9.00 Keynote address - Quality of life and Aging: Ethics and Choice, Barry Gurland, Columbia University, New York, USA 9.00-9.45 Free will and a disease 9.45-10.30  Resource allocation in the psychiatric clinic. 10.30-10.45 Coffee Break   10.45-11.15 Informed consent and the aged and dement patient 11.15-12.00 Cultural diversity and the approach to care in mental illness. Michael Schwartz, Texas, USA   12.00-13.00 Lunch   13.00-13.30 The young dement patient 13.30-14.00 A political perspective of the aged in America 14.00-14.30 What is brain death?   14.30-15.00 Coffee Break   15.00-15.45 End of life decision making for the elderly with dementia 15.45-16.15 DNR, the aged, and the maximal therapy 16.15-17.00 Dementia and Paternalism, Dragan Pavlovic, Greifswald, Germany 17.00-17.45 Autonomy, identity, and personhood – the moral role of advance directives, George J. Agich, USA   Sunday September 8, 2013 8.00-8.15 Alzheimer—an introduction, 8.15-9.30 An overview of aging and health and disease, Michael Wendt, Greifswald, Germany 9.30-10.15 A critical reexamination of the ethics of health care: allocation in an aging world   10.15-10.30 Coffee Break.   10.30-11.15 Values of special relevance to an Alzheimer patients 11.15-12.00 Is dementia a financial or moral problem   12.00-13.00 Lunch   13.00-13.30 The science of the thinking brain 13.30-14.00 A political perspective of the dementia in America 14.00-14.30 What is personal identity, when is it lost? Mark Wicclair, USA   14.30-15.00 Coffee Break   15.00-15.45 End of life decision making for the elderly with dementia 15.45-16.15 Closing session Text Box: Organisers: Teacher’S College at the Cilumbia University in the City of New York, USA Stroud Center on Quality of Life at Columbia, New York, USA AMHSC School of Medicine, Texas, USA Univaersitestmedizin, Greifswald, Germany

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