Shaping shared solutions: A workshop in clinical ethics mediation

“Healthcare practitioners sometimes wonder whether what they recommend really is what should be done, what is the best that can be done, for their patient in hospital. Families sometimes wonder whether they can adequately and clearly present the interests and values of the patient. They are concerned whether their beliefs and values, their wishes and priorities, about the person who is not only a member of their family but also a patient in a hospital, will influence decisions. Indeed, disagreements and even conflicts can arise over which decision, by whom, based on what facts and what understanding of those facts, will be best for the patient.”
– Associate Professor Bernadette Tobin, Director, Plunkett Centre for Ethics

The Plunkett Centre for Ethics (a joint centre of ACU and St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney) is delighted to present: Shaping Shared Solutions: A Workshop in Clinical Ethics Mediation.

In this workshop, you will develop techniques, and clarify principles, to guide sound solutions in end of life care. Topics will include:

• The concept of clinical ethics consultation
• The techniques of mediation
• Practice informed by ethical principle

This workshop is suitable for researchers, academic staff, and healthcare practitioners, and will be delivered by:

Professor Nancy Dubler
Professor of Clinical Ethics, Department of Population Health, New York University
Full biography available on the website.

With

Dr Peter Saul
John Hunter Hospital

Professor Cameron Stewart
Sydney Law School, University of Sydney

Workshop details
Date: Friday 11 November
Time: 8.30am to 4pm
Venue: Douglas Miller Lecture Theatre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
(entry via Barcom Avenue)
Registration: Essential by Friday 4 November as numbers are limited. Register via the website.

Shaping Shared Solutions is part of the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy’s new ACU Luminaries Series.