Newswise — Accuracy and effectiveness in news reporting has never been more needed to explain to the public the complex medical and ethical issues related to decisions near the end of life than now. The ethical issues involved in end-of-life care are significant, intersecting with our personal morality and public policy-making as well. Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System, co-sponsored with the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University, encourages journalists who want to learn more about medical ethics related to irreversible illness and medical futility to participate in a webinar on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Central Standard Time, with additional time for questions. The webinar is free of charge.
Medical ethics experts will address some of the key end-of-life care issues facing individuals, families and society as a whole, as well as a Texas law, known as the Texas Advance Directives Act of 1999, which is used to help resolve disputes over end-of-life care for terminally and irreversibly ill patients. In addition, the speakers will discuss recent cases, such as the Sun Hudson case in Houston, Texas, and the Tirhas Habtegiris case in Dallas, Texas, that have made the news.
Speakers:Robert L. Fine, MD, FACPDirector, Office of Clinical Ethics, Baylor Health Care System, DallasChairperson, Institutional Ethics Committee, Baylor University Medical CenterDirector of Palliative Care, Baylor University Medical Center Thomas Wm. MayoDirector, Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility, Southern Methodist UniversityAssociate Professor, Southern Methodist University/Dedman School of Law Counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP
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