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We thank the following foundations for supporting this Colloquium.
The Greenwall Foundation
Gordon & Llura Gund Foundation
F.M. Kirby Foundation
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
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Colloquium Sessions
Approved for 11 hours of Category 1 CME credits and 12.5 CEU credits. Friday, September 30, 2005 7:00 - 8:15 am REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST MORNING SESSIONS MEDIA REVIEW: Can Media Campaigns Change Societal Views? A critical look at the messages the public receives from the media and how they impact the efforts of healthcare professionals to increase consents for donation. When is damage control considered ‘best practices’? Is there a gap between the insider’s message and the public’s understanding? What’s the message to the public if billboards or the Internet provide answers to the need for donations? Moderator: Robert Bazell, Chief Science Correspondent, NBC News Panelists: Jerry Della Femina, CEO, Chairman & Creative Director, Della Femina Rothschild Jeary & Partners ; Peter McCue, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, Fleishman-Hillard Inc.; Mary Alice Williams, Broadcast Journalist; Ruth Wooden, President, Public Agenda (list incomplete)RELIGIOUS REVIEW: Seeking Insight from Religious Leaders Christian, Islamic and Judaic religious leaders will examine their respective faith’s positions on organ and tissue donation, debunking religious misconceptions about donation. Is religion an avenue to advocate and communicate donation? Moderator: Elaine Berg, President/CEO, New York Organ Donor Network Panelists: Sheikh Omar S. Abu-Namous, Imam, Islamic Cultural Center of New York; Reverend Barbara Evans, Minister, Grace Baptist Church; Father Thomas Lynch, Professor of Church History, St. Joseph’s Seminary; Rabbi Moshe Tendler, Chair, Jewish Medical Ethics, Yeshiva UniversityLEGISLATIVE REVIEW: Can Altruism be Legislated? Arguments of first-person consent vs. next-of-kin consent will be heard. What legislation will be required to provide an adequate supply of transplantable organs? How does legislation translate into regulation? Will “presumed consent” soon become household words in the United States? Moderator: Gerald Rosenberg, Bureau Chief, NYS Attorney General's Charities Bureau Speakers: NYS Assemblyman James D. Conte; Peter J. Millock, Esq., Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP; Wisconsin Representative Steve WieckertLUNCHEON SPEAKER: Gerald Rosenberg, Bureau Chief, NYS Attorney General’s Charities BureauMisappropriation and Waste at the Charitable Banquet Table: How Serious is the Problem, and How Effective are the Remedies Available to Directors, Trustees and Regulators? AFTERNOON SESSIONS MEDICAL REVIEW: Scientific Discoveries and their Multidisciplinary Applications to Stem Cell Research, Transplant Tolerance, and Emerging Communicable Diseases The multidisciplinary applications of stem cell research and transplant tolerance will be reviewed. What is the future face of donation? How will communicable diseases be detected and prevented? Moderator: Eric A. Rose, MD, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) Speakers: Wing Chu MD, Medical Director, The Eye Bank; Peter D. Costantino MD, Vice Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, St Luke's -Roosevelt Hospital Center; Kevan C. Herold MD, Professor of Medicine, CUMC; Stuart J. Knechtle, MD, Division of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin Hospital; Robert H. Rubin MD, FACP, Director, Center for Experimental Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Harvard Medical School.BIOETHICAL REVIEW: Who’s Next on the Transplant List? The controversial aspects of financial incentives for donations, such as paying for funeral costs and/or tax deductions, will be weighed. The ongoing debates over who is to receive transplants - the very sick patient vs. the person likely to recover and the deserving vs. non-deserving due to lifestyle - will be heard. What issues need to be resolved before presumed consent can become a routine procedure? Moderator: Randy Cohen, "The Ethicist" Columnist, The New York Times Magazine Speakers: Arthur Caplan, PhD, Emanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics, Chair, Department of Medical Ethics, Director Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania; Jeffrey P. Kahn, PhD/MPH, Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota; Rosamond Rhodes, PhD, Director, Bioethics Education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine COCKTAIL RECEPTION Saturday, October 1, 2005 MORNING SESSION NON-PROFIT GOVERNANCE: How Do Governance Changes Affect Not-for-Profit Organizations and Their Boards? Will Sarbanes-Oxley apply to Not-for-Profits? Is federal oversight required to enforce governance and accountability? What is appropriate compensation for officers and directors? With the rapid proliferation of non-profits, are mergers a predictable eventuality? Moderator: Daniel L. Kurtz, Esq. Partner, Holland & Knight Speakers: Michael J. Cooney, Esq. Partner, Not-for-Profit Health Services, Nixon Peabody LLP; Ronald F. Ries, CPA, Managing Director, Not-for-Profit Services Group, Goldstein Golub Kessler LLP; David G. Samuels ESQ., Partner, Perlman & Perlman LLP; Peter Shiras, Senior Vice-President, Nonprofit Sector Programs and Practice, Independent SectorSchedule and times subject to change Home |
