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2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

The Tough Cases ethics discussion series is supported by the Allen Lein Ethics in Medicine Fund and meets once monthly. It provides an opportunity for Medical students, pharmacy students, graduate students, and others anticipating a career in Medicine or science to increase awareness of, and sensitivity to, ethical issues.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are the fourth Tuesday of the month, noon - 1:30 p.m. at UCSD in the Stein Clinical Research Building, Room 148. To subscribe/unsubscribe to the toughcases-l mailing list, please go to http://lists.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/toughcases-l.
2005
Topic
Discussion
Leader
January 25
Gene Therapy Clinical Trials
What kinds of clinical partnerships create vulnerable situations for patients?
Gwen Anderson, PhD, RN
SDSU
February 22
Autopsy Medicine:
How the Dead Can Help the Living
What do doctors and patients lose when autopsy rates decline?
Harry Powell, MD
Eliezer Masliah, MD
Paul Wolf, MD
March
Spring break - no meeting
 
April 26
Disclosure of Medical Error
When and how should Medical error be disclosed? Is disclosure ever not in the best interest of the patient?
Paul Craig
May 24
The Terri Schiavo Case
What went wrong?
Larry Hinman, PhD
USD
June 28
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Balancing Medical Training and Patient Privacy
Ellen Waldman, JD
Marybeth Herald, JD
July 26
Breast Implant Safety
Michael Middleton, MD
August
Summer break - no meeting
 
September 27
The Polyheme Study and UCSD:
Conflicting Interests in the Informed Consent Process

   * Note earlier time: 11:30 - 1 p.m. *
Camille Nebeker
SDSU
October 25
The "Disruptive" Physician and Patient Safety
* Note earlier time: 11:30 - 1 p.m. *
Bryan A. Liang
MD, JD, PhD
California Western School of Law
November 22
Medical Obligations in War Time
noon - 1:30 p.m.
Arnie Gass, MD
December
Winter break - no meeting