Symposium Agenda!

Planning for the March 26, 2010 Health Law Symposium is well underway, and registration has begun! This program will be of interest to attorneys, nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals.

Widener University (School of Law and School of Nursing) has been hard at work to bring you this symposium!

**Submitted for CLE

**Submitted for Nursing CE, pending approval by the PSNA (for more information about CE credits, please contact Marcia Bowers, R.N., M.S.N., NE-BC, CPHQ, Continuing Education Coordinator, Widener University School of Nursing at mdbowers@mail.widener.edu)

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PAYMENT INFORMATION (fee includes materials, lunch, refreshments & reception. )

CE, CLE, & CME Registration……………………..$95.00
Widener Law Alumni……………………………….$80.00
Students………………………………………………….FREE

AGENDA

8:15-8:45 am – REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:45-9:00 am – WELCOME

INTRODUCTION
Dawn Kurtz Crompton
Editor-in-Chief
Widener Law Review

OPENING REMARKS
Thaddeus M. Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Symposium Co-chair
Widener University School of Law

9:00-10:05 am – PANEL I – MOLST & ADVANCE CARE PLANNING

SPEAKER:
Patricia A. Bomba, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics
Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield

10:05-10:20 am – REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:20-11:10 am – PANEL II – HEALTHCARE DECISIONS LAW

MODERATOR:
Susan L. Goldberg, J.D., L.L.M.
Associate Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs
Widener University School of Law

SPEAKERS:
Charles P. Sabatino, J.D.
Director, ABA Commission on Law and Aging

The Honorable Edward D. Reibman, J.D.
Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas

11:10-12:00 pm – PANEL III – IMPLEMENTING TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS: CLINICAL REALITY

MODERATOR:
Andrew J. Fichter, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Executive Director, Institutes
Widener University School of Law

SPEAKERS:
Donna Casey, R.N., B.S.N., M.A., NE-BC, FABC
Nurse Manager, Wilmington Hospital ICU
Co-Chair, Ethics Committee
Christiana Care Health System

Eileen M. Gleasner, A.P.N., M.S., C.F.N.P.

12:00-12:50 pm — LUNCHEON – Barrister’s Club (included with registration)

12:50-12:55 pm – WELCOME & INTRO TO SECOND HALF OF SYMPOSIUM

Lindsey E. Anderson
Symposium Coordinator
Articles Editor
Widener Law Review

12:55 – 1:55 — ETHICAL ISSUES IN REPRESENTING/TREATING THE INCAPACITATED CLIENT/PATIENT

Susan Del Pesco, J.D., M.A.
Director, Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection
Delaware Health and Social Services

1:55-2:45 pm – PANEL IV – EFFECTIVE END OF LIFE COMMUNICATION

MODERATOR:
Jean M. Eggen, J.D., M.A.
Professor of Law
Widener University School of Law

SPEAKERS:
Timothy Quill, M.D.
Director of Palliative Care Program
Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities
University of Rochester Medical Center

Patricia A. Bomba, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Vice President and Medical Director, Geriatrics
Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield

2:45-3:00 — REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:00-4:10 pm – PANEL V – STATE OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

MODERATOR:
Susan Lloyd, M.S.N., R.N.
President & CEO
Delaware Hospice

SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Keyserling, J.D.
Vice President of Public Policy and General Counsel
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Kathy Cerminara, J.D., L.L.M.
Professor of Law
Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad School of Law

Margaret Hutchinson, J.D.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District of Pennsylvania

4:10-4:40 pm — PANEL VI – UNDEREXPLORED OPTIONS: VOLUNTARILY STOPPING EATING & DRINKING

MODERATOR:
John Culhane, J.D.
Professor of Law
Director, Health Law Institute
Co-chair, Symposium
Widener University School of Law

SPEAKER:
Judith Schwarz, Ph.D., R.N.
Clinical Coordinator
Compassion & Choices of New York

4:40-5:25 pm — WRAPPING UP: FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN END OF LIFE HEALTHCARE DECISION-MAKING

SPEAKER:
Kathryn Tucker, J.D.
Director of Legal Affairs,
Compassion & Choices

5:25-5:30 pm – EVALUATIONS & CERTIFICATES

5:30-6:00 pm — WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION

Symposium and Call for Papers -- Health Law and the Elderly: Managing Risk at the End of Life

The Widener Law Review, in partnership with the Widener University School of Law Health Law Institute, Delaware Hospice, the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition, and others, announces its Symposium titled Health Law and the Elderly: Managing Risk at the End of Life, to be held from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 26, 2010, in the Ruby Vale Courtroom on Widener’s Wilmington, Delaware campus.

The symposium will be of interest and value to: elder law attorneys, health law attorneys, physicians, hospital administrators, hospital ethics committee members, nurses, social workers, other health professionals, health policy organizations and individuals, and academics involved in these disciplines. Delaware and Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits (including ethics) will be available.

The coordinators invite proposals for papers, panels, and presentations on developments concerning issues on or closely related to: advance care planning, POLST, drug laws with regard to palliative care, hospice coverage under Medicare, hospice fraud & abuse, capacity and guardianships, and assistance in dying.

One-page abstracts must be received by September 30, 2009. To submit an abstract or project description for consideration, please email a Word or PDF attachment to wlrsymposium2010@gmail.com. All proposals should include the author’s name, title, institutional affiliation and contact information. Authors are also welcome, but not required, to submit a CV. By October 15, 2009, proposals will be selected both for presentation and (separately) for publication in the law review. For presenters, both reasonable travel expenses and an honorarium will be provided.

For further information, visit the Symposium website here or here. Or contact Prof. Thaddeus Pope, tmpope@widener.edu.

Health Law and the Elderly: Managing Risk at the End of Life

Each year, the Widener University School of Law, in cooperation with the Widener Law Review, sponsors a symposium that is held at the Law School. This event brings together national and local experts to speak on various facets of timely legal issues. The expert presentations inspire both solicited and unsolicited articles for publication in a subsequent Law Review Volume.
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This year we are proud to present SYMPOSIUM 2010

Ruby Vale Courtroom
March 26, 2010 ● 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Symposium Co- chairs: Professor Thaddeus Pope & Professor John C. Culhane
For more information please contact:
WLRsymposium2010@gmail.com

Symposium Description

The Widener Law Review’s 2010 annual symposium will be focused on managing risk at the end of life. Local and national experts will address topics such as: advance care planning, POLST, drug laws with regard to palliative care, determining capacity, guardianships, hospice coverage under Medicare, fraud and abuse, and assistance in dying.

Target Audience

The symposium will be of interest and value to: elder law attorneys, health law attorneys, physicians, hospital administrators, hospital ethics committee members, nurses, social workers, other health professionals, health policy organizations and individuals, and academics involved in these disciplines.

Continuing Education

Delaware and Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits (including ethics) will be available.