July 20-22, 2000
Deerfield, Illinois, USA

Co-Sponsors

Christian Medical & Dental Society
Christian Legal Society
Americans United for Life
Nurses Christian Fellowship
Trinity International University

Plenary Speakers

• “The Challenges and Opportunities Ahead” -- Richard Swenson, MD
• “Worship: Facing the Future” -- Johnny Hunter
• “Money and Health Care" -- Scott Rae, PhD
• “Christian Vision for Moral Decisions in Bioethics” -- Francis Cardinal George, OMI, PhD
• “Multi-Culturalism and Cross-Culturalism” -- John Patrick, MD
• “Spirituality and Alternative Medicine” -- Donal O’ Mathuna, MD (Discussant -- Robert Orr, MD)
• “Will the Care Be Squeezed out of Health Care?” -- Diann Uustal, RN, EdD
• “The Genetic Revolution” -- Francis Collins, MD, PhD (Discussants -- Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD, Clark Forsythe, JD, and Nancy Jones, PhD)
• “Artificial Life and Intelligence” -- Mitchell Wilkes, PhD
• “Cybernetics and Nanotechnology” -- Christopher Hook, MD
• “Xenotransplantation” -- E. David Cook, PhD (Discussant -- Jim Leffel, MA)
• “Ethical Challenges Ahead” -- C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
• “Media and Public Policy Challenges Ahead” -- Helen Alvare, JD (Discussant -- John Kilner, PhD)

Courses

• Intensive Bioethics Institute -- Nigel  M. de S. Cameron, PhD
• Advanced Bioethics Institute -- John Kilner, PhD
• Postmodern Bioethics Institute -- C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
• Graduate Wrap-Around Conference Course -- David Fletcher, PhD
• Undergraduate Wrap-Around Conference Course -- Joyce Shelton, PhD
• Pre-Med Bioethics Institute -- Joyce Shelton, PhD
• Bioethics and the Professions: Bioethics and the Law -- Paige Cunningham, JD; Nursing Ethics -- Claretta Dupree, RN, PhD; Physician Ethics -- Eugene Diamond, MD; Bioethics and the Church -- Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD