July 17-19, 2003
Deerfield, Illinois, USA
 

Co-Sponsors

Christian Medical & Dental Associations
Christian Legal Society
Nurses Christian Fellowship
Americans United for Life
Fellowship of Christian Physician Assistants
Trinity International University

Plenary Speakers

• “Why Every Person Should Care About Biotechnology” -- Erwin W. Lutzer, ThM, LLD
• “Biotech and Conflicting Worldviews” -- Scott B. Rae, PhD
• “Biotech and Human Dignity” - -John F. Kilner, PhD
• “Biotech and Human Community” -- Jean Bethke Elshtain, PhD
• “Biotech and the Purposes of Technology” -- C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
• “Biotech and The Goals of Medicine” -- Edmund Pellegrino, MD, MACP
• “Enhancing Human Beings Through Drugs” -- Jarrett Richardson, MD
• “Enhancing Human Beings Through Genetics” -- David A. Prentice, PhD and Henk Jochemsen, PhD
• “Enhancing Human Beings Through Mechanical Devices” -- C. Christopher Hook, MD and David B. Fletcher PhD (Respondent)
• “A Code of Ethics for Bioscience” -- Nancy L. Jones, PhD
• “A Crucial Role for Non-Scientists” -- Joni Erickson Tada

Courses

• Intensive Bioethics Institute -- Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD
• Advanced Bioethics Institute -- John F. Kilner, PhD and David B. Fletcher, PhD
• Whole-Person Palliative Care Bioethics Institute -- Martha Twaddle, MD and C. Ben Mitchell, PhD
• Pre-Med/Undergraduate Bioethics Institute -- Joyce Shelton, PhD
• Wrap-Around Conference Graduate Course -- Dennis Hollinger, PhD
• Wrap-Around Conference Undergraduate Course -- Joyce Shelton, PhD
• Post-Conference Bioethics Seminar: Cultural Pluralism and Bioethics -- Harold Netland, PhD and C. Ben Mitchell, PhD