The Lebel Lectures in Christian Ethics
with
Eric Wasylenko, MD, MHSc
Palliative Care Physician and Practicing Clinical Ethicist
End of Life Care in Canada: The Current Landscape
This lecture will address the different components of end of life care, describe the broad range of programs and providers, address cost issues for families and health systems, and delve into some of the potential misconceptions surrounding end of life care. We will touch on advance care planning and substitute decision-making. The talk explores some of the medical, sociological, spiritual and humanist notions that provide the foundations for end of life care in Canada and hopefully strengthen understanding of this important part of our lives.
Monday, February 1, 2016 at 7:30pm
First Mennonite Church
2600 Richmond Rd SW, Calgary
Medicine, Mercy & Humility: Ethics & Physician Assisted Death
This talk will focus on some of the ethical issues arising as a result of the Supreme Court of Canada’s February 2015 decision regarding Physician-assisted death. These ethical issues require careful deliberation with patients and families, health care providers, health systems and society in general as we attempt to address an entirely new way for people to become dead. The talk will attempt to situate the practice of medicine – and its current strengths and vulnerabilities – within the path of the sociological change arising from the court’s decision.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 12:00noon
Scotia Bank Milling Area, Rozsa Centre
University of Calgary
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