Neuroethics: the New Frontier

 

 

July 13-15, 2006   

Deerfield, Illinois, USA

 

Co-Sponsors

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

Plenary Speakers

  • “With All Your Mind” -- Andrew Fergusson, MB MRCGP
  • “How Much Brain Do I Need to be Human?” -- Scott B. Rae, PhD
  • “Boosting Your Brain Power: Therapies and Enhancement” -- William P. Cheshire, MD
  • “Prozac Prose and the Ritalin Revolution” -- Jarrett Richardson III, MD
  • “Hollywood Bioethics: An Analysis of How Neuroethics is Portrayed in the Movies” -- Andrew Fergusson, MB MRCGP and Matthew Eppinett, MA
  • “Coma: Anyone Home?” -- Cindy Province, RN, MSN, MA
  • “Capacity: Clinicians and Caregivers” -- Jason E. Havens, JD
  • “Changing Times” -- Edmund Pellegrino, MD and Thomas Pellegrino, MD

Courses

  • Intensive Bioethics Institute -- Paige Cunningham, JD
  • Advanced Bioethics Institute -- John Kilner, PhD and David Fletcher, PhD
  • Body, Soul, Mind, Spirit Topical Institute-- Scott B. Rae, PhD and J.P. Moreland, 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: Neurological Challenges: Shepherding Individuals and Families -- Bryan N. Maier, PsyD
  • Post-Conference Bioethics Seminar: What if? Neuroethics in Film and Fiction -- William P. Cheshire, MD and E. David Cook, PhD