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Healthcare Ethics and Law in the News - 2014 Annual Health Care Conference Centre for Social Ethics and Policy (Open to prospective students for Masters or PhD)

Dates:22 January 2014
Times:16:30 - 20:00
What is it:Evening event
Organiser:School of Law
How much:Free
Who is it for:Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, University staff
Speaker:Professor Margot Brazier and other staff from the School of Law Manchester (see programme)
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Not a day passes but the news includes controversial questions about ethics and law in healthcare. The Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at the University of Manchester is a world leading Centre for the study of health care ethics and law. We run campus based and distance learning Masters’ courses and a structured doctorate in Bioethics and Medical Jurisprudence. Come and meet our staff and students late afternoon on Wednesday January 22nd if you interested in further study or just interested in debates about health care.

Draft programme

16.15 Tea and Welcome

16.30 Nusiba Taufik and Kate Spence (current students)

16.40 ‘Is the law crippling health care? Margot Brazier and Sarah Devaney

17.10 ‘Enforcing a duty of candour’ April Marland

17.30 ‘Compulsory vaccination: children and HCPs’ Soren Holm and Iain Brassington

18.00 Break

18.10 ‘Commissioning mental health services and the Health and Social Care Act 2012: Parity, Personalisation and Profit’ or other mental health law session Nicola Glover Thomas and Neil Allen

18.40 ’Rights and wrongs in the assisted dying saga’ Alex Mullock

19.00 ‘Why can’t I sell my kidney?’ Charles Erin

19.20 ‘In the news today’ led by Margot Brazier

19.40 Open forum and drinks

There is no fee but we do ask you to register to secure a place by emailing Carol Barker: carol.barker@manchester.ac.uk

Price: Free

Speaker

Professor Margot Brazier and other staff from the School of Law Manchester (see programme)

Role: Professor of Medical Law

Organisation: School of Law, University of Manchester

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Samuel Alexander Building
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Margot Brazier or Simona Giordano

0161 275 3593; 0161 275 6834

margaret.brazier@manchester.ac.uk; simona.giordano@manchester.ac.uk

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