2005 Annual Meeting | Embryonic Stem Cells: Hope for the Future or an Ethical Minefield?

Date Saturday 04/16/05

Time 06:45 AM - 08:30 AM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Breakfast Seminar

Director(s) Michael P. McQuillen, MD, MA, FAAN

Topic(s) Ethics/Professionalism

Learning Objectives Upon completion:
Participants should be able to describe the scientific basis for embryonic stem cell research; discuss patients' hope for stem cell therapies that may derive from such research; and identify important ethical considerations that influence individual, organizational, and political approaches to embryonic stem cell research.

CME Available No CME available

Program Level Advanced

Recommended Audience Practitioner, Fellow, Academician, Resident, Nurse, Other

Event Timeline
06:45 AM - 08:30 AM		Breakfast
07:00 AM - 07:20 AM		The Scientific Basis of Embryonic Stem Cell Research W. Dalton Dietrich, PhD
07:20 AM - 07:40 AM		Hope for the Future: A Patient's Viewpoint Frank Cocozzelli, JD
07:40 AM - 08:00 AM		Embryonic Stem Cell Research & Therapy: An Ethical Minefield? Kenneth Goodman, PhD, BS, MA
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM		Questions and Answers

Faculty Disclosures
W. Dalton Dietrich, PhD	No disclosure on file
Frank Cocozzelli, JD	No disclosure on file
Kenneth Goodman, PhD, BS, MA	No disclosure on file
Michael P. McQuillen, MD, MA, FAAN	No disclosure on file