End of Life Decisions: Ethics in clinical practice, research and policy
Programme
Monday June 8
Parallel sessions, Tuesday June 9
- Policy and End of Life Decisions
- End of Life Decisions from the Patient's Perspective
- The Role of Physicians and Nurses in End of Life Decision Making
- End of Life Dilemmas in Research
Monday June 8 2009, Plenary session
| 09:30 | Departure, Cinderella II, Strandvägskajen, Stockholm |
| 11:45 | Arrival, registration |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Welcome |
| Mats G. Hansson, Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics | |
| 13:15 | The good death revisited |
| Simon Woods, Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALS), Newcastle University Abstract of presentation > |
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| 14:15 | End-of-life care of children and adolescents with cancer |
| Liisa Hovi, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki Abstract of presentation > |
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| 15:15 | Coffee |
| 15:45 | Medical research at the border of life and death - Risk, value and societal interest |
| Søren Holm, Cardiff School of Law and University of Oslo Abstract of presentation > |
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| 16:45 | Policies and Guidelines - What are their status, how are they developed and how are they implemented? |
| Nina Rehnqvist, SBU – The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care Abstract of presentation > |
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| 17:45 | Plenary session ends |
| 18:00 | Peripathetic hours and poster presentations |
| The position of Terminal Sedation [TS] within the Duty of Palliative Care | |
Lalit Krishna, University of Singapore Abstract of presentation > |
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| The ethical imperative for research in palliative care patients | |
| Lalit Krishna, University of SingaporeAbstract of presentation > |
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| 19:30 | Dinner |
Tuesday June 9, Parallel sessions
- Policy and End of Life Decisions
- End of Life Decisions from the Patient's Perspective
- The Role of Physicians and Nurses in End of Life Decision Making
- End of Life Dilemmas in Research
Policy and End of Life Decisions
| Moderator: Pär Segerdahl | |
| 09:00 | Lalit Krishna, University of Singapore Doctrine of double effect (DDE) need not be invoked for the opioids at the end of life Abstract of presentation > |
| 09:30 | Kristin Halvorsen, Akershus University College & Per Nortvedt, University of Oslo "Not allowed to die anymore" - Is there a treatment imperative in high technological medicine? Abstract of presentation > |
| 10:00 | Programme change: Suppasit Sretprasert, Laddawal Phivthong-ngam and Songpol Tornee, Srinakarinwirot University, Thailand The relationship between physicians’ life stances and physicians’ attitudes about end-of-life decision-making in Thailand Abstract of presentation > |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| Moderator: Ulrik Kihlbom | |
| 11:00 | Jacqueline Chin, National University of Singapore & Lalit Krishna, National Cancer Center Singapore Patient narratives and the QALY problem in end of life care Abstract of presentation > |
| 11:30 | Lars Sandman, National Centre for Healthcare Priorities (PrioriteringsCentrum) Linköping, and University of Borås Would an alteration of the Swedish ethical platform for healthcare priorities threaten end-of-life care? Abstract of presentation > |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| Moderator: Kathinka Evers | |
| 13:00 | Yossi Weiss & Rachel Nissanholz-Gannot, Ariel University Center Lessons learned from ethical committees & ‘dying patient act' Abstract of presentation > |
| 13:30 | Suzanne Shale, University King's College London Enacting organizational ethics in end of life care Abstract of presentation > |
| 14:00 | Coffee |
End of Life Decisions from the Patient's Perspective
| Moderator: Mats G. Hansson | |
| 09:00 | Ulrik Kihlbom, Örebro University On the duty to become a moral agent at the end of life Abstract of presentation > |
| 09:30 | Donald van Tol, University of Groningen Empathy and 'unbearable suffering' in Dutch euthanasia practice Abstract of presentation > |
| 10:00 | R.R. Kishore, Indian Society for Health Law and Ethics Do I have a duty to die? A window through the East Abstract of presentation > |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| Moderator: Liisa Hovi | |
| 11:00 | Pernilla Pergert, Karolinska Institutet Truth-telling differences in transcultural care Abstract of presentation > |
| 11:30 | Manne Sjöstrand, Karolinska Institutet, Stefan Eriksson, Uppsala University & Gert Helgesson, Karolinska Institutet Paternalism in the name of autonomy Abstract of presentation > |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| Moderator: Simon Woods | |
| 13:00 | Bo Hanson, Uppsala University Physician assisted suicide and health care as Gemeinschaft or Gesellschaft Abstract of presentation > |
| 13:30 | Casmir Nwaishi, Manchester Metropolitan University End of life decision making in severe dementia Abstract of presentation > |
| 14:00 | Coffee |
Decision Making and Relatives
| Moderator: Stefan Eriksson | |
| 09:00 | Anne Dreyer, University of Oslo Autonomy in the end-of-life: Life-prolonging treatment in nursing homes – relatives’ role in the decision-making process Abstract of presentation > |
| 09:30 | Mats Johansson, and Linus Broström, Lund University The participation of loved ones in end-of-life decision making Abstract of presentation > |
| 10:00 | Georgios Kranidiotis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens End of life decisions in a multidisciplinary ICU Abstract of presentation > |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
The Role of Physicians and Nurses in End of Life Decision Making
| Moderator: Anna T. Höglund | |
| 11:00 | Marit Silén, Jönköpings högskola Nurses' conception of decision-making with regard to life sustaining treatment for dialysis patients Abstract of presentation > |
| 11:30 | Mia Svantesson, Örebro University Hospital Do physicians want to limit life-sustaining treatment less often than nurses? Abstract of presentation > |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
End of Life Dilemmas in Research
| Moderator: Søren Holm | |
| 13:00 | Robin Pierce, Dalhousie University A time for advance research directives? Thinking ahead in dementia research Abstract of presentation > |
| 13:30 | Linus Broström, Lund University Time, timing and dignity in research on dying patients Abstract of presentation > |
| 14:00 | Coffee |
| 15:00 | Departure, Cinderella II |
| 17:05 | Arrival, Strandvägskajen, Stockholm |
More information and registration
- Registration >
- General information >
- Call for abstracts >
- Programme >
- Invitation (pdf) >
- Back to symposium website >
Planning committee
Stefan Eriksson, ThD, Senior Researcher
Josepine Fernow, Co-ordinator
Mats G. Hansson, Professor, Director
Anna T. Höglund, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer
Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics
E-mail: crb@crb.uu.se
Arranged by the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics, in collaboration with:
Barncancerfonden (the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation)
Läkartidningen (the Journal of the Swedish Medical Association)
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation)
Vårdal Foundation for Health Care and Allergy Research
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