7:30 – 8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 am
Improving Healthcare for People with Disabilities: Bringing Bioethics and Disability Studies into Dialogue
Lisa S. Parker, PhD
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Professor of Bioethics
Director, Center for Bioethics & Health Law
University of Pittsburgh
8:15 – 9:15 am
Keynote Lecture
Justice for All? Bioethics in Medical Prognostication, Ableism, and the Disability Paradox
Amanda K. Booher, PhD
Bioethicist, Summa Health
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9:15 – 9:30 am
Break
9:30 – 10:45 am
Ira R. Messer Lecture
Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges for Neurodivergent Adults in our Communities: Shifting to a Supported Engagement Model
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| Nanette Elster, JD, MPH Associate Professor, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD Professor, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
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10:45 am – noon
Panel
Medical Decision Making on the Spectrum
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| David Kappel, MD Deputy State Medical Director for Trauma WV Office of Emergency Medical Services |
Joann Migyanka, DEd Professor Emeritus of Communication Disorders, Special Education, and Disability Services Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
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| Andrew Nelson, EdD Senior Director Autism Response Team at Autism Speaks Autism Community Consultants |
Valerie Satkoske, PhD, MSW VP of Mission Effectiveness, Spiritual Care, & Ethics / UPMC Mercy VP of Ethics UPMC |
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Noon – 12:30 pm
Lunch (included)
12:30 – 1:30 pm
A Crosswalk of Common Ethical Challenges in Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Disability Ethics
Todd Harvey, MSN, RN, CARN
Programmatic Nurse Specialist, Addiction Medicine
UPMC Mercy
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1:30 – 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Plenary Lecture
Barriers to Effective Healthcare for Disabled People: Signs of Progress in Medicine and Law
Mary Crossley, JD
Interim Dean, Professor of Law, John A. Murray Faculty Scholar
University of Pittsburgh
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2:45 – 3:30 pm
Disability Related Accommodations in Healthcare
Chatón T. Turner, JD
Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President Risk Management/Disabilities Services
UPMC
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3:30 pm
Conference Adjournment