Biomedical Ethics:

Traditional Jewish Values Across the Continuum of Life

A Symposium for Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Allied Healthcare Providers, Rabbis, Chaplains, & the General Public

Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 12:00pm – 5:15pm

Sponsored by the Bioethics Group of the Society of Jewish Ethics & the Foundation for Jewish Studies

Organized and convened by Dr. Sander H. Mendelson

 Hosted by:

Temple Shalom

8401 Grubb Road, Chevy Chase, MD

Schedule:

12pm         Registration & Light Lunch

1pm           End of Life Issues                                            

                           Clinical Case

                           Presentation by: Rabbi Elliot Dorff

                           Comments by: Rabbi Willam Cutter (on narratives) & Evan DeRenzo, PhD (a secular bioethics view)

                           Discussion

3pm             Break

3:15pm       Bioethics at the Bedside: Why and how should we include Jewish values in patient care?

                          Presentation by Rabbi Sandy Rubenstein

                          Comments by Rabbi James Michaels (experiences in chaplaincy)

                          Discussion

4:15pm       Synthetic Life: What is it? And why should we be concerned about it?

                          Paul Root Wolpe, PhD

                          Discussion

With the collaboration of the Kalsman Institute, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, CA; Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase, MD; and Center for Ethics, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.

 

Registration fee is $35.

To Register Click Here 

For further information go to

www.foundjs.org or call 301-770-4787.

With the collaboration of the Kalsman Institute, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles.