Events
The Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities sponsors many lectures and events during the academic year. Please see the calendar below for a listing of our upcoming events—as well as relevant events presented by other groups at Northwestern University and its affiliated clinical partners.
Jul
23
NMH Ethics presents a Schwartz Rounds - A Life Worth Living: Who Decides?
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Northwestern Memorial Hospital presents
A Schwartz Rounds
A Life Worth Living: Who Decides?
Panelists:
Blessing Aghaulor, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Claire Ehorn, RN
Clinical Coordinator, 15 Prentice
Colleen Hudson, RN
Clinical Nurse, 15 Prentice
Edward Penate, MDiv
Palliative Care Chaplain
Moderator:
M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA BCC
Program Manager, Medical Ethics
Registration will take place on-site using texting mobile technology NOT through MyLearning. Continuing Education credits available for nurses, physicians, social workers, and PT/OT.
Schwartz Center Rounds is a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers discuss difficult emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients.
Learning Objectives for This Program:
1. Examine social and emotional aspects of patient care delivery.
2. Discuss the impact of interdisciplinary collaboration on patient care delivery.
This event is not presented by the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. We are sharing it here with permission.
Aug
29
Our Weekly Montgomery Lectures Return
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
After a break for the summer, our weekly Montgomery Lectures return. Details will follow in the coming weeks.