About this event:
A webinar discussion on the determination of brain death with leaders across the nation: Drs Truog, Kaldjian, Dugdale & Rothschild. This discussion will include metaphysical and moral views on definitions of death in light of novel advances.
Speakers/Presenters:
- Lydia Dugdale, M.D., MAR, Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine; Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Columbia University Medical Center
- Lauris C. Kaldjian, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Program in Bioethics and Humanities, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- Barbra Rothschild, M.D., Lecturer, Bioethics; Columbia University
- Robert D. Truog, M.D., Director Emeritus of the Center for Bioethics; Professor of Medical Ethics, Anaesthesia, & Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
This is a virtual event and will be hosted via Zoom. Registered guests will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.
For further information, please contact Marie Gugnishev, [email protected].
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If you require closed captioning, sign-language interpretation or any other disability accommodations, please contact Disability Services, [email protected], at least 10 days in advance.
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This event is open to individuals irrespective of identity and sex.
