Selected Schiavo conference presentation links

Please send suggestions for additional items to University of Miami Ethics Programs at ethics@miami.edu.

April 2004: Florida Bioethics Network/University of Miami annual spring ethics conference -- the program on April 17 featured a series of presentations on the Schiavo case:

Robert M. Walker, M.D., Director of the Division of Ethics and Humanities, University of South Florida, Tampa: "Media, Law and Medical Practice."

Walter G. Bradley, D.M., Professor and Chair, University of Miami Department of Neurology: "Persistent Vegetative State: What it Means and Why it Matters."

Barbara A. Noah, J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law: "Overview of the Legal Issues."

Click here to view the streaming video of the three presentations (approximately 150 minutes; requires Real Player plugin).

April 2004:Florida Bioethics Network/University of Miami annual spring ethics conference -- the program on April 8 included a review of the medical facts of the case by Robert Fine, M.D., Director of the Office of Clinical Ethics, Baylor Health System, Dallas, and Co-Chair, VITAS Corporate Ethics Committee, Miami.

Presentation slides (Microsoft PowerPoint, 131kb)