Tough Cases
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 physicians, nurses, social workers, other clinical staff, and students 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. UCSD Medical Center room 11-309 (Hospital In-patient Tower).
For more information please contact Mary Devereaux at mdevereaux@ucsd.edu.
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2016
| Date | Topic | Location | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 26 | The Challenges of Providing Healthcare Across Languages | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 | Mary Devereaux, Ph.D. |
| February 23 | When Families Have an Agenda at Odds with Patient Welfare | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 | Lynette Cederquist, MD |
| March 22 | No meeting on March 22 | N/A | N/A |
| April 26 | "Just because we can, does it mean we should?" | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 |
Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD, Morski Consulting, Veterans Administration |
| May 24 | Ethics surrounding birth | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 | Frann Templick, MSN, RN-BC, Perinatal CNS |
| June 28 | Crisis Intervention: Ethics and Cultural Sensitivity in Real Life | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 | Dr. Donald B. Stouder, D. Min., PCS |
| July 26 | No Meeting | N/A | N/A |
| August 23 | No Meeting | N/A | N/A |
| September 27 | When Parents Can't Agree: Resolving Disputes Over Life-Sustaining Interventions | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 | Mary Devereaux, PhD |
| October 25 | California's End of Life Option Act: What does it mean for UCSD healthcare professionals? | UCSD Medical Center, Room 11-309 | Linda Newsum, Aid-In-Dying Patient Care Coordinator, UCSD |
| November 22 | No Meeting | N/A | N/A |
| December 27 | No Meeting | N/A | N/A |