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 November
2000
Background
Sessions
9:30
- 10:45 am
Squires Student Center
Bioethics
Tutorial
Squires 341
A basic
introduction to ethical analysis and the ways in which ethical systems
can be used in making decisions about organ transplantation and
health-care.
William FitzPatrick
Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech
Janet McDowell
Medical Ethics Consultant, Roanoke, Virginia
Case Studies
in Resource Allocation
Squires 236
An
introduction to issues in resource allocation to show how costs
shape the ways we make decisions about health care.
James Bohland,
Interim Provost
School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
Issues
in Animal Welfare
Squires 152
What
is the moral status of non-human animals in scientific experimentation?
Should we continue to explore animal-to-human organ transplantation?
David Moore
Laboratory Animal Resources, Virginia Tech
Religious
Perspectives
Squires 345
A
panel discussion surveying the views on organ transplantation techniques
as held by different religious traditions.
William H.
King (moderator)
Lutheran Student Center, Virginia Tech
Scientific
Background
Squires 154
This
session was an expansion of the Keynote.
David J.
Mooney
Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biologic and Materials
Science, University of Michigan
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