Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Executive Vice President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, opens the film by describing, along with a simulated depiction, a birthing scene of a Down's Syndrome infant with duodenal atresia ...

"This film has been made by parents who have experienced the loss of a child, with the expert help of pathologists." "A post mortem examination is a specialist investigation to find out why your baby or child died. it is ...

Filmmaker Su Friedrich offers a creative, and very personal, documentary that explores her own experiences as a patient through her experiences with a variety of illness and her encounters with a variety of medical ...

Topices in CME guide include 1) definitions; 2) withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment; 3) patient self-determination; 4) nonmaleficience and beneficence; 5) the relief of pain and suffering; 6) potential for abuse; 7) ...

Topics covered in CME guide include 1) definitions; 2) issues related to access and cost; 3) some causes of increased health care costs; 4) care of patients and costs to society; 5) ethical concerns about rationing; 6) ...

Conference held in the Natcher Conference Center-Main Auditorium on November 18, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Spiral bound booklet of references and resources and video available. Speakers and Topics are: Jeff Kahn ...

With Robert Lawrence Kuhn "Leading scientists and scholars explore new controversies about microbes, drug testing , and the volatile world of alternative medicine. In each episode: how does science advance and its ...

"In March 2006, CHA hosted its 20th annual Theology and Ethics Colloquim in Nashville entitles, Act Justly: Facing the Challenges of Disparity and Diversity. The program examined disparity and racism in health care, its ...

The video set 'Protecting Human Subjects' contains three instructional films produced by the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, with the cooperation of the National Library of Medicine. ...

The ten cases, on topics selected by the Ethics Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the discussion guide were designed for use in an ethics course for orthopaedic surgeon residents or for self-study ...