2010 Children's Bioethics Centre National Conference:
August 9 & 10, 2010
The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
Public Forum, Monday, 9th August, 5.00pm- 7.30pm:
"A Good Life; A Good Death" Care Planning for Children with Life- Limiting Conditions"
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Norman Swan, host of ABC Radio National's Health Report.
Conference Day, Tuesday, 10th August, 9.00am- 5.00pm:
"Tackling Ethical Dilemmas in Paediatric Intensive Care"
Featuring keynote speaker Professor Robert Truog, Professor of Medical Ethics, Anaesthesiology & Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Hosted by the Children's Bioethics Centre at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, in partnership with the Murdoch Children's Research Centre and University of Melbourne.
No fee, but register soon! Registrations close Monday, 26th July, 2010. Limited places.
To register for this program please complete the form below to submit your details.
Registrations are now closed for 2010
Public Forum Program – Monday 9th August
(5.00pm-7.30pm Venue: Ella Latham Theatre, RCH)
"A Good Life – A Good Death"
Care Planning for children with life-limiting conditions.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
(Detailed program available soon)
Keynote Speaker:
Dr Norman Swan
(Health commentator and host of ABC Radio National's "Health Report")
"Planning for a child's long term progressive illness to an expected death –
preparing for a good life and a good death in paediatric health care"
Hypothetical case study and panel discussion
Facilitator – A/Prof Lynn Gillam
(Academic Director & Clinical Ethicist Children's Bioethics Centre)
Conference Program –Tuesday 10th August
(9.00am - 5.00pm Venue:Ella Latham Theatre,RCH)
"Tackling ethical dilemmas in intensive care"
Session 1: Ethical issues in intensive care
Keynote speaker:
Prof Robert Truog
(Professor of Medical Ethics, Anaesthesiology & Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston)
Session 2: Ethical issues in NICU: A multidisciplinary perspective
A/Prof Campbell Paul
(Psychiatrist, The Royal Children's Melbourne)
"Life in NICU"
Dr Carl Kuschel
(Medical Clinical Director Neonatal Services, The Royal Women's Hospital)
"Limits of viability'
Dr Rod Hunt
(Director, Department of Neonatal Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital)
'The curse of autonomy': do we ask parents to take on too much of the decision-making burden?
Ms Celia Mayes
(NICU Social Worker, Department of Neonatal Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital)
Parents' perspective on decision-making and ethical dilemmas
Session 3: Ethical reflections – Learning's from the Baby M case
Clinical Professor David Isaacs
(Paediatrics & Child Health, Children's Hospital, Westmead)
The ethics of publicly discussing real cases
Dr Peter McDougall & Dr Peter Loughnan
(Executive Director Medical Services, The Royal Children's Hospital & Neonatology, The Royal Children's Hospital)
Reflecting on the ethics of the contentious end-of-life Baby M case
Session 4: Ethical issues in emergency medicine – A hypothetical
Hypothetical case study and panel discussion
Facilitator – A/Prof Lynn Gillam
(Academic Director & Clinical Ethicist Children's Bioethics Centre)
