Pro-Con Debates in Critical Care Ethics: Practicing Medicine in a Morally Pluralistic Society
Posted Nov 08 2009 10:01pm
As I recently blogged,Chestjust ran a great 4-article point-counterpoint debate on medical futility and the Texas Advance Directives Act between Bob Fine and Bob Truog. I am excited to participate, in May, in a "live" version of a similar debate with Bob Fine at theAmerican Thoracic Society International Conference.
The 2.5 hour session, which includes other great speakers and topics is titled " Pro-Con Debates in Critical Care Ethics: Practicing Medicine in a Morally Pluralistic Society." The specific question that Dr. Fine will defend and that I will attack is: "Approaching medical futility: Laws that grant treating physicians and hospital committees authority to refuse to provide life sustaining treatment are ethically sound."
The 2.5 hour session, which includes other great speakers and topics is titled " Pro-Con Debates in Critical Care Ethics: Practicing Medicine in a Morally Pluralistic Society." The specific question that Dr. Fine will defend and that I will attack is: "Approaching medical futility: Laws that grant treating physicians and hospital committees authority to refuse to provide life sustaining treatment are ethically sound."