May 2013

John Banja
May 30
"Disclosing Medical Errors"
Grand Rounds/Department of Urology
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Kathy Kinlaw
May 6, 2013
Implementing POLST at Your Organization:  Barriers, Opportunities, and Pathways
POLST Georgia Conference
Atlanta, Georgia

Cory Labrecque
May 17-19
“Religion, Place, and Pedagogy: Establishing a Bio-Regional Network of Teacher-Scholars in Religion and Ecology”
Conference
Ellijay, Georgia

End of May - June
Teaching - “Healing and the Healer: Religion, Compassion, and Ethics”
Italy

Karen Rommelfanger
May 7
Biotechnology and Social Change (Cognitive Enhancement)
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

May 20
Placebo and psychogenic disorders 
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China

Paul Root Wolpe
May 7
Speaker
Title: “The Prediction Predicament: Ethical, Social and Clinical Implications of Exploring Future Risk Susceptibility with Patients”
Center for Bioethics
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Speaker
Title: "Personalized Medicine and its Ethical Challenges"
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

May 9
Keynote Speaker
Title: “Myths about Morality:  the Hidden Ethical Challenges of our Changing Health Care System”
CNA Healthcare Leader Board Business Meeting
Chicago, IL

April 2013

John Banja
April 9
Speaker
"The Normalization of Deviance”
Fraser Health Authority Annual Patient Safety Conference
Langley, British Columbia

April 21
Speaker
"The Ethical Dimensions of Premium Intraocular Lenses and Femto Second Laser Technology”
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Conference
San Francisco, California

Deborah Cruze
April 29
Bioethics Intensive Training in Case Consultation
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Gainesville, GA

Cory Labrecque
April 12
Speaker
“In the World, but Not of It: Challenges for the Roman Catholic Church in the Modern Age”
Rotary Club of Decatur
Decatur, Georgia

Paul Root Wolpe
April 4
Ethics Lecture Speaker
“Re-Creation: The Biotechnological Restructuring of Life”
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

April 24
Speaker
"Balancing Responsibility for Scientific Integrity"
Symposium on Responsible Research for the 21st Century
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

March 2013

John Banja
March 2
Managing Emotional Uncomfortable Conversations in Health Care
Santa Clara Valley Annual Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury
San Jose, California

Deborah Cruze
March 5
“Tough Discussions and Difficult Decisions: When and How to Have Them and Make Them in Order to Achieve Better Outcomes”
Health Care, Ethics, and Dispute Resolution: Best Practices for Addressing End of Life Issues and Providing Patient-Centered Care,
Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia

March 21
“Determining Decision Making Capacity” and “Plenary Report Outs”
Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia (HCECG) Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

Cory Labrecque
March 3
“Agere Sequitur Esse: Applications in Catholic Bioethics”
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Atlanta, Georgia

March 19
“The Affordable Care Act and Religious Liberty”
Respondent to Sister Carol Keehan (CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States)
Spring Meeting of the Community of Catholic Scholars of Atlanta
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Kathy Kinlaw
March 5
Advance Care Planning:  Preventing Conflict
Health Care, Ethics and Dispute Resolution Conference
Emory University School of Law
Atlanta, GA

March 21
Calling the Question:  Medically Unnecessary Treatment
Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA

Edward Queen
March 1
"It’s the Real Thing: Water as an Ethical Medium"
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Conference
San Antonio, Texas

Karen Rommelfanger
March 2 
Intersections: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender and Sexuality
Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

March 15 
Collegiate Neuroscience Society
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Paul Root Wolpe
March 4
“Ethics Matter” Live Interview w/Marlene Spoerri
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
NYC

March 5
Ethisphere Magazine’s 2013 Global Ethics Summit
Ethics and Communication Panelist
NYC

March 5
Future of Food Panel Discussion
Respondent
American Museum of Natural History
NYC

February 2013

John Banja
February 12
"The Normalization of Deviance in Research"
Winship Cancer Center
Atlanta, Georgia

February 22
“Premium Intraocular Lenses, FEMTO, and Informing Patients”
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Cory Labrecque
February 2
"Valuing the Extraordinariness of Life in the Ordinariness of Living: Ethical Reflections on Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in the Roman Catholic Tradition"
Atlanta Guild of the Catholic Medical Association, All Saints Catholic Church,
Atlanta, Georgia

February 13
“De Profundis”: Suffering God in the Silence
WellStar Windy Hill Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

February 16
“Because the Lord Had Closed Her Womb”: ‘Barrenness,’ Child-Bearing, and Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Roman Catholic
Tradition
Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Infertility Workshop
Saint Brigid’s Catholic Church
Atlanta, Georgia

February 24
“Our Vocation to Beatitude”: An Introduction to the Roman Catholic Moral Tradition
Faith Matters Adult Education Program at Holy Cross Catholic Church
Atlanta, Georgia

Edward Queen
February 4
Atlanta Business RadioX 
Radio Interview

Paul Wolpe
February 27
"Deciding Legacy: Ethical Dilemmas Facing Families In Wealth Transfer, End of Life Issues and Philanthropy"
Diversified Trust Luncheon Talk
Greensboro, North Carolina

January 2013

Jonthan Crane
January 24
"Dying Stories: Euthanasia and the Saga of Talmudic Narratives"
Hospice Savannah
Savannah, Georgia 

January 24
"Medical Futility and Liturgical Utility: when clinicians pray for patients to die"
Candler Hospital
Savannah, Georgia

January 25
"Disclosing Demise: Informing Patients of Their Imminent Death"
Grand Rounds
Memorial Hospital
Savannah, Georgia

January 25
"Satiety, Withdrawal, and Dying"
Jewish Education Alliance
Savannah, Georgia

John Banja
January 18
Grand Rounds in Ophthamology
“Premium IOLs, FEMTO, and Informing Patients”
Atlanta, Georgia

Kathy Kinlaw
January 18 & 19
Bioethics Intensive Training in Case Consultation
Memorial University Medical Center
Savannah, GA

January 20
Pastoral and Ethical Perspectives on Dying, Death, and Christian Hope
Central Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, GA

Edward Queen
January 8
Corporate Secretary Magazine 
East Coast Think Tank

January 28
“Prime Time Lamakers”
GPB Channel 8

December 2012

Kathy Kinlaw
December 3
"Confronting Ethics on the Ground, Foundations of Professionalism"
Emory School of Nursing
Atlanta, Georgia

December 6-7
Participant and facilitator
"Use and Abuse of Neuroimaging in the Courtroom Consensus Conference"
Center for Ethics
Atlanta, Georgia

December 11
"Ethics and the Electronic Medical Record"
Federation of State Medical Boards Ethics Committee
Atlanta, Georgia

Cory Labrecque
December 5
“‘Rise, Let Us Be on Our Way:’ Running to and from the Ivory Tower”
December Dobbs Leadership Dinner
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

December 8
“‘Be Perfect as Your Heavenly Father Is Perfect:’ Catholic Christian Morality and the Imago Christi”
Catechist Formation Program
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Atlanta, Georgia

Karen Rommelfanger
December 4 
Speaker
"Neuroimaging and End-of-Life Decision Making"  
Georgia Institute of Technology    
Atlanta, Georgia

November 2012

John Banja
November 9
Keynote Speech
“The Ethical Challenges of Evidence Based Practice”
Case Management Society of the United Kingdom
London, England

Deborah Cruze
November 15
“Justice in Healthcare Access and Delivery: the U.S. Supreme Court Rules on the Affordable Care Act.”
Johns Creek Healthcare Association meeting
Johns Creek, GA

Cory Labrecque
November 9
Panelist
"Christianity, Suffering, and Redemption"
Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia

November 11
Keynote Speaker
"'Grey Hair Is a Crown of Glory': The Ethics of Ageing in an Ageist Society"
Family Focus Adult Sunday School Class
Dunwoody, Georgia

November 13
Keynoye Speaker
"'Rise, and Stand Upon Thy Feet': A Canadian Catholic Bioethicist in America"
Faith at Work Adult Education program of Saint Peter Chanel's Business Association
Roswell, Georgia

Karen Rommelfanger
November 29
Speaker
"Does This Lab Coat Make Me Look Fat?"   
Emory Women in Neuroscience   
Atlanta, Georgia

Paul Root Wolpe
November 5
Speaker
Independent Franchise Partners
London, England

November 5
Speaker
Novel Neurotechnologies Meeting w/Nuffield Council on Bioethics
London, England

November 8
Speaker
Karolinksa Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

November 15
Presentation-"Ethical Dilemmas in Psychosocial Evaluation for Organ Transplant Candidates with Psychiatric Co-morbidities."
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting Symposium
Atlanta, GA

