CENTER FOR URBAN BIOETHICS AND HUMANITIES

Past Events

Ethical Issues in the Medical Treatment

of a Homeless Patient

May 6, 2009

This seminar and round-table panel discussion was held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Temple University Hospital's Erny Auditorium.  It was sponsored by the Temple University Hospital Ethics Committee; the Center for Urban Bioethics and Humanities; Office of the Dean, Temple University School of Medicine; Philadelphia Pharmacy; and Project H.O.M.E.

Keynote speaker was Dr. Kenneth Prager, Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons; and Clinical Ethics Chairman, Medical Ethics Committee.

The panel discussion included:

• Dr. Paul Lyons, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine
• Dr. Kenneth Prager, Professor of Clinical Medicine; Chairman, Medical Ethics Committee and Director, Clinical Ethics, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Dr. David Roby, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology; Chair of TUH Ethics Committee, Temple University School of Medicine
• Dr. Robert Promisloff, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care; Chairman, Medical Ethics Committee, Drexel University Hospital
• Dr. Lara Weinstein, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson University School of Medicine; Co-Founder, Outpatient Philadelphia Clinic, Project H.O.M.E
• Amy Ost, event organizer and graduating Temple medical student
• Temple University and its affiliated institutions including Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, and Temple's new Center for Urban Bioethics and Medical Humanities