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ADVENTIST BIOETHICS CONFERENCE Ethics Of 3rd Annual ADVENTIST BIOETHICS CONFERENCE MAY 7-8, 2018 9705 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD 21046 Ethics of Faithfulness for 21st Century Adventist Healthcare A conference for leaders in Adventist healthcare designed to: 1. Address some of today’s most urgent issues in clinical ethics 2. Share bioethics resources and expertise 3. Advance the development of the Adventist Bioethics Consortium 4. Explore strengthening ethical ties with Adventist church organizations 5. Discuss creative approaches to the development of ethical leadership in healthcare Hosted by the Seventh-day Adventist Church North American Division Headquarters and Adventist HealthCare Coordinated by Loma Linda University Center for Christian Bioethics Adventist Bioethics Consortium Inaugural Partners 909.558.4956 [email protected] www.adventistbioethics.org Ethics of Faithfulness for 21st Century Adventist Healthcare Monday May 7 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 Welcome Dan Jackson, Terry Forde 9:15 Morning Devotional Peter Bath 9:30 Keynote Address: Bioethics and the Faith Factor: Personal Reflections Robert Orr Grace Oei, Convener 10:15 Break 10:30 Plenary Session: Ethics and Health Disparities: A Journey Toward Justice Andy Lampkin, Marilyn Lynk Ann Roda, Convener 11:30 Plenary Session: Science and Ethics of Sexual Identity Kerby Oberg Gerald Winslow, Convener 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Breakout Session 1. Role of Chaplains in Healthcare Ethics Stan Dobias, Nahum Melendez Mark Stoddard, Convener 2. Gender and Sexual Identity in the Medical Setting Kerby Oberg, E. Albert Reece Debra Brill, Convener 3. The Futility of Futility: How to Address goals of Treatment Gina Mohr, Grace Oei Dennis deLeon, Convener 2:30 Break “For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.” Psalm 33:4-5 2:45 Breakout Session 4. Administrative Leadership and Ethics Committees Robert Smith John Sackett, Convener 5. Gender and Sexual Identity in the Medical Setting Kerby Oberg, E. Albert Reece Debra Brill, Convener 6. The Unrepresented Patient: Pitfalls of Decision Making by Committee Gina Mohr, Grace Oei Dennis deLeon, Convener 3:30 am Break 3:45 Plenary Session: Ethical Issues at the End of Life Gina Mohr Stan Dobias, Convener 4:45 Reflections on the Day Gerald Winslow Tuesday May 8 8:30 Continental Breakfast 9:00 Plenary Session: Mission and Ethics in Adventist Healthcare Ted Hamilton Edwin Hernandez, Convener 9:30 Plenary Session: Ethical Voices of Church Leadership Angeline David, Peter Landless, Katia Reinert Ken Denslow, Convener 10:30 Break 10:45 Plenary Session: The Future of the Adventist Bioethics Consortium Gerald Winslow Robert Smith, Convener 4th Annual ADVENTIST BIOETHICS CONFERENCE 11:30 Final Reflections MAY 6-7, 2019 | ADVENTIST HEALTH, ROSEVILLE, CA G. Alexander Bryant, Robert Smith 12:00 Adjourn “As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience...Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:12,14 SPEAKERS & CONVENERS Peter Bath, DMin, MBA Marilyn Lynk, PhD Vice President, Missions and Ministry Executive Director, Health Equity and Wellness Kettering Health Network Adventist HealthCare Debra Brill, BS Nahum Melendez, MDiv Vice President, Ministries Director of Spiritual Care North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Central Texas Medical Center G. Alexander Bryant, DMin Gina Mohr, MD Executive Secretary Director, Center for Palliative Care North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Chair, LLUMC Ethics Committee Loma Linda University Health Angeline David, DrPH, MHS, RDN Director, Health Ministries Department Kerby Oberg, MD, PhD North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Professor, Pathology and Human Anatomy Loma Linda University Dennis, deLeon, MD Grace Oei, MD Chief Medical Officer Director of Clinical Ethics Florida Hospital Kissimmee Associate Director, Center for Christian Bioethics Kenneth Denslow, MDiv Loma Linda University Health Assistant to the President Robert Orr, PhD, CM North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Professor of Ethics (ret.) Stan Dobias, MDiv, DMin Loma Linda University Associate Professor of Religion E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA Adventist University of Health Sciences Executive Vice President, University of Maryland Terry Forde, MBA Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine Honorary Associate Director and Consultant President and CEO General Conference Health Ministries Adventist HealthCare Katia Reinert, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC Ted Hamilton, MD Associate Director, Health Ministries Department Senior Vice President, Mission and Ministry General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Chief Mission Integration Officer Adventist Health System Ann Roda, BSN, MDiv Vice President, Mission Integration & Spiritual Care Edwin Hernandez, PhD Adventist HealthCare President Adventist University of Health Sciences John Sackett, MHA Chief Operating Officer Dan Jackson, MA Adventist HealthCare President North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Robert T. Smith, MD Vice President, Medical Affairs Andy Lampkin, PhD Chief Medical Officer Associate Professor of Health Sciences Kettering Medical Center Adventist University of Health Sciences Mark Stoddart, MDiv, MBA Peter Landless, MB, BCh, MFamMed, MFGP(SA), FCP(SA), Administrative Director, Spiritual Wellness FACC, FASNC Shawnee Mission Medical Center Director, Health Ministries Department Gerald Winslow, PhD General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Director, Center for Christian Bioethics Loma Linda University Health PLANNING COMMITTEE Ken Denslow · Ted Hamilton · Chariolett Johnson · Grace Oei MaryJane Rasnic · Ann Roda · John Sackett · Robert Smith · Gerald Winslow .
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