Educational offerings
Here is a look at the latest continuing medical education offerings for bioethics professionals:
• Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes in Adult Intensive Care. May 8-9, Hyatt Regency Hotel, St. Louis. Sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, this national meeting will announce the results of intensive pilot projects and research into changing and improving outcomes in the adult intensive care unit. Specific areas cited for improvement include reduction of inappropriate ICU days and ventilator management, involving family and end-of-life decision making. Registration fee: $695. For more information contact: ICU Registrar, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 135 Francis St., Boston, MA 02215. Telephone: (617) 754-4800. Fax: (617) 754-4848.
• Building a Framework for Success: Designs for an Effective Ethics Committee. May 28, 1997, Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta. Sponsored by the Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia. Ethics committee models for hospitals, health systems, home health, long-term care, and mental health. Cost is $125 for registrations before May 16. Contact: Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia, Emory University Center for Ethics, Suite 302, Dental Bldg., 1462 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: (404) 727-1242. Fax: (404) 727-7399.
• Intensive Health Care Ethics Certificate Course. May 29-31, 1997, Emory University Conference Center, Atlanta. Sponsored by Center for Ethics at Emory University. Facilitated small group discussions, analysis and presentations on health care ethics in the clinical setting. Ongoing series of seminars and follow-up conferences lead to a certificate in health care ethics. Total cost is $500; non-refundable deposit of $250 by May 1. Contact: Emory University Center for Ethics, (404) 727-4954.
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