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)
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
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
Travel and Contact Information
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A101
Samuel Alexander Building
Manchester
