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Colloquium mulls health ‘conflicts of conscience’
posted December 5th, 2008Anne Lyerly, M.D., associate professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will present “Conflicts of Conscience in the Health Professions: An Ongoing Debate” as part of the Trent Center Colloquium Series at 5 p.m. Dec. 9 in the John Hope Franklin Center, room 240.
Free parkingis available in the Pickens Clinic lot across from the John Hope Franklin Center.
For further information, contact the Trent Center at 668-9000 or trent-center@duke.edu
Refreshments will be served.
Conflicts of conscience that lead health care professionals to refuse to perform procedures or provide information have long been a subject of considerable controversy. This controversy has been heightened recently by proposed protections for health care professionals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. What is the role of conscience in the practice of medicine? Should rights to conscience ever be limited, and if so, how?
Lyerly will describe some of the issues and the recent public debate around conscience in the health professions.
The Trent Center Colloquium Series explores interdisciplinary topics in ethics and the social and cultural aspects of medicine. It is an opportunity for interested faculty, students, residents and fellows to both engage with current scholarship at Duke and, through informal, lively conversation, find avenues for collaborative exchange.