November 16
Presentation-Ethical Issues in Working with Medically Ill Individuals Across the Lifespan
Psychiatry Ground Rounds
Grady Hospital
Atlanta, GA

November 17
Plenary Speaker
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA

November 28
Lecturer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA

October 2012

John Banja
October 6
Keynote Presentation
“Ethical Dimensions of Rehabilitation Outcomes”
2012 Contemporary Forums Brain Injury Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada

October 26
Keynote Presentation
“3 Problematic Interactional Styles Among Healthcare Professionals:  The Narcissistic, the Lobotomized, and the Dangerous”
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
San Juan, PR

Jonthan Crane
October 18-21
“Enough Already!  Judaic Perspectives on Indulgence, Satiety, and Obesity.” 
ASBH Conference
Washington, DC

Deborah Cruze
October 25
“Justice in Healthcare Access and Delivery: the U.S. Supreme Court Rules on the Affordable Care Act.”
Johns Creek Healthcare Association meeting
Johns Creek, GA

Kathy Kinlaw
October 11
"How can we care for patients' best interests with limited resources?  Relevant Ethics and Real Cases."
Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
Atlanta Marriott Century Center
Atlanta, GA

Cory Labrecque
October 2
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Catholic Church, but Were Afraid to Ask”
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Program
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Atlanta, GA

October 17
“‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me’: Medical Futility and Self-Preservation in the Shadow of Unanswered Prayer”
Quarterly Ethics Ground Rounds
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA

October 19
“‘Empiricizing’ the Things of God: The Misrepresentation of Religion and Spirituality in Research on Health”
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Washington, DC

October 31
“Zombies in the Academy: Mindless Chatter, Creative Pedagogy, or a Sign of the Times?”    
“Zombies and ‘Zombethics’!” Symposium
Emory University Center for Ethics
Atlanta, GA

Karen Rommelfanger
October 5
"Mind Over Matter: Placebo for Psychogenic Movement Disorders"
Frontiers in Neuroscience Seminar
Whitehead Biomedical Research Building Auditorium, Emory University
Atlanta, GA

October 11
"A Decade of Neuroethics: A Conversation."
International Neuroethics Society, (Invited panelist) 
New Orleans, LA
www.neuroethicssociety.org/2012-meeting-schedule

October 25
"Attitudes on Mind Over matter: Physician views on the role of placebo in psychogenic disorders."
International Neuroethics Conference, Brain Matters 3: Values at the Crossroads of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychology
Cleveland, OH
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/about-cleveland-clinic/ethics-humanities-care/neuroethics.aspx

Paul Root Wolpe
October 30
Keynote Speaker
SEBIO Board Meeting
Palm Beach, Florida

October 31
Zombies and Zombethics Symposium
Speaker: “Our Love-Hate Relationship with Death: Attraction, Fear, and Repulsion”
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

September 2012

Jonathan Crane
September 9-10
"When is Enough Enough?  Judaic Perspectives on Indulgence and Satiety"
Judaism, Science and Medicine Group
Arizona State University

September 16
"Fragility of Memory"
Temple Beth David
Snellville, GA

September 17
"To Slay or To Save"
Temple Beth David
Snellville, GA

September 18
"Reimagining the Image of God"
Temple Beth David
Snellville, GA

September 25
"Perfect Suffering"
Temple Beth David
Snellville, GA

September 26
"Off the Map: theology of the beyond"
Temple Beth David
Snellville, GA

Cory Labrecque
September 13
“Only Say the Word and My Soul Shall Be Healed”: An Introduction to Catholic Bioethics
Young Adult Ministry, St Lawrence Catholic Church
Lawrenceville, GA

September 26
“What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You?”: Therapeutic Privilege, ‘Harmless Hits,’ and the Disclosure of Error
Clinical Trial Office, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Atlanta. GA

Paul Root Wolpe
September 14
Speaker
Title: “Ethical Considerations for Hepatitis C Infected Persons”
S2E-HCV Workshop: Seek, Test, Treat, Eradicate HCV
Atlanta, GA

September 20
Session Leader
Easing Ego, Emotion, and Enmity:  Preventive Ethics and the Protection of Family Ethics
Southeastern Family Office Forum
Atlanta, GA

August 2012

Carlton Mackey
August 16
"The Art of Seeing"
Neurosurgery Grand Rounds
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia