For Doctors
NEVER AGAIN
THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE
MAY 29-30, 2009
National Conference Center in Landsdowne, Virginia -- close to Washington DC - Dulles Airport.
The Second International Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide is designed to direct the cultural energy into a unified, focussed and effective force to move our culture toward Caring and not Killing.
Symposium Schedule
Friday May 29
8 am -- REGISTRATION Opens
10 - 10:30 am -- INTRODUCTION: Alex Schadenberg, and all the co-sponsoring leaders
10:30- 11:45 am -- Session 1
WHAT HAS LED US TO THIS POINT
Dr. Ian Dowbiggin, Ph.D. History Department UPEI, Author The History of the Euthanasia Movement in Modern America
Elizabeth Wickham, Ph.D. LifeTree
11:45 am - 1:15 pm - LUNCH
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm: Session 2
PALLIATIVE CARE —CURRENT ISSUES
Margaret Cottle, M.D., Vice-president, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Session 3
RECENT LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS
Peter Saunders, M.D., Care NOT Killing Alliance, Joffe Bill in the UK
Bob Orr, M.D., Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare
William Toffl er, M.D., Physicians for Compassionate Care
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:45 - 5:00 pm - Session 4
I-1000 – THE ASSISTED SUICIDE INITIATIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE
Eileen Geller, Washington State Coalition Against Assisted Suicide
Margaret K. Dore, Choice Is a Lie
7:00 pm DINNER
Speaker - Wesley Smith, “Culture change and culture shift”
Saturday May 30
8:00 am - INTRODUCTION: Alex Schadenberg
8:15 - 9:45 am - Session 5
EUTHANASIA REAL STORIES
Nancy Valko - Euthanasia by dehydration.
Bobby Schindler - Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation
Randy Richardson - LifeforLauren
9:45 - 10:15 am - Session 6
ATTITUDES TOWARD SUFFERING
Colin Harte, Alert (UK)
10:15 - 10:30 am REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30 am - noon - Session 7
THE DISABILITY PERSPECTIVE
Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet
Stephen Drake, Not Dead Yet
Alison Davis, No Less Human UK
Noon - 1:15 pm - LUNCH
1:30 - 2:15 pm - Session 8
A PERSONAL STORY
Dr. Lionel Roosemont (Belgium)
2:15 - 3:00 pm - Session 9
WORKING TOGETHER
Mark Mostert, Ph.D., Institute for the Study of Disability and Bioethics
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Session 10
WHERE WE MUST GO
Rita Marker - International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide.
Alex Schadenberg - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
To register or for more information, visit:
http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/2ndIntlSymposium/Symposium.htm.
RACHEL’S VINEYARD ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE JULY 7-10, 2009
From the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists:
"The Eighth Annual Matthew J. Bulfin Mid-Winter Symposium will be held January 17, 2009 at Coral Ridge Conference Center, Campus of Coral Ridge Ministries, Fort Lauderdale, FL
There will be updates from experts in a number of disciplines exploring the relationship of abortion to adverse medical and psychological effects in women.
CME and CEU credits: Applied for
Topics and schedule to be announced
Registration: Physicians $100
Nurses $50
Residents, Students Free
Spouses and others auditing without CME Free
To Register: please contact the AAPLOG administrative office:
E-mail: info@aaplog.org
Phone: (616) 546-2639
Catholic Medical Association:
"Audio recordings of The 77th Annual Educational Conference of the Catholic Medical Association held October 9-11, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland on the “Theology of the Body: Modern Challenges to Health, Conscience and Human Development” are available for purchase from The Catholic Medical Association.
The conference addressed issues of conscience formation and its difficulties, the raising of children, spiritual and emotional healing from abortion and addiction, accepting limitations on health and reproduction, and aging and sexuality issues faced by the senior community in the light of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body"
All CDs are $10 each or $190.00 for the 21 tape set.
Topics of the CDs include:
77th Annual Educational Conference, “Theology of the Body: Modern Challenges to Health, Conscience, and Human Dignity,” October 9–11, 2008
Rev. Basil Cole, O.P., S.T.D. “Forming Conscience in the Post-Vatican II Era”
John F. Brehany, Ph.D., S.T.L., “Integrating Conscience in the Healthcare Arena”
Nikolas T. Nikas, Esq., “The Law and Healthcare Rights of Conscience”
George Weigel, “Theology of the Body: From John Paul II to Benedict XVI”
Rev. Roger Landry, “Interpersonal Relations in the Theology of the Body”
John M. Travaline, M.D., F.A.C.P., “Understanding Patient-Physician Relationships in View of Communio Personarum”
Tara L. Seyfer, M.T.S., “The Language of the Body, Human Dignity, and the Patient-Healer Relationship”
Joseph R. Zanga, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.C.P., “Adoloscent Brain Development: Legal and Societal Issues”
Emmet J. Kenney Jr., M.D., “What is the Primary Role of Parents in Sexual Education?”
Mercedes Arzu Wilson, “The Silencing of the Christian Conscience among Parents, Physicians, and Moral Leaders”
Michael Cataldo, Ph.D., “Being Christian in a Major Medical Center”
Faith Daggs, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., “Succeeding as a Catholic OB/GYN Physician In a Secular World”
Rev. J. Daniel Mindling, O.F.M.Cap., S.T.D., “Accepting the Limitations of Fertility”
Rev. Leo Patalinghug, S.T.L., “The Reality and Theology of Suffering for Married Seniors”
Robert P. George, J.D., D.Phil., “Embryo: A Defense of Human Life”
Thomas McKenna, “Saintly Physician: The Life of Gianna Molla”
To place orders or for more titles, visit: CMA Bookstore
For more information about the Catholic Medical Association visit: Catholic Medical Association
For Information about CMA's 2009 Conference visit: Catholic Medical Association 2009 Conference page
Video Resources
Facts on Abortion in the United States
"The Eighth Annual Matthew J. Bulfin Mid-Winter Symposium will be held January 17, 2009 at Coral Ridge Conference Center, Campus of Coral Ridge Ministries, Fort Lauderdale, FL
There will be updates from experts in a number of disciplines exploring the relationship of abortion to adverse medical and psychological effects in women.
CME and CEU credits: Applied for
Topics and schedule to be announced
Registration: Physicians $100
Nurses $50
Residents, Students Free
Spouses and others auditing without CME Free
To Register: please contact the AAPLOG administrative office:
E-mail: info@aaplog.org
Phone: (616) 546-2639
Catholic Medical Association:
"Audio recordings of The 77th Annual Educational Conference of the Catholic Medical Association held October 9-11, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland on the “Theology of the Body: Modern Challenges to Health, Conscience and Human Development” are available for purchase from The Catholic Medical Association.
The conference addressed issues of conscience formation and its difficulties, the raising of children, spiritual and emotional healing from abortion and addiction, accepting limitations on health and reproduction, and aging and sexuality issues faced by the senior community in the light of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body"
All CDs are $10 each or $190.00 for the 21 tape set.
Topics of the CDs include:
77th Annual Educational Conference, “Theology of the Body: Modern Challenges to Health, Conscience, and Human Dignity,” October 9–11, 2008
Rev. Basil Cole, O.P., S.T.D. “Forming Conscience in the Post-Vatican II Era”
John F. Brehany, Ph.D., S.T.L., “Integrating Conscience in the Healthcare Arena”
Nikolas T. Nikas, Esq., “The Law and Healthcare Rights of Conscience”
George Weigel, “Theology of the Body: From John Paul II to Benedict XVI”
Rev. Roger Landry, “Interpersonal Relations in the Theology of the Body”
John M. Travaline, M.D., F.A.C.P., “Understanding Patient-Physician Relationships in View of Communio Personarum”
Tara L. Seyfer, M.T.S., “The Language of the Body, Human Dignity, and the Patient-Healer Relationship”
Joseph R. Zanga, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.C.P., “Adoloscent Brain Development: Legal and Societal Issues”
Emmet J. Kenney Jr., M.D., “What is the Primary Role of Parents in Sexual Education?”
Mercedes Arzu Wilson, “The Silencing of the Christian Conscience among Parents, Physicians, and Moral Leaders”
Michael Cataldo, Ph.D., “Being Christian in a Major Medical Center”
Faith Daggs, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., “Succeeding as a Catholic OB/GYN Physician In a Secular World”
Rev. J. Daniel Mindling, O.F.M.Cap., S.T.D., “Accepting the Limitations of Fertility”
Rev. Leo Patalinghug, S.T.L., “The Reality and Theology of Suffering for Married Seniors”
Robert P. George, J.D., D.Phil., “Embryo: A Defense of Human Life”
Thomas McKenna, “Saintly Physician: The Life of Gianna Molla”
To place orders or for more titles, visit: CMA Bookstore
For more information about the Catholic Medical Association visit: Catholic Medical Association
For Information about CMA's 2009 Conference visit: Catholic Medical Association 2009 Conference page