Global Ethics and Religion Forum
                                                                       and

                                     St. Mary Medical Center CHW
                                                               present
 

                                      Continuing Medical Education Conference

                            Pain and Terminal Illness:
The Ethics of Medical Care in Multi-Religious Perspectives  

                                                        October 20, 2006
                                              8:00 AM -5:30 PM
                                         St. Mary Medical Center
                                      Health Enhancement Center
                                           1055 Linden Avenue
                                     Long Beach, California 90813

                            8 hours category 1 cme credit:
                       Pain Management/End of Life Care
                                     REGISTER TODAY On-Line
                                or at the Door from 7:30 am

 

                           This conference brings together bioethicists and medical professionals to address

                               the ethical challenges and treatment of pain and terminal illness

                                      from multi-cultural and multi-religious perspectives. 

 

Conference Chairman:  Gnyandev Patel, MD

 

Conference Speakers:

 

 “Respecting Cultures and Improving End of Life Care”
Kerry Bowman, PhD
Coordinator of the Improving End of Life Care Project at the Joint Centre for Bioethics and Professor of Community & Family Medicine at the University of Toronto; Clinical Ethicist at Mt. Sinai Hospital (Toronto)

“Key Issues in End of Life Care:  Traps and Pitfalls”
Javier Davila, MD
Senior Partner, South Coast Infectious Disease Medical Center; Founding Director, American Indian Healing Center; Clinical Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of California, Irvine Medical School 1986-2005.

“A Jewish Approach to End of Life Care”
Elliot Dorff, PhD
Rector, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, and Head of the Bioethics Department, University of Judaism; Lecturer, School of Law, University of California Los Angeles; Member, Medical Ethics Committee, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine

 “An Integrative East-West Medicine Approach to Patients in Pain”
Ka-Kit Hui, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, UCLA Department of Medicine; Founding Director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine and Co-Director of the UCLA Center for Integrative Medicine

“Pain, Illness, Death:   Islam and the will of God”

Sana U. Khan, MD, PhD

Chairman and Co-founder of True Impairment Evaluation Medical Group, TrueMRI Medical Group, and True View Radiology Centers in Los Angeles, California; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biopsychology at The Union Institute Graduate School, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

“When to Throw in the Towel:  A Case Study”

Gnyandev Patel, MD

CEO, Neha Medical Group and Member of the Bioethics Committees of St. Mary Medical Center and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

 “Despair & Hope – Biblical Stories and Bedside Needs”
Elie Spitz, JD
Rabbi, Congregation B’nai Israel, Tustin, California; Lecturer, University of Judaism; Member, Bar Association, CA, AZ, MA

“The Ethics of Palliative Care”
James J. Walter, PhD
Austin & Ann O’Malley Professor of Bioethics and Chair of The Bioethics Institute, Loyola Marymount University


Conference Schedule
Health Enhancement Center, Rooms A&B (First Floor)

I.    8:00-8:45
Speaker: Javier Davila, M.D.  (South Coast Infectious Disease Center/University of California, Irvine)
"Key Issues in End of Life Care: Traps and Pitfalls"

II.    8:45-9:30
Speaker: Elliot Dorff, Ph.D.  (University of Judaism/UCLA Bioethics)
"A Jewish Approach to End of Life Care"

III.   9:30-10:15
Speaker: Sana U. Khan, M.D., Ph.D.  (TrueMRI Medical Group/True View Radiology Centers)
"Pain, Illness, Death: Islam and the Will of God"

IV.  10:30-11:15
Speaker: James J. Walter, Ph.D.  (The Bioethics Institute, Loyola Marymount University)
"The Ethics of Palliative Care"

V.  11:15-12:15
Speaker: Ka-Kit Hui, M.D., FACP  (Center for East-West Medicine, UCLA)
"An Integrative East-West Medicine Approach to Patients in Pain"

VI. 1:15-2:00
Speaker: Gnyandev Patel, M.D.  (Neha Medical Group/St. Mary Medical Center Bioethics)
"When to Throw in the Towel: A Case Study (Part I)"

VII.  2:00-2:45
Speaker: Elie Spitz, J.D.  (Congregation B'nai Israel/University of Judaism)
"Despair & Hope: Biblical Stories and Bedside Needs"

VIII.  3:00-4:00
Speaker: Kerry Bowman, Ph.D.  (University of Toronto/Mt. Sinai Hospital)
"Respecting Cultures and Improving End of Life Care"

IX. 4:00-4:30
Speaker: Gynandev Patel, M.D.  (Neha Medical Group/St. Mary Medical Center Bioethics)
"When to Throw in the Towel: A Case Study (Part II)"

X. 4:30-5:30
Speaker: Javier Davila, M.D.  (South Coast Infectious Disease Center/UC Irvine)
"Lessons Learned: Summary Presentation followed by Closing Discussion"

Registration

General:  $20 Early/ $25 after 10/16
Student:  $8 Early/ $10 after 10/16
Physicians CME Credit (8 Hours):  $125 Early/ $150 after 10/16
Physicians CME Credit (Half Day: 1-4 Hours Credit): $90 Early/ $100 after 10/16
Early Registration Ended Monday October 16th

Click Here to Register On-Line

Click Here to Print out Registration Forum

You may also register on-site starting at 7:30 am on Friday, October 20th.

Accreditation
St. Mary Medical Center is accredited by the Institute of Medical Quality and the California Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Mary Medical Center takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. St. Mary Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Conference CME Credits may be counted toward Pain Management or End of Life Care requirements.

Directions to St. Mary Medical Center:

From the 405 Freeway:
Exit Atlantic Ave. and go south. Make a right on 10th St. Proceed two blocks to Elm Ave. and turn right to enter the St. Mary parking structure.

From the 710 Freeway:
Going South on the 710, exit on 6th St. and go east. Make a left on Long Beach Blvd. Make a right on 10th St. Make a left on Elm Ave. into the St. Mary parking structure.

From the 605 Freeway:
Take the 605 to the 91 West. From the 91 West, take the 710 South. From the 710 South, follow the instructions above.
--or--
Go South on the 605 until you reach the end of the 605 Freeway. Then go west on the 22, which turns into 7th St. Proceed down 7th. about 5 miles. Make a right on Atlantic Ave. Make a left on 10th St. Proceed two blocks to Elm Ave. and turn right to enter the St. Mary parking structure.

From Pacific Coast Highway:
Go south on Atlantic Ave. Make a right on 10th St. Proceed two blocks to Elm Ave. and turn right to enter the St. Mary parking structure.

Click here for St. Mary Medical Center map.

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