Posted on May 12: Ethics in health care explored at Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds

Ethics in health care education will be investigated at the Program for Faculty Development's Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds on Wednesday, May 14.

The session, “Why teach ethics to health care practitioners?” will explore the need and desirability of including ethics in health care education, the intent of offering ethics education in the health care context and a constructive framework for ethics education in health care.

Presenters include:

Lisa Schwartz, Arnold L. Johnson chair of Health Care Ethics, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, will explore what it is we intend by offering ethics education in the health care context

Deborah Cook, Canada Research Chair, Critical Care Medicine, Deptartment of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, will present evidence of the need and desirability of including ethics in health care education

Sue Baptiste, assistant dean, Master of Clinical Health Sciences (OT) Program, will offer a constructive framework for ethics education in health care

John Kelton, dean & vice-president of health sciences, will provide opening remarks, followed by an introduction by Susan Denburg, associate dean academic.

The session will take place in the Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Auditorium B102 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a reception.

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Ethics in health care education will be investigated at the Program for Faculty Development&#039;s Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds on Wednesday, May 14.<p><br />
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The session, "Why teach ethics to health care practitioners?" will explore the need and desirability of including ethics in health care education, the intent of offering ethics education in the health care context and a constructive framework for ethics education in health care.<p><br />
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Presenters include:<ul><br />
<li><b>Lisa Schwartz</b>, Arnold L. Johnson chair of Health Care Ethics, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, will explore what it is we intend by offering ethics education in the health care context</li><br />
<li><b>Deborah Cook</b>, Canada Research Chair, Critical Care Medicine, Deptartment of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, will present evidence of the need and desirability of including ethics in health care education</li><br />
<li><b>Sue Baptiste</b>, assistant dean, Master of Clinical Health Sciences (OT) Program, will offer a constructive framework for ethics education in health care</li></ul><br />
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John Kelton, dean & vice-president of health sciences, will provide opening remarks, followed by an introduction by Susan Denburg, associate dean academic. <p><br />
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The session will take place in the Institute for Applied Health Sciences, Auditorium B102 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a reception.

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