| LEGAL, MEDICAL & ETHICAL ISSUES CONCERNING END OF LIFE DECISION-MAKING
The Brave New Frontier
Sponsored with the MA Guardianship Association Geriatric Care Managers, NE
The Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of MA
Flaschner Judicial Institute
Social Law Library
Massachusetts Family & Probate Inn of Court
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, November 04, 2005
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
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End of life decisions have dominated the news over the past several months and both fascinated and dismayed the public. Disparate political opinions and confusing court hearings have created a tempest. We invite you to attend this conference and participate fully in an open and interactive dialogue about this fascinating subject which touches each and every one of us. You will hear from panelists who have significant experience in their professional lives engaging with these issues on a daily basis. All of the nuances involved in the various choices that an individual faces will be explored and examined. The goal is to increase both the audience’s and the panelists’ capacity to appreciate more fully how to best meet the need for dignity, individuality, and grace for each dying person.
Who Should Attend:
Given the range of these decisions, different professions as well as families from diverse cultural perspective are affected. This seminar is intended to benefit family members, social workers, nurse practitioners, lawyers, ethicists, doctors, and nurses. Each will have the opportunity to share opinions and experiences during this interactive program. Whatever your level of experience and expertise, whether you are new to these issues or approach them with decades of experience, we intend to provide a stimulating, provocative, and ultimately informing experience.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| M. David Blake, Esq., Chair
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| 9:10 |
Perspectives on the End of Life and End of Life Decision |
- Cultural
- Religious
- Political
- Medical
M. David Blake, JD, Moderator
Blake & Associates, Boston, MA
Professor George Annas, JD, MPH
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
David B. Clarke, DMin, JD, MPH
Director, Massachusetts Health Decisions, Sharon, MA
Arlene Lowney, RN, MBA, Executive Director
Massachusetts Compassionate Care Coalition, Newton, MA
Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD
Courtesy Full Professor, University of South Florida
School of Aging Studies, Tampa, FL
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| 11:00 |
Real Life Action and Inaction: What Actually Happens? |
- Informed medical consent
- Elusive “autonomy”
- DNRs and withholding CPR (basic life saving)
- Withholding life support
- Withdrawal of life support
- Medical perspective
- Hospice perspective
William J. Brisk, JD, Moderator
Law Offices of W.J. Brisk, Newton Center, MA
Rose Cain, JD, MPH
Natick, MA
Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD
Courtesy Full Professor, University of South Florida
School of Aging Studies, Tampa, FL
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| 2:00 |
SELF DETERMINATION |
- Living Wills
- Health Care Proxies
- Health care language in Durable Powers of Attorney (Uniform Probate Code)
- Informal memoranda and directives regarding last wishes and preferences
- Do Not Resuscitate Consents, DNI, Care and Comfort, DNH, and other treatment modalities to be determined, impact of Dinnerstein
Lisa M. Cukier, JD
Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA
Honorable Susan D. Ricci
Probate and Family Court, Worcester Division
Jennifer M. Rivera-Ulwick, JD
Assistant Register, Probate & Family Court, Middlesex Division
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| 3:15 |
IMPACT OF INCAPACITY |
- Guardianship
- Brophy withholdings and withdrawals of treatment
- Turf wars between clashing fiduciaries: principal vs. agent; ward v. guardian; agent v. guardian and among family members
- Lessons from Schiavo
Lisa M. Cukier, JD
Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston, MA
Honorable Susan D. Ricci
Probate and Family Court, Worcester Division
Jennifer M. Rivera-Ulwick, JD
Assistant Register, Probate & Family Court, Middlesex Division
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| Date: |
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Friday, November 04, 2005 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $249; $199 for Suffolk alumni, attorneys admitted o the Bar after 2002 and members of sponsoring Organizations. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please submit a written request via fax 617-305-3099.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call 617-573-8627 tp confirm space and availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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Approved for CLE credit in RI, NH, VT & ME. This course provides 6 CE credits for GAL Categories D & Q and 6 CPCS MH Litigation credits. This program has also been approved by NASW for 5.5 Category I Continuing Educaiton hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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