Acclaimed psychologist Steven Pinker headlines the seventh annual MU Life Sciences & Society Symposium, March 19-20, 2011. This year’s theme is “Ethics & the Brain” and will feature leading researchers from neuroscience, law, psychology, philosophy, anthropology and theology.
For several decades now, neuroscientists have used technology to produce images of the brain in action. But what do such pictures tell us? Should they change the way we think about personal identity and free will? Can they reveal whether a person is capable of making moral decisions, or whether a person is telling the truth? The symposium will address these issues and more.
The symposium will take place on the MU campus. It is free and open to the public and is designed to encourage dialogue across methodologies and backgrounds.
For more information, visit the Life Sciences & Society Program website.
The 2010 MU Health Ethics: Redefining Death in the 21st Century conference is scheduled for Oct. 8-9, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Select. There will be a special lecture, “Reflections of the Master Bioethicist,” by Edmund Pellegrino, chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. A complimentary reception will follow at 7 p.m., free of charge to the public. The conference will examine the transdisciplinary ethics of defining death in contemporary health care settings across the lifespan. Continuing education credit will be available to physicians, nurses, social workers and other health professionals.
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MU Center for Health Ethics holds 7th annual conference Oct. 6-8, 2011
This year’s conference, titled “The Ethics of Effective Communication in Healthcare,” will examine ethical issues in communication that arise in clinical and managerial contexts in healthcare. Moral questions occur in communication between clinicians and patients, among clinicians, and between managers and employees.
At the completion of this educational activity, participants will:
Dates: Oct. 6-8, 2011
Locations: The MU Student Union and the Hampton Inn & Suites, 1225 Fellows Place, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
Accreditation: The Office of Continuing Education, School of Medicine, University of Missouri designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Up to 9.9 Contact Hours will be awarded through the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing. Participants must attend the offering, complete the evaluation form and pay in full. Missouri Nurses Association provider Number 713-XII.
The MU School of Social Work has approved this program for a total of 10.33 contact hours and 1.022 Continuing Education Units. There is an additional $10 cost for credit which must be submitted with the registration form.
Registration Fees: Early (before Sept. 9) $150, Regular (Sept. 9-Oct. 3) $165, Late (after Oct. 3) $180; $75 special rate for residents and fellows (see registration brochure for details)
Contact Information: For more information, visit the MU School of Medicine Continuing Education website, or contact Barb Cook via email or at (573) 882-5661.
Sponsors: MU Center for Health Ethics, MU School of Medicine, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, MU School of Health Professions