Upcoming Conference to Focus on Dispute Resolution in the Face of “Medical Futility”
On Friday, November 18, 2016, Mitchell Hamline School of Law and Children’s Minnesota are hosting a one day seminar on “Ethics, Law and Futility” in Minneapolis. The target audience is described as “Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Lawyers, Patient Advocates, Parents/Guardians or anyone interested in ethics, law and futility.” The premise is intriguing, as explained in conference promotion materials:
There is a knowledge gap between what is presumed as one’s ethical and legal obligations to patients during cases of futility and what actually their responsibility is. This conference will assist in clarifying these issues and provide the audience with tools for managing futility cases.
Speakers include:
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Thaddeus Pope, Director of the Health Law Institute at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, speaking on “When may you stop life-sustaining treatment without consent? Leading Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Medical Futility Conflicts.”
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Emily Pryor Winston, Associate General Counsel at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, on “Minnesota Law and Medical Futility Analysis.“
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Jack Schwartz, Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and Former Maryland Assistant Attorney General, on “The Ethics of Legal Risk.”
For more, see the home page for the symposium, which provides registration materials.