Guidance at the Crossroads of Decision: A Fireside Chat
40th Anniversary Kickoff Luncheon
Guidance at the Crossroads of Decision: A Fireside Chat
Tuesday
October 3, 2023
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
The Fire House KC
4518 Troost Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
Join us for a “fireside chat” and mingle with the expert leaders of services to help healthcare organizations integrate ethics into all facets of their organizations.
Help the Center celebrate 40 years of raising and responding to ethical issues in health and healthcare.
Luncheon Program
Hear Ryan Pferdehirt’s real-life stories how clinical ethics can help patients, families, clinicians and administrators make crucial decisions, from care provided at the bedside to policies made in the boardroom.
Hear Lindsey Jarrett on ways artificial intelligence can harm the same people it sets out to help and how Ethical AI tools and processes can make AI safer and more responsible for all.
Individual Tickets
$40
Co-Chairs
Raghu Adiga, MD
President and CEO - Liberty Hospital, Liberty MO
Mark R. Thompson, JD
Senior Counsel - Seigfreid Bingham, P.C., Kansas City MO
Registration
Speakers
Ryan Pferdehirt, D.Bioethics, HEC-C
Vice President of Ethics Services
Lindsey Jarrett, PhD
Principal Investigator and Program Director
More Information
For more information about the 40th anniversary events or this luncheon, including event sponsorship, please use our contact us form or contact Cindy Leyland at cleyland@practicalbioethics.org or 816.979.1357. Thank you.
Past Events
Monday, September 30, 2024
“Will AI Health Apps Make Us Healthier?” is the topic of the Center’s 30th Annual Rosemary Flanigan Lecture on September 30, 2024. The lecture, presented by Anita Ho, bioethicist, author, and clinical professor, will weigh the ethical pros and cons of AI in personal healthcare. Attend in-person in Kansas City or virtually on YouTube.
Please join us on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at The Abbott in KCMO. Keynote Speaker is Daniela Lamas, MD.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
You can hear me, but are you listening? Listening to the Patient’s Voice
Dr. Jeff Goldenberg and Naomi Kirtner, are the parents of Talia Goldenberg, who died tragically at age 23 following spinal surgery. Talia, her physician father and her mother pleaded with doctors and medical staff, urging them to recognize that Talia couldn’t breathe. Talia’s parents have a powerful story to share.
Advance Care Planning Training — Open to Everyone
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 12 noon – 1 PM CT
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 12 noon – 1 PM CT
An inspirational morning exploring how listening to stories and creating art depicting the wishes of elders can open new pathways to connection, reconciliation and peace.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Continental Breakfast 8:30-9:00 AM
Symposium 9:00 AM – Noon
Thursday, November 3, 2022
In this free webinar, we invite new and current users to learn about the new TPOPP/POLST Clinical Guide and form.
Advance Care Planning Training
Open to Everyone
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Thursday, September 8, 2022
In this free webinar, we invite you to participate in a conversation with Dr. Sanne Magnan about what you can do to address the social determinants of health and to advance health equity in your communities.
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Nurse leaders will address the nursing crisis using ethics to understand what is going on and what might be a fitting response. Join us in-person for the reception and lecture or virtually for the lecture. Registration is free.
An exhibition celebrating the wishes of elders and protecting the interests of those whose voices have not been heard or heeded.
May 12, 2022
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
2012 Baltimore
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