Center for Bioethics & Health Law 31st Annual Healthcare Ethics Conference
Ethics, Disabilities, and Healthcare
7:30 – 8:00
Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15
Improving Healthcare for People with Disabilities: Bringing Bioethics and Disability Studies into Dialogue
Lisa S. Parker, PhD
Director, Center for Bioethics & Health Law
University of Pittsburgh
8:15 – 9:15
Justice for All? Bioethics in Medical Prognostication, Ableism, and the Disability Paradox
Amanda K. Booher, PhD
Bioethicist, Summa Health, Akron, Ohio
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9:15 – 9:30
Break
9:30 – 10:45
Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges for Neurodivergent Adults in our Communities: Shifting to a Supported Engagement Model
Nanette Elster, JD, MPH
Associate Professor
Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD
Professor of Bioethics
Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
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10:45 – noon
Panel: Medical Decision Making on the Spectrum
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
Andrew Nelson, EdD
Senior Director Autism Response Team at Autism Speaks
Autism Community Consultants
Valerie Satkoske, PhD, MSW, HEC-C
VP of Mission Effectiveness, Spiritual Care, & Ethics, UPMC Mercy
VP of Ethics UPMC
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Noon – 12:30
Lunch (included)
12:30 – 1:30
A Crosswalk of Common Ethical Challenges in Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Disability Ethics
Todd Harvey, BSN, RN, CARN
Programmatic Nurse Specialist, Addiction Medicine UPMC Mercy
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1:30 – 1:45
Break
1:45 – 2:45
Barriers to Effective Healthcare for Disabled People: Signs of Progress in Medicine and Law
Mary Crossley, JD
Interim Dean, Professor of Law, John E. Murray Faculty Scholar
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
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2:45 – 3:30
Disability Related Accommodations in Healthcare
Chatón T. Turner, JD
Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President Risk Management/Disabilities Services
UPMC
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Information about continuing medical and legal education credit, as well as speakers’ talk titles, biographies, and resources, along with registration information for this free conference are available on the conference webpage. Please direct inquiries to bioethics@pitt.edu.
Sponsored by the Center for Bioethics & Health Law with support from the Passavant Hospital Foundation, the Ira R. Messer Family Foundation, the School of Law, the Provost’s Year of Discourse and Dialogue Initiative, and UPMC Ethics
Location and Address
Passavant Hospital Foundation Conference Center, 700 Cumberland Woods Drive, Allison Park, PA 15101