2012 Upcoming Conference and Workshops

The Annual Conference of the Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia

March 13-14, 2012

Emory University Center for Ethics, Atlanta, Georgia

"Mixed Messages: Ethical Tensions in Healthcare Conversations"

Keynote Speaker: Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS

Joanne Lynn, MD, MA (philosophy and public policy), MS (Evaluative Clinical Sciences), is a geriatrician, hospice physician, health services researcher, quality improvement advisor and policy advocate who has focused upon shaping American health care so that every person can count on living comfortably and meaningfully through the period of serious illness and disability in the last years of life at a sustainable cost to the community. She now leads the Center on Elder Care and Advanced Illness for the Altarum Institute.

Dr. Lynn has published more than 250 professional articles and her dozen books include The Handbook for Mortals, a Guide for the Public; The Common Sense Guide to Improving Palliative Care, an instruction manual for clinicians and managers seeking to improve quality; and Sick to Death and Not Going to Take it Any More!, an action guide for policymakers and advocates. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and of the National Academy of Social Insurance, a fellow of the American Geriatrics Society and The Hastings Center, and a master of the American College of Physicians.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

A draft Agenda for the Conference is attached below

Who Should Attend

Bioethics committee members, physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, psychologists, case managers, healthcare administrators, clergy, health law attorneys, mediators and others interested in healthcare.

Registration

HCECG Members: $200 both days/$120 single day - After Monday, March 5: $225 both days/$145 single day

Non-Members: $350 both days/$200 single day - After Monday, March 5: $375 both days/$225 single day

Students: $130 both days/$80 single day - After Monday, March 5: $155 both days/$105 single day  (Registration Form attached below).

Conference Location

Emory University Center for Ethics, 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322. Parking for the Conference will be available at the Peavine Visitor Parking Lot at a cost of approximately $10-12 per day.

Overnight Accommodations

Arrangements have been made with the Emory Conference Center - Emory Inn for rooms at a reduced rate during the conference (Please view attached Courtesy Room Rate Information Sheet below).  For information about the Emory Conference Center - Emory Inn, please visit their website at www.emoryconferencecenter.com or call 1-800-933-6679. The Conference Center and the Inn are partner hotels, with the Conference Center providing the higher-end accommodations. The hotel may provide shuttles between the hotel and the Center for Ethics.

You may also consider staying at the University Inn, 1767 North Decatur Road, Atlanta Georgia 30307. Please visit their website for more information www.univinn.com or call 1-800-654-8591.

Continuing Education The Emory University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  The Emory University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. An application for continuing education hours for social workers has been submitted to NASW. An application has been submitted to the Georgia Nurses Association for approval of 12.5 contact hours.  Please call Deborah Cruze at Emory Center for Ethics (404-727-2279) for more information.   A certificate of attendance will be provided to all participants.

Student Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships are available to students enrolled in a related degree-granting program (Application Form attached below).