Central Valley Regional Bioethics Conference to Feature Internationally Recognized Bioethicist Thaddeus Mason Pope

Central Valley Regional Bioethics Conference to Feature Internationally Recognized Bioethicist Thaddeus Mason Pope

MADERA, Calif. – Internationally-recognized bioethicist Thaddeus Mason Pope will speak at the third annual Central Valley Regional Bioethics Conference in October.

Pope, a health law professor at Hamline School of Law, will present on the top 10 legal developments in bioethics and public health. He will be drawing from his vast experience and academic work which includes more than 300 publications in law reviews, bar journals, medical journals, nursing journals, bioethics journals, and book chapters. Pope will also offer presentations on the topics of strategies for resolving care conflicts in the ICU and beyond, and voluntary stopping eating and drinking (VSED) advance directives for dementia.

Hosted by the Central Valley Regional Bioethics Committee, this year’s conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17 at Valley Children’s Hospital, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA. The conference is co-sponsored by Kaweah Health, Community Health System, Valley Children’s Hospital, and Kaiser Permanente. Cost to attend is $75 for general admission, $25 for students.

Bioethics is the interdisciplinary study of ethical, legal, and social issues arising from advances in the life sciences, health care, and technology. The field seeks to clarify the values at stake and influence change through guidelines and policies, addressing questions about life, death, and the human body in the face of rapid scientific progress. 

Additionally, Denise Dudzinski, esteemed professor of bioethics, humanities, and palliative care at the University of Washington, will offer important insights in her presentation Finding Peace in the Clinical Encounters You Dread. Dudzinski has extensive academic and clinical experience in providing ethical consultation, addressing moral distress and ethical issues in end-of-life care.

The day will conclude with a question-and-answer time with Pope and Dudzinski. 

The conference is sure to be a fascinating day filled with enriching dialogue and insights into the important ways in which bioethics impacts our healthcare and our lives. This is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to share time with these experts here in the Central Valley for a remarkably low cost. 

For more information and to register for the conference, visit www.eeds.com/live/289176.

For additional inquiries, please contact CentralValleyRegionalBioethics@gmail.com.