Center for Ethics 20 Year Celebration
The Center for Ethics just celebrated its first 20 years on October 1st and 2nd with the help of our Madeline Brill Nelson Speaker, Dr. Mark Siegler, internationally renowned clinical ethicist of the University of Chicago. These outstanding 2 days were filled with reflections on Center accomplishments, renewing collegial relationships and defining the direction of the Center for the next 20 years. To experience our celebration, please click here.
Interprofessional Ethics Education
Through the generosity of Madeline Brill Nelson, the Madeline Brill Nelson Chair of Ethics Education was established in 2007. This legacy built on the 2006 Teaching Interprofessional Ethics (TIE) Team goal to catalyze collaborative teaching opportunities for health professionals.
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm Initiative
The POLST Paradigm Initiative goal is to effectively communicate the wishes of seriously ill patients to have or to limit medical treatment as they move from one care setting to another.
